Slumping into Stainless Steel!
Patty Gray has designed a line of products to make a fuser's life easier, including a nice stainless steel bowl mold. It produces a lovely, balanced bowl every time that looks great with or without a stand.
This weekend I finished up a piece, shown above, that was three layers fused in one of Patty's dam molds and slumped into the bowl mold. The dam mold produces a nice edge that requires little coldworking before slumping. The piece was accented with Unique Glass Color's Artisan (bubble) paints.
You can find the dam mold at most on-line glass retailers, as well as Creative Paradise (round dam mold). You can also find all of Patty's molds at my favorite wholesaler, D&L Art Glass (stainless mold).
Happy fusing!
Dana