hot glass session prep

for my last 2 hot glass sessions i wanted to test out the process of sandblasting an image or pattern onto the glass before i heated it back up in the hot glass studio and rolled it up.

these are the plates i had ready for the roll ups.

then i made some stencils

and sandblasted the image though the top layer to reveal the white layer.

 

i wanted the images to be abstract and pixelated, like a super close up detail.

now they are ready to be picked up in the hot shop.