Hot Crackles Music Note Sculpture koi The artistic process: I started

The artistic process:  I started with a white glass

The butterfly is kilncasted and then annealed for several hours to strengthen the glass and ensure durability

Dimensions: 8

These are fired to a full fuse to make them smooth and food safe  The final step was to form into the shape of a bowl

the glass was manipulated at high temperatures to swirl the colors into patterns

Hot Crackles Music Note Sculpture koi The artistic process: I startedArtistic Process: The design features an abstract of yellow, black and white swirls and patterns. The first step was to create the colorful swirls and patterned glass kilnfired in a thick form. The next step was to draw the design onto the glass with a waterproof marker then cut out on my ring saw. Once I finished sawing, I ground smooth all the edges and then it was fire polished in the kiln. The music note is epoxied to the stand that was made with