A Beginner's Guide to Kiln-Formed Glass Fused * Slumped * Cast

In paperback at last, this popular guide to kiln-forming glass--melting cut or crushed glass and then shaping it with molds--features 19 beginner-friendly projects. The beautiful and practical items range from home décor, including a wall sconce and fountain, to sculpture and jewelry. Award-winning author Brenda Griffith covers all the fundamentals, along with some intermediate and advanced techniques such as pot melting, inclusions, and mold-making, and offers advice on adding decorative surface treatments to the finished piece.

Brenda Griffith began kiln-forming glass in the mid-1980s, and in 1987 she launched Siyeh Studio, her own glass company. She is a two-time NICHE Award finalist in the Fused Glass category, and her work appears in more than 40 galleries in the US and Canada. Brenda lives in Atlanta, GA.