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Glass Craftsman, Feb-March 2005BATCH: The Pot Melt Defined
What’s a pot melt, you might well be asking?
Well, a pot melt, as introduced to me by Roger Thomas (www.rogerthomasglass.com) when he first taught for us at Vitrum Studio, is a method of creating interesting visual effects and color combinations in fused glass by melting various colors of glass together in a crucible and letting the mixture get so hot that it “drools” out of the hole in the bottom of the crucible onto a prepared kiln shelf. Because of the surface tension of the glass it pours more like syrup than water, often resulting in spiral patterns. This rather simple process results in a disk of premixed glass colors in random patterns that can be used as a whole composition or cut up and used in kiln formed glass work in countless ways. The gorgeous sushi platters by Steve Immerman of Steve Immerman Kilnformed Glass (www.clearwaterglass.com) are excellent examples of creating a pot drop in a particular color palette that can then be used to add visual texture and interest to kiln formed glass work |
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