A Shocking Result with this Glass Fusing Project

[@JudithMcFadden]

I love how it turned out.

[@RocketRoseArt]

It was a little surprising. But turned out well.

[@Jim-kk9zt]

Thanks!

[@RocketRoseArt]

Wow Jim! Thanking you for your support doesn't seem enough. But believe me, it is very much appreciated.

[@paulrosel9923]

very very nice Jeff!

[@RocketRoseArt]

Thanks Paul.

[@joshschneider9766]

the kookaburras said oh my hes blurring the lines between flow bars strip construction and interference patterns and thats hilarious hehehe. this is a great little mixture of aspects of each of the above, i really love it, and it gives me a TON of inspiration about how to use processes like this in furnace work. Keep on rocketing out the good work Jeff :)

[@RocketRoseArt]

My pleasure Josh. Happy to help.

[@beckyvines1240]

It turned out great!

[@RocketRoseArt]

Hi Becky. Yes, I'm very happy. And a great easy technique.

[@debbieburton5362]

Brilliant technique, I love it

[@RocketRoseArt]

Thanks Debbie. Glad you love it.

[@cathyriley5735]

Nice piece!

[@RocketRoseArt]

Thanks Cathy.

[@marypoos8351]

I love the pattern you have created, will definitely try this. Thanks

[@RocketRoseArt]

Hi Mary. I'm sure you'll love the result.

[@brittgastreich4065]

Wonderful !!!

[@RocketRoseArt]

Hi Britt. Thanks you.

[@rtd217]

I love the reaction between the blue and yellow. Very cool design!

[@RocketRoseArt]

Me too!

[@judithae7381]

Thanks for the inspiring and interesting idea. It can be incorporated in different projects to get wavy edges.

[@RocketRoseArt]

Absolutely. Thanks Judith and hope you get to use it. Send me a photo if you do.

[@chrisc.czarnopys7618]

Very cool.😊

[@RocketRoseArt]

But a little shocking? Thank you 😁

[@glassylady]

Very “striking” (pun intended) 😊 My two favourite colours together. Love this technique and the outcome, Jeff. Thanks so much for helping me to think outside the box with all your videos 👍

[@RocketRoseArt]

You are so welcome!

[@3PairDesigns]

Well done Jeff and what a clever way to make the "jagged" lines, brilliant! I really like the reactions too. Excellent!

[@RocketRoseArt]

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you.

[@joshschneider9766]

yeah i have always loved combining furnace work mosaic tile techniques and kilnformed pattern bar techniques and the truth is theres a ton of strikers and reactives in furnace bar color companies catalogs too, the crossover potential for something like this is enormous!

[@jtothed81]

Very cool! 👍

[@RocketRoseArt]

Thanks! 👍

[@Ironpumper]

Always great to follow along with your discoveries.

[@RocketRoseArt]

Thank you. Hearing from everyone is great motivation.

[@carolynmartin5336]

Interesting idea and great outcome.😀

[@RocketRoseArt]

Glad you liked it Carolyn!

[@ourbudd]

Very nice, interesting process and nice thinking outside the box.

[@RocketRoseArt]

Thanks Tim. I appreciate that.

[@gwenpetersen5452]

You are so creative. It turned out great. Two questions: the small pieces were turned on their sides, pointing up right beside the strips? When I sift a light layer of frit on the top surface of a piece of glass it is almost impossible to keep some from adhering to the sides of the glass causing there to be rough edges, even when I use a small paint brush to try to remove it all from the sides. Do you have a suggestion on how to prevent this from happening? Thank you.

[@RocketRoseArt]

Hi Gwen. Yes, or over the joins if possible. Each piece base can be a little different in thickness but I generally got it over the edge. But some fell over and I just left them. It is very fiddly. But they didn't seem to make much difference. Regards the frit, the only time I've had that is when I didn't fuse it fully. When I've done this I haven't normally tried to clean the edges. Just left the frit there. Other than the full fuse, I'm not sure why it would be rough.

[@gwenpetersen5452]

@@RocketRoseArt Thank you so much for your assistance and quick response. You are always the kindness and most helpful of all of the KZbin fused glass artists I follow.

[@Jonathan-fz8di]

It's a nice project, well done and thanks for sharing. It's great when an experiment gives you success like that. What do you do with all of your pieces? Do you put them in an online shop? Save them up for a craft fair? Or store them away?

[@RocketRoseArt]

That's a great question. They all end up in our gallery here at home. This used to be open but not at the moment. So no sales through that and I don't have them listed online. I think they are too costly for online, so they are displayed for our benefit at the moment. And I'm not a marketing guru so don't get around the galleries.

[@jules3696]

Lovely piece. Now it’s been coated in clear fritt to fix the devit , does it become foodsafe?

[@laurakoeper3399]

I was wondering the same thing. I’ve been told capping with clear makes it food safe so… yes?

[@RocketRoseArt]

Hi Laura. Just about to answer this with Jules.

[@RocketRoseArt]

Hi Jules. In theory, it does. According to the Bullseye site capping with clear Tekta makes it food safe so that the levels of lead etc are well below the FDA limits. However, I believe they are talking about a full cap with 3mm or at least 2mm glass. And even then they are hedging their bet with comments that really throw the ball back to you and say you should do independent testing. Not sure how many of us can afford that. Personally, I wouldn't trust that such a thin layer as I added would be totally food safe. Best bet in my opinion, if you want something to be food safe, is to not use any unsafe colours. Which pretty much rules out reactive glasses, unfortunately. But I would take Bullseyes recommendation about capping if it was 3mm clear. I think it best if you do some research, have a look at what Bullseye have to say, and make a choice. It's not black and white, unfortunately. Would be easy if it was.

[@joshschneider9766]

this definitely made a nice plate, but if you considered it a parts sheet rather than a finished platter, you could cut crosswise strips and lay them edge upward to create a wicked checkerboard type pattern as well, maybe selectively add in colors that would have further interesting reactions even. frame that with some tight stripes off a basic strip construction pattern bar and slump that too, bet it would be absolutely killer. the irregularity is wonderful, i absolutely dig it as a coloring technique, so so many potential applications of it i can think of. came out shocking in all the best possible ways!!!

[@joshschneider9766]

ohh dude i just realized if you did five or six of these in different color combos you could totally make tartan like patterns, that would be absolutely wicked.

[@RocketRoseArt]

You sound excited. That's made my day. That's the message I try to get across. Use your imagination and go for it.