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I use 3mm Tekta clear to cap all of my work. Bullseye also makes crystal clear Tekta, but the regular works well for me. Occasionally I find bubbles that I don't like and I will just drill them out and use the piece on a different layer of my work.

Check out Daniel Fox at luminastudio.net. He's the best for glass.

I have 2 Jen Ken Profusion 26 kilns. I bought them over 2 years ago and have had no problems. However, after the first firing one developed a small crack in the exterior side panel (only on the surface). They sent me patching material to fill the crack ( the same material as the fiber) and it's been...

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Sharol, the glass size is 8" high x 10" wide x 1" thick.

The sky color in the brown one, is BE 1137 medium amber. Yes, that is a pale figure in the green one. I used BE 1129 charcoal powder to make a soft silhouette. Thanks

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I've been working on some new designs that focus on atmospheric focal points. I'd like to share a couple.

I want to share a couple of new frit paintings from a new series I have been working on, these are 10"x14"x1". The difference for me is that I used BE transparent powders instead of sifted fine frit for the sky colors. The frit wasn't giving me a soft enough blend. The powders took a ...

Thanks for the comments, I just returned from Grand Rapids MI. There was tons of fantastic art, not much warm glass, although here's a link to a fused glass finalist.

http://www.artprize.org/jilly-barnes/20 ... d-in-glass

For the first time I put a piece in ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, which is ending on Sunday. I thought I would share my entry (16"x22'X1"). What a crazy big exhibition that is! It's literally all over the city - 1536 artists in 174 different venues! I was excited to make it to the top 25 in th...

Colleen, These are LED edge lit panels. They plug into an outlet and use a transformer to step down to 12 volts. I use dimmers with them. They are rated for 50,000 to 70,000 hours, and this size (8x10) uses 2watts of electricity. You can get more info at my supplier luminousfilm.com. I just place th...

Thanks, The stands are a little clunky looking on this smaller work. I should find some with smaller diameter metal. I appreciate the photo comments, I am by no means a photographer ( I have one I can call if I need good pics). I have thought about lightboxes, but I like to see the satin polished, 1...

Don, they are about 1" thick, I use stands because I have LED light boards (8x10x.25) behind the glass.

I just finished a new group of smaller (8x10x1) frit paintings that I wanted to share. I'm focusing on the mood of the landscapes, as well as more detail.

I've been wanting to do figures in frit for a while, and decided to share my first result. I didn't want to do a black powder image, I wanted color. It took longer than I thought, but I can see some possibilities with it.

I replaced the BE013 with BE113 (white opal) and it worked fine. I like the BE243 for snow, but it can't withstand the vitrograph temp. it turns partially clear. BTW I just returned from The Glass Weekend at Wheaton Arts in NJ today. My gallery sold this piece Sat. It was an amazing experience with ...

Have you considered BE 243? You will have to fire it, but it comes in 2mm or 3mm sheet. I use the frit regularly and I always backlight my work. The light passes through nicely.

Yes, it has an LED edge-lit panel behind the glass.

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I wanted to share a new frit painting that's 16x22x1 and wall-mounted. I'm not sure the photo picked up the colors very well. They took a lot of firing to get intensity.

Thanks for the comments, I appreciate it. It's validating to get encouragement from the glass community. Risa, my work was at Art Palm Beach last month with my gallery (unfortunately I wasn't there). They sold a large piece to someone they called a "major collector", whatever that means. I...

I just finished the remaking of a piece that I made last month. The initial piece had BE013 which developed stress after a number of firings. This piece has had 8 firings without stress, and without any BE013. The first one became a giveaway, and 5lbs. of BE013 became a throwaway. Live and learn.