Fused glass objects by Mercedes Choufoer

What is fused glass?           English
 Fusing together special types of glass that I cut from flat sheets of glass. The base is always a colorless piece or a white piece of glass of a certain composition. 

Then I build the design with pieces of colored glass and/or with special powders of the same type of glass.  Different types do not mix and will fall apart in the oven.
The objects stay in the oven for about 34 hours before I can see them. I always hope it turned out as I intended. But with glass, you never know! That's what makes it so fascinating.
The work is a combination of creativity and technique: the settings I give to the kiln's computer.

The project hinges on that. And being able to be patient.

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¿Qué es el vidrio fundido?      ESPAGNOL

 La fusión de tipos especiales de vidrio que corto a partir de láminas planas. La base es siempre una pieza incolora o una pieza blanca de vidrio de una composición determinada.
Encima, construyo el diseño con piezas de vidrio coloreado y/o con polvos especiales del mismo tipo de vidrio.  Los distintos tipos no combinan entre sí y saltan a la vista.
Los objetos permanecen en el horno unas 34 horas antes de que pueda mirarlos. Y entonces siempre espero que haya salido como yo quería. Pero con el vidrio, ¡nunca se sabe! Por eso es tan fascinante.
El trabajo es una combinación de creatividad y técnica: los ajustes que doy al ordenador del horno.

El proyecto depende de eso. Y de tener paciencia.

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Wat is fused glass?   Nederlands

 Samensmelten van speciale soorten glas die ik uit vlakke platen glas snij. De basis is altijd een kleurloos stuk of een wit stuk glas van een bepaalde samenstelling. Daarop bouw ik het ontwerp met stukjes gekleurd glas  en / of met speciale poeders van hetzelfde type glas.  Verschillende soorten gaan niet samen en zullen uitelkaar springen in de over. 

De objecten blijven ongever 34 uur in de oven voordat ik het kan bekijken. En dan hoop ik altijd dat het is geworden wat ik bedoeld had. Maar bij glas weet je dat nooit! Dat maakt het zo fascinerend. 

Het werk is een combinatie van creativiteit en techniek: de instellingen die ik geef aan de computer van de oven. Daar valt of staat het project mee. En geduld kunnen opbrengen.


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