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BOWLS AND PLATTERS

Our bowls and platters are created by fusing or handblowing.

Fusing is done in a kiln.  The piece is done using sheet glass and then creating a design
using frit (ground glass), confetti (very thin shards of glass), pieces of sheet glass,

The glass is then fired in a kiln to a fusing heat of 1450º to 1480º. 
The piece may be fired and re-layered with more glass many times to achieve the exact look of depth and color desired.

The handblown glass is created by using glass from a furnace which is 2150º.  The glass is rolled in colored frit (small broken bits of glass) and heated in a glory hole at a heat of 2700º.

The pieces is shaped using many different tools, including cherry wood blocks, graphite rods, scissors, and wooden paddles.

Once a piece is finished, it is transferred into an annealer to be gently cooled down to room temperature.