The Orange Wild fish
For this orange fish, I decided to use the leftover pieces from circle glass cuts to create the base of the fish. I love finding ways to use those leftover pieces instead of letting them go to waste! For the body, I cut the glass with a slight curve to create a sense of movement. This can be really fun, but it can also be challenging. Glass tends to break easily when the curves are too sharp, so finding the right balance takes patience and practice.
I built this fish using three layers, or “floors,” of glass:
🔸 1st & 2nd layers: These create the movement and shape of the body. I also filled in the empty spaces within these layers.
🔸 3rd layer: This layer is mainly for adding the finer details, including the fin.
For the face, I started with a small triangle of glass. Then, using glass dots in white and blue, I created the eye. Between the face and the body, I added a little frit to help bring everything together and add texture. Once everything was assembled, the fish was fired using a contour fuse, which helps preserve the layers and details while giving the piece its unique textured appearance.
From leftover glass pieces to a little orange fish—another example of how creativity can turn scraps into something beautiful!
Creating the orange fish. By cutting the glass with a bit of a curve you can create movement, can be fun but also very challenging. Here I am cutting the pieces and evaluating how each piece can help with what I was trying to achieve.
In this image I am almost done with the orange fish. Starting to add the small details.
Now here we are ready to put in the kilm! I love this part. Seeing it one last time fore is completely fused together.
and this is the result of the "Orange Fish". Very fun piece. One of my most colorful pieces made.