Topic Sheet Glass

Gang Dam Tile L156

Transform your studio into a glass tile factory instantly! It’s easy and efficient.

In this lesson, we'll show you how the process works and create several different sheets of colored glass while creating a slumped plate.

Powder-Colored Sheet Glass L132

In this lesson, we'll show you how the process of powder-colored sheet glass works and create several different sheets of colored glass.

Working with Rolled Edges L123

In this lesson, we'll make a plate that illustrates one way to harness the unique qualities of rolled edges. We'll also cover some possible variations.

Kilncarved Sconce Project L122

In this lesson we'll demonstrate how to design and fabricate your own lighting sconce.

In this project-based lesson, we'll make a bowl using a palette of Opaline, Clear, and Pine Green—aiming to tap Opaline's special visual properties.

Opaline Ring Bowl L119

In this project-based lesson, you'll learn how to intercut sheet glass rings and circles while making a bowl with Opaline, Clear, and Pine Green glass.

We demonstrate effective methods for cutting narrow strips from Cascade sheet glass and using them to make a plate with a chevron design.

Cascade Chevron Plate L114

Learn about the characteristics of Cascade sheet glass, methods for cutting narrow strips, and how to make a plate with a chevron design.

In this project-based lesson, we'll create a glass bowl using Petrified Wood, illustrating some of the gorgeous reactive effects this glass makes possible.

Petrified Wood Bowl L128A

In this project-based lesson, we'll work with a streaky sheet glass style called Petrified Wood, which contains a unique combination of reactive glasses that develop with heatwork

In this lesson, you'll learn about the basic features of drop-out molds, the kinds of pieces you can create with them, how viscosity affects the slump.

Working with Drop-Out Molds L084

In this lesson, you'll learn about the basic features of drop-out molds and the kinds of pieces you can create with them. You’ll also learn how viscosity and other variables affect glass during the slump.

Learn what you can achieve by firing clear powder in contact with iridescent coatings, including both on top of and between layers of irid sheet glass.

Clear Powder on Iridescent Sheet Glass L073

Clear powder with iridescent sheet glass can be a powerful design tool. Learn what you can achieve by firing clear powder in contact with iridescent coatings.

Beating Bubbles L072

Bubbles of trapped air are a perfectly natural phenomenon when working with kilnformed glass. Learn what causes large bubbles and ways to help prevent them

This lesson addresses the kinds of imagery best suited to this method, processes for preparing the image on vinyl, and how to transfer images to the screen.

Screen Printing with Hand-Cut Stencils L061

In this lesson, you will learn what kinds of imagery are best suited to the hand-cut stencil method, the process of preparing the image on vinyl, transferring it to the screen, and how to clean up materials when you're finished

This lesson covers the unique visual properties of Opaline sheet glass, the science behind its color, and its effects when layered with other colored glass.

Expanding the Color Palette: Opaline Overlays L057

Opaline sheet glass has great potential to expand the color palette in kilnforming because it has the ability to create new colors with distinct properties. Learn more about using Opaline in this lesson.

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