A scarab beetle dressed in a metallic green and blue dichroic shell. His pink gold body sits atop a glass round of flowing shades of green with a hint of white.
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| Fused Glass Dichroic Scarab Beetle |
The beetle's rainbow iridescence shifts as the angle of light changes creating a variety of colors
within.
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| Fused Glass Dichroic Scarab Beetle Color Shift |
To create the art glass base for the beetle, I filled a terra cotta planter from Home Depot with scrap transparent and opaque shades of green and white Bullseye glass. The pot is balanced on strips cut from a kiln shelf. When the glass scrap is heated to 1700 degrees Fahrenheit, the glass flows out of the pot's drainage hole and spreads to fill the terra cotter saucer.
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| Bullseye Fused Glass Single Hole Pot Melt |
I love pot melts. It is an amazing way to incorporate movement and flow into a piece. Each finished glass round is completely unique and full swirling color.
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| Finished Fused Glass Pot Melts in a Rainbow of Colors |
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