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2. After the pieces are
trimmed,
they are placed in a
kiln for the fusing process. The
artistic glass is brought to a specific
temperature so the two layers of
glass become one. The part is then
placed on top of a form and
placed back inside the kiln where it
is processed a second time until
the glass falls into the shape of the
form. This fusing and slumping
step is a two-day process.
Jen Alexander is associate editor for
PPB.
3. The customer’s artwork
is
then transferred onto the surface of
the artistic glass using Advance’s
sandblasting process. If the cus-
tomer chooses colorfill, the cavity is
sandblasted deeper to contain the
colorfilling ink. The finished piece is
then cleaned and placed into a
two-piece gift box with protective
precision-cut foam.