Join us for our 20th Season of Glass Fusing Classes @ BIG ARTS
Weekly glass fusing classes are starting every month from October to April.
Small Kaiser Lee Board Drape Molds
Firing over Kaiser Lee Board is safe, since it does not expand or contract during firing.
Firing Glass Dots or Pebbles
How to make glass dots without residue.
Firing Red Glass
Somewhere back in my brain I remember that glass can change in successive firings. Especially the red, orange and yellow. Since I usually full fuse at around 1410° F (765° C) and often full fuse and slump in one firing, I did not encounter those issues. But as...
Kaiser Lee Links to Share Knowledge and Inspiration
As artists we always are open for inspiration and information that we could add to our arsenal of creative tools. This blog post is about the online resources we build over the course of 20 years. Don’t worry, they are all free – but should be worth your time. We are looking forward to communicate with you via all those channels.
Pocket Vase
In 2013 I wrote an article for Glass Pattern Quarterly explaining how to make a wall vase with a pocket. If I am not mistaken, it is in the spring issue. Last week one of our workshop participants wanted to make one and I took some pictures, unfortunately after I...
The Magic Connection – A demo video for the Interlocking Glass Chain
Several years ago I started to make these interlocking chains. Finally I did get around to make an instruction card and a video. The video is here on our blog, the instruction cards we will give out to our customers and students.
Fuse IT Studio Classes – Your Project – Your Theme
Another great season at BIG Arts comes to an end. Big thanks to all of you who attended this year. We hope you will have a beautiful summer. It is a joy working with you and seeing all these beautiful and different glass art pieces coming to life. Between now and...
A short video of the Flow sculpture
It is quite a while ago, since you heard from us. Keep in mind, there are still a few days left to enter your pictures for the challenge. Above is a little video, to get your creative juices flowing. Happy Creating! petra
Free Lectures today in Sarasota and Online
Hi Everyone, today I would like to invite you to come to our free lectures and demos at Glass Crafters in Sarasota. We will start around 1:00 pm. But if you can't come, and are using Facebook, you can go to their page and participate live by adding comments and...
Creative Glass Fusing
Enjoy our most creative glass fusing ideas and inspriations on this site.
Kiln Forming Education
A wide variety of learning opportunities, from free videos, to books and workshops.
Kiln Forming Products
Kaiser-Lee Board, Wissmach Glass, Paragon Kilns, Papyrus Paper and other essentials for your kiln forming needs!
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