Fusion Glass : How is it created?

The preparation of each piece takes time and patience to ensure the best results after firing. Each piece starts out as a plain sheet of glass on which the artist carefully plans a design for the customer. Many different materials are used to create textures and effects within the glass. These include metals, foils, mesh, enamel powders, glass grains, oxides, gold and silver leaf and copper wire.  It is these materials that are combined on the glass surface to create the design to be fused within layers of glass.