{"url":"https://folksy.com/items/8242359-fused-glass-striped-squares-chunky-dish-amber-and-white","title":"Fused glass striped squares chunky dish, amber and white","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","provider_name":"Folksy","description":"This fused glass dish has been made using the strip construction technique.\r\nThe strips are cut from opaque white and transparent honey amber art glass. It has a substantial chunky feel and semi-transparent appearance and measures 17cm square with a gentle curve.  Looks great as a display item.\r\n\r\nConstruction notes: The strip-cut technique involves precisely cutting a large number of narrow strips of glass, usually in contrasting colours, and packing them tightly together on edge. Placing the glass on edge is what gives the finished item its chunky, substantial appearance - there is a LOT of glass in this dish for its size.  This piece used 135 strips in four different widths, all of which were cut by hand and stacked on edge in a chequerboard design.  The glass lay-out is then kiln-fused at 815°C which results in the beautiful wavy merging together of the strips.  Using alternating transparent and opaque glass strips gives the semi-transparent appearance. After fusing, the resulting blank was placed over a ceramic mould and fired again at a lower temperature to give the final shape.  Final photo shows the glass for another dish in my strip construction series cut and laid out before fusing. \r\n","brand":"Whitethorn Glass","product_id":8242359,"availability":"in stock","quantity":1,"product_expiration":"2026-08-05T05:45:50+00:00","images":["https://imagedelivery.net/0ObHXyjKhN5YJrtuYFSvjQ/i-452296622478108215206742232286023118915220-fused-glass-striped-squares-small-chunky-dish-whitethorn-glass/public","https://imagedelivery.net/0ObHXyjKhN5YJrtuYFSvjQ/i-28359561412519219422922988229197637231-fused-glass-striped-squares-chunky-dish-amber-and-white-whitethorn-glass/public","https://imagedelivery.net/0ObHXyjKhN5YJrtuYFSvjQ/i-14012863901061720696412020473223123121140-fused-glass-striped-squares-chunky-dish-amber-and-white-whitethorn-glass/public","https://imagedelivery.net/0ObHXyjKhN5YJrtuYFSvjQ/i-2503713098190198121441941112711583107213201-fused-glass-striped-squares-chunky-dish-amber-and-white-whitethorn-glass/public","https://imagedelivery.net/0ObHXyjKhN5YJrtuYFSvjQ/i-162100889622650352272472081572491651146324-fused-glass-striped-squares-chunky-dish-amber-and-white-whitethorn-glass/public"]}