Glass Magnets!

During Artapalooza, students will have the opportunity to create their own fused glass magnets.

Pictured here are some magnets that I have created influenced by Modern Art and geometric designs.

Students will be able to cut the glass to their desired shape, layer the glass pieces and load their final pieces into the kiln themselves. We will be firing the glass during class time, but it will need to cool, or anneal, slowly overnight. Annealing makes the glass stronger and more durable. If you cool glass too quickly it would become brittle and essentially useless.

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