Musical Note Bowl

This bowl was made from an iridized clear glass base with blue swirled glass that I cut on my bandsaw. Cutting the blue glass was my first time using the bandsaw and I was a bit intimidated. It is loud, and there is water flying at you from a pump that throws out what seems to be a zillion gallons of water per minute. As my shoes were filling up with cold water, I was hoping the final product would be worth the soggy effort. I'm just kidding, really the process was very enjoyable! I don't mind loud, and if I minded getting wet I wouldn't be working with glass, a medium that requires you to use water to do ANYTHING with it. You should see my hands. They are cut up and my fingernails are like a wood saw, my skin is so dry from all the water if you look at them wrong they crack. But I digress, this piece was one of experiments. I also used what is called lava cloth to fire on, so there is a cloth-like texture on the back of the glass that gives it some dimension and visual interest. And true to form, I used frit to complete the design.