Eruptions representative The butterflies are kiln-casted and

The butterflies are kiln-casted and installed  with nesting standoffs

The crackle is first created with various colored glass that was ground fine and mixed with a medium and poured in a design on top of a piece of glass

The kiln is programmed to heat to certain temperatures where I watch as the glass slowly drops through the inside of the rim until it touches the kilncasted foot on the kiln floor

Then added ground glass of same colors along the edges and were fired to a tack fuse

The first step was to make a temporary mold of a guitar

Eruptions representative The butterflies are kiln-casted andKilnformed wall art It starts with a concept, then designing and laying out the cut glass, damming the glass to contain it, programming the kiln to slowly rise to over 1700 degree Fahrenheit then putting on protective gear and opening the kiln. I take a look at how the glass has formed now that its molten, then I rake the glass to create a design with more movement of the glass, then the glass is annealed and cooled, coldworked and finished into a