Spring Fused Glass Potted Plants
Updated: Mar 9, 2022
With spring just around the corner I've been so inspired to make all sorts of happy plants and flowers. When I am brainstorming what my next fused glass project should be, I always think about things I already love, and then try to translate those into glass.
I love houseplants and am constantly buying more and propagating the ones that I have, so of course I was interested in making my own version of fused glass potted plants. Because fused glass is typically a very two dimensional art form, and potted plants are a very three dimensional subject, I definitely had a challenge on my hands.
Instead of making a flat fused glass potted plant I decided to take a different approach. First, I cut triangles out of a variety of coe 96 glass, gluing two triangles together to form double layered triangles. I made sure the most interesting sides of the glass were on the top and bottom, and kept the more plain sides in the middle.
After a full fuse in my Skutt kiln I had my smooth, prefired, succulent leaves ready to assemble in small terra cotta pots. I used a combination of polymer clay and E6000 to attached the fused glass components inside the little pots.
I am very pleased with how these little 3-D fused glass succulents came out! Here are some examples of finished pieces.
I already have plans to make more, including the more pinkish succulent varieties. Looking forward to seeing what comes out of the kiln next!
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