I love how this came out, and will do another. This time instead of fusing the panel first and then full fusing it I am going to fire it all at one time. Using 2 circles of 3mm white glass, the question here is how white glass will do covered with pieces of 3mm colored glass for the petals, and circle in the middle of the flower. I will use the full fuse firing schedule as follows:
400dph...........................1225 degrees.......................hold 1 hour
600dph............................1470 degrees......................hold 10 mins
Full..................................900 degrees........................hold 1 hour
100dph.............................700 degrees.......................off
This is showing some artistry with the cutting of glass and use of the grinder as well as placement and design. This also has 2 1/2 layers instead of 2 layers and I shall see if the thicker piece works the same.
I like this better on thinner glass so I liked this better when I put a 2mm thin clear on top of a 3mm clear to make 5 mm worth of glass. So next I will try using a piece of 4mm clear glass which I will cover with petals etc. I did not like adding the additional yellow pieces . also I like adding the center circular piece so it sits over the petals, so the center appears fully round and not cut off by the petal. I wonder how it might work if I used a 4mm piece of glass, if I do think this I will have to account for it in the firing schedule. Should I try a full process temperature of 1460, not 1470 degrees.
I am using the spring green as the base with aventurine blue as the petals and an amber circle in center. The overall base for the piece is clear. I am currently firing it at full fuse as follows: