Design, Fabrication, and Text by Nonnie Lyketsos
An 8" x 8" square fused still life panel featuring a stylized tulip. The colored glass for the leaves and tulip plus the black glass pieces for the background are placed in the kiln according to the design pattern. A mosaic look is achieved by leaving a small amount of space between the glass pieces inside the kiln before firing the panel.
This article was originally published on page 61 in the Summer 2012 issue of Glass Patterns Quarterly.
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