Monarch in the Shadows fish I ground smooth all the

I ground smooth all the edges and then it was fire polished in the kiln

This trinket dish is kilnfired  and kilnformed glass

Dimensions: 5" diameter x 4" tall

Artistic Process:  This platter was made by creating blue transparent and white swirls in glass and then hand cutting the glass with a blue transparent stripe and clear glass to size   These are fired to a full fuse to make them smooth and food safe  The final step was to form into the shape of a platter with wavy edges

Inspired by the beauty of falling and fresh snow

Monarch in the Shadows fish I ground smooth all theInspiration: Monarch butterflies in the garden Artistic Process: The Monarch butterfly is kiln casted and installed with a rare earth magnet so that it is flying 3 8"+ above the background. The Blue abstract background was made with several shades of blue, a bit of copper and white glass that was ground fine and mixed with a medium and poured in a design on top of piece of glass. Gai oil was dripped to create additional interest. The glass was then