Product Description

Learn how to make beautiful multi-dimensional fused pictures in glass using frits, powders, confetti, stringers and other glass elements. Included are fourteen designs for a tropical underwater scene, field of sunflowers, a frog in a stream, grapes and vines, heron, desert scene, dragonflies, mountains, seagulls, polar bears and florals. Glass cutting and knowledge of fusing are required to successfully complete these projects.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #356718 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-01
• Released on: 2007-03-16
• Binding: Paperback
• 36 pages

About the Author
Janet Schrader lives outside Olympia, Washington where she has a little studio in the woods. She fell in love with art glass in 1979 and has won both local and national competiions for her art glass and jewelry designs. She has published eleven art glass design and instructional books through CKE Publications and regular teaches fusing classes throughout the United States and Australia.

Customer Reviews

Not worth the price -
This is more of a booklet than a book. The binding is staples and the only color is the cover and an insert in the middle showing a photo of each project(most too small for details). The actual instructions for each project are limited to a B&W drawing that is shaded to indicate the layers of glass used and a few sentences with general instructions for that project. For example the project Seagulls on Pilings p36 shows a b&w photo of finished project (not helpful), a b&w drawing showing the layering, and these are the instructions..
*Wave lines and texture on the pilings are pulled stringer.
*Seagull's eyes are fine black frit.
*Beaks and the seagull in the sky are small scraps of glass. Use
clear iridescent or white wispy for the clouds in the sky.
*Pilings are wood-toned glass with stringers added for texture.
That's it.
No sizes are indicated, very few helpful hints(some need illustrations), and a very basic introduction to the process. So, if you are familiar with the process, understand the glass COEs (cause she doesn't explain that well), how to fire(that's not explained well either - she gives ranges depending on the size of the project but is vague about what a small or large project might be. 2x2? 4x4? 6x6? give me an idea!!) it's a simple patterns book. All of the projects are meant to be done in one firing - so very simple.
As a pattern book, it is decent - we will make many of the projects - some are simple enough for my kids. But, I would have been happy with it if I paid half the price - it's just not worth $18.

The art of fusing pictures in glass.
A total disgrace and an insult to anybody's intellegance.After byuing books like Dictonary of glass by Charles Bray and Glass notes,a reference for the glass artist by Henry Halem I find it very hard to believe that this..... is not advertised under the kiddies books section.It borders on highway robbery.SORRY

Awesome fusing techniques
This is just an awesome book for some new ideas that are SO easy to follow - I have already made three new pieces and am about to start my fourth. Highly recommended - one of my favorites - a must have!