Thursday, July 10, 2014

Fused Glass Beach Art

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Fused Glass Beach Chair

Everyone needs a day at the beach with warm sand, striped umbrellas and the beautiful sunshine!  Ocean waves slowly roll in and just barely lap at your toes as you relax in your white beach chair.  I created this unique glass art painting from an original drawing in my sketchbook.

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Bullseye Fused Glass Powders and CMC for Sand Painting

To create the sand in this fused glass piece, I started with light peach cream sheet glass and Bullseye powder in black, brown and butterscotch.  I spread CMC (cellulose gum) on the sheet glass and then sifted powder.  The black powder was used sparingly and mostly for shadows.

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Fused Glass Beach Sand from Powders

Now your sand is ready to be used in lots of projects.  Please note that I did not pre-fire the sand.  Here is a fused glass sliding box top accented with glass starfish and a sand dollar - perfect for collecting shells and beach glass!

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Beach Themed Fused Glass Sliding Top for Wooden Box

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