Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Hugs and Kisses from Mummy
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| Hugs and Kisses from Mummy by Lisa Vogt |
C’mon, admit it. We all love to get hugs and kisses
especially when they’re sugary sweet treats from our favorite mummy. You’re
going to think I’m silly, but I had more fun bringing this raggedy creature to
life than I’ve had in a long time. It’s true. While dressing this grinning
little fellow in ill-fitting wraps, I found myself singing along with the radio
and generally floating around my glass studio. So much of what I make requires
careful planning and detailed accuracy. Most of the time that type of precision
is exciting, but other times it’s a tedious labor of love. To the contrary, while
making this night walker I found that using sloppy fitting pieces actually
brought out more of my mummy's friendly, freestyle personality.
And the best part is yet to come; this seasonal sensation is
super-fast and scary easy to make.
Here’s how.
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| Cut and stack the glass. |
The eyes have it. They give your mummy character and flaunt his mischievous mood.
Whether you want your mummy to be adorable, goofy, or even scary, the best way
to communicate it is with the eyes. To make these eyes I cut two ¼ inch squares
of white glass. Then I cut two 1/8 inch squares of black glass with a dichroic
coating. Stack the dichroic on the white and fire to a full fuse temperature so
the glass balls up making round dots. When making eyes, I usually make a few extra
so I have several to choose from when it comes time to give my characters personality.
Next, cut the base layer out of black glass. Then cut a small, clear window for the
mummy’s face. Stack the clear on the black base. Now cut a series of random,
elongated triangles, out of white glass. I cut some of my strips with a straight
edge and others without, so they had subtle curves to them. These curved pieces
let the black base peek though after firing. Play with the placement of the
white pieces covering most of the black base until you get the loose style that
feels right and makes you want to sing along with the radio. Trim the strips by
cutting off any excess glass.
Nip opal orange stringers to size and tuck them in between
the white strips of glass for snazzy color and dazzling contrast.
Now for the creepy spider. Cut the spider body out of a
patterned dichroic glass. Bend black stringers in the flame of a candle. Nip
them to size and arrange them to look like legs. Stack the spider body on top
of the bent stringers.
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| Fuse. |
Fire to a full fuse temperature. Slump in a rectangular
mold.
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| Slump. |
The beauty of glass fusing is that the fun never ends. Let
your imagination unravel and soon you’ll be dishing out hugs and kisses from a mummy too!
Until next time, fire away!
Lisa
Lisa
For this 7
inch x 14 inch Mummy plate I used System 96 glass. Wissmach 96-02 Opaque black
for base, cut to 7x14. Wissmach 96-03 Opaque white for bandages, cut in strips.
Spectrum 100sf clear for face, cut to size. Opal orange stringers for details. Opal
black stringers for spider legs. Scrap dichroic for the spider body.
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to SEE how this fun plate is made? Check out the video!
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