TheInventiveUseofCeramicPigmentsinFusedGlass

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Vitreous enamels thatfire ata low temperature,orunderthe melting pointofglass,are traditionallyusedinleadedglasscompositions.Enamelsthataremanufacturedforthecontainer industry,includingceramicdinnerware,whichmatureathightemperaturescanalsobetolerated byglass.Ceramicstainsandhighfireenamelscanbepaintedonlayersofglassandfiredto maturityasthelayersofglassareintheprocessoffusing.Otherceramicdecoratingmaterials suchasceramicstains,ceramiccolorchalks,specialwatercolorsandpencilscanbeusedwith glass.
However,the artistmustconsiderthatglasswillonlytolerate a smallamountofpigmentas an “inclusion”between layers,oron the surface ofthe glass.Knowledge ofthe limitationsof materials thatboth glass and clay artists mustacknowledge are essentialwhen working in thesemediums.
Essentially,pigmentsusedtoproduceaspecificcolorinaglazemeantforaceramicobject, arealsothesamepigmentsthatareusedtoproducesimilarcolorsinglass.Thepointofthe research wasto learn whatmaterials are available and used bytwo groups;ceramicartists,both in the studio and in industry,and the glassartistwho maywish to enhance theirwork withpaintedimageryandpushtheboundariesoftheirideasintoanareathatisbothinventive andlyricallyindividualized.