Glass Kiln Casting With Colour De Verre: An Introduction to Glass Frit Kiln Casting

by Jayne Persico, Wardell Publications (Editor)

Glass Kiln Casting from Wardell Publications fused art glass presents artist and instructor Jayne Persico, a quintessential guide to kiln casting with project instructions featuring glass frit, sheet glass and re useable casting molds. Jayne Persico brings her fresh and timeless style to the art of Glass Kiln Casting. This inspirational yet thoroughly practical guide presents lush photographs of beautifully finished pieces that will capture the imagination. The clear and simple instructions will enable fusers of any skill level to achieve amazing 3 dimensional creations. Glass Kiln Casting is an 80 page book offering more than 260 color photographs in 12 chapters that will inspire dozens of exceptional projects. The opening chapter features invaluable information covering frit casting molds, tools, equipment and kilns, plus an in depth yet simple approach to working with digital kiln controllers. This book is sure to become a studio favorite that fusers of all levels will refer to time and again. Jayne will take you by the hand and her writing style guides crafters through the frit casting process. She will show you how to make frit cast jewelry, plates and bowls with amazing results that will impress everyone who views your creations.

Genres: Art

80 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 2007

Reviews

[Stephanie]

I'd wanted this book for a while, and I was able to pick it up at a discount on Amazon. I love glass casting with Colour de Verre molds, and have several of them. I hoped the book would suggest some projects that I could create.
No, not really.
The book isn't bad, but it's also not great. It's only 80 pages, and published through a small press, which explains why it's fairly expensive. One of the things I was disappointed by is most of the first 20 pages is filler. Priming the molds, knowing your kiln, programming a digital kiln, and playing with frit are things that anyone planning on using molds in glass work should know. That takes up almost ¼ of the book.
The projects aren't bad, once you get there. About every other project you get a 2 page spread of variations on the projects that have come before. It's nice to see the variations so you can get ideas of the different ways to apply the glass pieces once you're done.