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The Beginner's Process
By Jonny Mae Sturtevant
As a beginning glass artist, I have learned the creative process can be a mysterious and fragile one. At some level,
I already knew this, because I am also a counselor and have been privileged in my work to help other artists kindle,
and rekindle, their own creative journeys.
When I finally took the plunge and set up my glass shop as a 50th birthday present to myself, I was surprised to brush
against some of the same internal obstacles to creativity that have frustrated, discouraged and even stopped some of
my clients.
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The Mystical Miniatures of Margaret Braet
By Gil Reynolds
I’m really excited about the potential for FuseNews to serve as a vehicle for fellow fusers to share their
discoveries with the rest of the fusing community. I received an email from renowned jeweler Margaret Braet,
who has been doing some exciting work with frit using Fuse Master’s Liquid Stringer Medium (LMS) and Paul
Kimball’s Freeze ‘N’ Fuse technique. Usually, glass clay made with frit or glass powders and LSM can’t be molded
because it won’t dry at room temperatures. But if you combine it with the Freeze ‘N’ Fuse process you are able to
get highly detailed castings.
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I was fortunate to be able to document the making of Ms. Ebert’s dragon. From the first clay master model to the lost wax casting to the
final firing of the glass in the kiln, I was able to observe and photograph the multi step process. After the dragon was completed, I
interviewed Pamela and gained some new insights into the artist and her techniques. This two part article contains both the fascinating
interview and a step by step breakdown of the lost wax process and the materials used...
