Petra Kaiser
This past weekend I was lucky enough to take a class with Petra Kaiser. We spent the day working with her Kaiser Lee Board.
Petra's book "Introduction to Glass Fusing" was the first one I picked up when I started. I read it over and over, cover to cover. It was inspiring and instructional. So I was pleased to meet my glass "hero."
I was inspired to start fusing something. I had to wait until Monday (the class was Saturday) because family obligations called on Sunday. Lately, it seems I have beads in my kiln more than melting glass. And I know why...fusing takes a darn long time! Seriously, yesterday's plate took all day to fuse!
Here's what I did on Monday.
With the pieces of KLB I got, I can do approximately 17 configurations for different projects. Petra was kind enough to let me take pictures of most of them. Good thing, because I would have forgotten most of them.
All the texture on the piece came from carving/gouging the KLB. The board is soft enough that it can be smoothed with your hand and cut/carved with common household tools: putty knives, emery board, sanding sponge.
