01/18/2025
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GlassByMichael contains fused glass and metal art that I create and other works I find interesting that other artists create. I have just started for 201
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Michael Fused Glass and Metal Artest
I first saw this beautiful art process when I attended a charity function in Seattle, WA and was amazed by the beautiful colors and shapes of the fused glass art. Then years later in Orlando Florida I signed up for an introductory class in fused glass at the Maitland Florida museum of art. I found my perfect artistic medium. Since that time, I have tried to communicate my art and imagination through my fused glass.
Mankind’s fascination with glass has existed for over four thousand years. The luminance, sparkle, shapes, forms, and broad color palette of glass help to explain its’ wide appeal. Also, glass can be strong, or fragile, clear, or opaque, and colored, or transparent. This dual nature of glass might also help to explain its popularity. As a medium, glass seems to offer me limitless possibilities.
I make my glass pieces by hand cutting shaping and assembling layered pieces of different types of compatible glass. The stack of glass is then fired in a kiln up to 1500 degrees and fuses as one piece. The process takes 24 hours. Then the piece can be placed on or in a mold to create unique shapes this process takes another 24 hours. I love fusing, because heat moves the glass, and you never know what you will see when you open the kiln. It’s very exciting
The type of glass that I use that “makes the piece” is called Dichroic glass it is a high-tech spin-off of the space industry. “Dichroic” is defined as the property of having more than one color, especially when viewed from different angles or from transmitted to reflected light. Dichroic coated glass is produced by a process called “thin film physics” and is generally referred to as a color separator. To get this effect, thin layers of metallic oxides, such as titanium, silicon, and magnesium are deposited upon the surface of the glass at a high temperature, vacuum furnace.
