12 Heart mold…it’s a boy!
My friend just had a son, so I am playing with hearts to give his family. Before and after I covered some with fine coarse frit.
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Using up some scrap as I go.
This one has a nice gentle effect.
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I was going for a mosaic look–should have used a different color frit as “grout”. Not enough contrast. Note how the clear coarse frit I put over the top “pebbles” the surface. Interesting.
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On these I used some iridescent coarse frit for a little extra sparkle!
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The stacked ones, so notice I have some high points on purpose. You can see how sometimes they flop over for a folded look, other times they spread out to form wavey patterns. I included a photo of some of the glass I used. The solid blues with layers of color pre-firing makes beautiful streakies. The clear with the blue infusion lines almost look braided! Cool!
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These are fun to make. I am enjoying the experimentation, and the results are really satisfying!
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