Applefest 2014 Photographs!

My goodness! Working with all of that glass, and those danged photos, that was a lot bigger of a task than I thought it would be (I'm defintiely going to get help next time).

You're here for the photos, so I hope you really enjoy them! I have hosted them all on a web album (link below). I apologize profusely for the poor photo quality. I honest to goodness spent ten hours today on photography and editing, only to have the files go corrupt. I'll redo them at some point though.

https://plus.google.com/photos/101621177558837701779/albums/6065381751077573617

If you have any questions or queries about these gorgeous pieces, please feel free to drop me an e-mail ( nicole.nasvytis@hotmail.com ). I'm absolutely stunned by the varying results, and by how many children and parents participated.

Ciao for now!

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Snowflakes

My snowflake program originated from the web, but the firing temperature was adjusted slightly.

I thought I should post this in case I ever need it while I'm at school!

1) 01 min ↑ 770º (1418º)
2) 16 min @ 770º
3) 17 min ↓ 516º (959º)
4) 1:17 @ 516º
5) 3:20 ↓ 390º (734º)
6) 4:20 ↓ 50º (122º)

An alternate firing lowered the temperature in an attempt to stop the pointy bits forming on the edge of the glass:

1) AFAP ↑ 1400° (760°C) for 5 min

2) AFAP ↓ 959°   (516°C) for 60 min

3) 60 min ↓ 734°  (390°C) for 0 min

4) 60 min ↓ 122°    (50°C) for 0 min

What I've realized is that I believe the way to stop fused glass from forming sharp edges (which don't have to be at the corners of glass, they form on any edge/side), is to raise the temperature in steps, not as fast as possible.

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