ATI Day 4

Today was the crunch day. We started with a lecture on Silver Stain then began adding color to our panels. Students also learned to apply transparent enamels. The goal was to get the panels leaded up by nightfall.  During the open studio in the evening I showed 1000 images from my trip to a glass conference I attended in Lisbon, Portugal. Refreshments were provided by Robin Middleman. A busy day tomorrow - final presentations begin at 1PM - yikes!

Lecture on Silver Stain

Silver oxides suspended in clay can literally "stain" glass when heated in the kiln

Student work with silver stain applied

After firing the clay carrier is washed off the glass

Student work

Happy campers

Building the panels with lead came

The first panel assembled

Evening slide show

One of my highlights of Lisbon - a Bosch altar piece