Lisa Vogt Art Adventure Blog: Fabulous, Fun, Fusing with Frit!

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Never underestimate the power of small! Frit may be tiny, but make no mistake, this little powderhouse can make a huge, positive impact on your glass artwork. The beauty of frit is in its flexibility. And I love to push that flexibility every chance I get.

There are always several ways to approach any glass fusing project. But if you can incorporate frit of some sort into that project, you’ll have something unexpected that is unquestionably more engaging. And as self-serving as it is, we all want to dazzle people with our art.

Next time you’re brainstorming how to build your project consider replacing some or several design elements with frit. Play with different sizes; use mosaic, course, medium, fine and powder. Each size has its own unique visual characteristic that you will love after firing. Work with several shades of the same color such as light amber and medium amber to create a three dimensional quality. Repeat the same color such as red in both transparent and opal glasses for greater contrast.

This is just a sampling of the tips and techniques you’ll see how to apply in my Fusing with Frit webinar next week. Hope to see you there!