Yes. I retired from my day job.
It seems impossible that I could be entering this new stage of life, but I am very much looking forward to spending more time with glass. Last spring I signed up for a few glass classes in Madison, WI during August that would get me back into fusing and slumping. The classes worked. I hope to showcase a few new projects in the coming weeks/months that show off my new skills.
This piece is a favorite of mine from the class. It was a new technique for me using a new mold. This class was taught by Patty Gray and the mold we used for this technique was a 12" Round Patty Gray Dam Mold. The technique is called 'Jaws'. Until this class I had only used dam molds limitedly. I only own a small one.
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| I started with a clear bottom layer and then the top two layers were circles with a center portion removed. Three layers. |
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| I used scrap glass to cut triangular pieces from various colored glass. |
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| All the various triangular glass pieces were then put into the gap in the circle. |
The project was then full fused.
I love how it turned out and need to find just the right mold to slump it. I'm thinking a mold that will give it a gentle rounding or curve. I will post again once I have it slumped.
~Julie
