Article: Combining and Firing Glass with Pottery

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[*irene*]

Hi everybody,
since several years I combine glass and clay and glaze with sometimes great results. Red glass gives often problems. I realized, red glass besides blue glass makes most of the time the red glass brown or black. (bullseye glass tomatoe red). Using it alone and not too thin brings a wonderful red. Red glass beside green glass (bottles) works often not bad. I am firing at cone 6a.
Greeting from Germany
Irene

[uponamemory.com]

Hi, I have been fusing glass and pottery for about ten years. I break glass from recycled bottles most of the time. I normally do a test sample before using glass on larger pieces. However, I also fuse with glass gems or rocks that you get from the craft store or dollar store. The gems are great to use with kid classes because they are safe. They always mix well! I also save on shipping charges. I fire at cone 5. The only trouble that I have found is that sometimes I get small bubbles in my larger pieces. I have also found that smaller amounts of glass will melt at cone 05 as well. I normally fire at a slow speed. However, I have heard that if you put a hold on the firing process the bubbles will not happen. Does anyone else do this and if so how long is the hold for? What a great site! You have a lot of good information and encouraging advice.Thank you