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Sammster
Crowing
Thank you. ♡ I will show the others when they are finished, in a little while.
I guess I can explain here, since I think I'm the only Glasser. Having purchased an e-book tutorial, I'm not supposed to explain it to others who might use it, without purchasing the book.
The set-up is done inside a round mold. 64 small rectangles of glass are cut and stacked at the inner parameter of the circle. The top pieces have been pre-fused with colorful bits of glass, called frit. At long, slow, ultimately very high temperatures, the glass melts and flows to fill the circle, and stretches the frit as it goes. You end up with a thick slab of very pretty glass, that then requires multiple, additional firings, depending on the materials you used, and the desired outcome. Unfortunately, the multiple firings mute the pretty design a bit - but are necessary.
The piece above took 5 fusing, including the initial, frit-fusing. Fusing can be a spendy hobby. I'm careful to fuse, as much as possible, during the lower-cost electricity cycle - which for me, starts at 7 p.m. Especially at those high temps. Especially if I'm running both kilns. Same with my freeze dryer.
Can't wait to see the others!
those are beautiful! 
