Post #395268 by OceaOtica on Sun, Jul 20, 2008 12:15 PM

Sven,
Thank you for the compliments. I had doing these chunk swag lamp mugs in the ol book of ideas ever since i got my first lamp. over the last year or so i have asked questions and done a little research on the glass fusing, but so far it has led me to believe it cant be done for a mug. As the glass heats in the kiln, it can slide of the surface of your piece. even if i made them panels instead of sitting on the outside, there is a good chance they will slump. The main problem is, and i may be corrected here, that the colored glasses you can use for slumping are heavily leaded, and even the glue, or the specific frit, is not food safe. Might try it someday, but it would have to be a display only piece. But, when i get back to making lamps again, i am going to do some glass panel work.
I am jabberin my jaw too much ( i am as much of a ceramics geek as i am a cocktail geek).
Thanks Sven, hopefully we will see you at the show!
p.s., been having fun sculpting the zombie mugs. that early tropical cocktail icon really has unlimited possibilities. fun to explore.