Isolating glass made from drawn clear glass with handpainted opalescent vitreous enamels on the inner side

Other

Traditional

Opalescent vitreous enamels are a powdery form of glass and metaloxides which melt at lower temperatures than glass. These get combined with water and Gum arabic and form a paint that can be applied onto the glass with brushes.

Material

Glass
Pigments and glazes

Craft

Glass-making
Other

General Technique

Combining
Surface modifying

Specific Technique

Isolating glass made from drawn clear glass with handpainted opalescent vitreous enamels on the inner side

Properties & Qualities

Application

Architecture Art Sample making

Qualities

2D Colourful Translucent

Colour

Yellow

Sample Information

Date of creation

July 13th, 2023

Dimensions

50cmx62.5cmx0.9cm

Weight

4.67 kg

Process & Production

Mixing of opalescent vitreous enamels with water and gum arabic until Right Consistency is reached. Painting with opalescent vitreous enamels on glass. Successive firings at About 605° C to melt the different washes of paint and painting layers to the glass surface.transforming into isolating glass.

 

Credits

Craft Maker

Glasmalerei Peters Studios

Photographer

Glasmalerei Peters Studios

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