Tuesday, January 29, 2013

screen melt

Getting ready to head out to my studio and attempt a screen melt, this processes is a lot of fun, it also helps with all the scrap glass you collect over the years.
The fiest step in this process is to get a screen that can withstand the heat of the kiln.
start by placing some fiber paper in the bottom of the kiln for the glass to melt on to, then
make a stand out of kiln furniture for the screen  to be placed on,
pick out your scrap glass you want to use, how much glass you use depends  on the shape and size of your desired melt.. be sure to clean...clean...clean your glass....
fire it up and see what happens...usually you will amaze yourself with the results.