Fifties Style Raspberry and Black Fused Glass Bowl

Description

This fused glass bowl started out life as two glass circles, one a raspberry pink and one clear. Black strips and circles were placed on top at intervals to create a pattern, then the glass was fused together to make a glass circle.  

After that, the piece is fired a second time to make the bowl shape. The glass drops from several inches above the floor of the kiln down to the floor. The bowl stands solidly on any table, and would look great with some candy inside - or even some raspberries! The pink and black glass contribute to the 1950's look. All of my glass is completely food safe.  

The vase is 3 in (8 cm) deep and 9 in (23 cm) wide. The rim is 2 3/4 in (7 cm) wide, and the bottom is 3 1/2 in (9 cm) deep.  

Raspberry pink and black small bowl with wide rim fused in my home studio.  

What is Fused Glass?  

Fused glass involves heating compatible pieces of glass to very high temperatures in a specially configured glass kiln. The glass is then securely melted together. At particular temperatures, glass can me manipulated in different ways. Glass can be formed with the use of special tools, slumped in or draped over handmade molds, dropped through holes in ceramic or terra cotta, or even embedded with metals such as silver or gold. It can require a lot of experimentation to get a new type of mold to work out just right. Glass fusing can be temperamental, but it is very rewarding, and each piece of jewelry or home decor piece is truly a work of art.  

Artisan made in Nashville artist Elizabeth Chandler's Moon of Glass studio.