Come see the Magic.... at the
February CAG meeting!
Our featured artist is
Beth Rulli, artist and creator
of treasures
from Dumpster Glass.
Join the fun 7pm, February 6, 2012 at the guild!!!
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Beth talks about her process:
“Flat glass, clear or colored, on its way to the landfill makes a side trip through my kilns where it metamorphoses into unique functional art, much like a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. After collecting glass from a variety of sources, including dumpsters, the glass is cleaned and cut to shape and size. I paint it with a variety of glass enamels and place it paint side up on molds in my kiln. The kiln gets hot enough for the glass to soften and slump, taking the shape of the mold as the enamels fuse into it. The edges of the glass begin to round and become “fire polished”. The next day I get to open the kiln and find out what happened—each load has an element of surprise. Sometimes there are chemical reactions in the paints and unexpected colors result, sometimes paints burn off and disappear, sometimes the glass moves in unexpected ways, sometimes the paints develop interesting craze lines. Each piece has its own distinct play of colors and one of a kind charm. As the paints are on the backside of the finished pieces, you are looking through the clear window glass on the inside of the pieces”.
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