Print version of this page

Richard La Londe: Fused Glass Art and Technique. Fusing Book.

Richard La Londe and Friends

by Richard La Londe
  • 240 Full Color Pages
  • 630 Photographs
  • Hardback 8-1/2" x 11" Gold Stamped Cloth Cover with dust jacket
  • Printed on Heavyweight Matte Art Paper
  • One inch Thick and Weighs three Pounds
  • 127 pages about enamels, lusters, and glass painting.
  • A section about natural glass and Egyptian faience
  • The technical aspects about glass fusing.
  • Step by step – a public commission by La Londe.
  • How to make 10 different easy slumping molds.
  • Many “how-to” illustrations and much, much, more!

 List Price  $54.95
 Our Regular Price  $49.95
 Our SALE Price  $44.95

Order No. 6229



From the table of contents:

Part 1: The Past
  • tektites, fulgurites, and obsidian
  • the invention of man-made glass
  • Pliny and wood stove glass
  • Egyption faience

Part 2: Enamels and Slumping

  • the history of enameling on glass
  • vitreous enamels for sheet glass
  • the history of window glass
  • Rob Adamson & Fritz Dreisbach hand-made window glass demo
  • Glen Lukens - metallic oxides & window glass
  • textured creamic-fiber molds
  • kiln shelf textures & shelf primer
  • hand-made clay & found molds
  • wet felt molds
  • Edwin Walter - sgraffito in-between the sheets
  • beach sand slumping mold
  • slump over an undercut mold
  • Maurice Heaton - enables under glass
  • enamels under glass project
  • metal molds - La Londe style
  • Frances & Michael Higgins - the "dropout"
  • ceramic fiber mold for the "dropout"
  • bubbles under glass
  • liquid enamel trailed glass
  • Margaret von Wrangel & Kyle Kinsey
  • Liz Mapelli - surface enamels
  • Paul Marioni - mixed media enamels
  • Meredith MacLeod - high-fire Sunshine enamels
  • plants and flowers
  • Avery Anderson - mica powder
  • mica techniques

Part 3: Glass Painting

  • the history of stained glass
  • Sherry Boyd-Yost - master glass painter
  • glass painting techniques
  • Peter McGrain - painting on fused glass
  • "Vitri-Fusaille" technique
  • Cappy Thompson - storytelling
  • Italo Scanga - art vs. technique
  • low-fire vessel painting

Part 4: Metals and Glass

  • the history of metallic luster on glass
  • metallic luster pen & halo luster
  • Edris Eckhardt - gold glass light box
  • precious metal foil
  • flatlight panel
  • window glass and metal inclusions
  • welding stainless steel slumping mold

Part 5: Other Techniques

  • John Luebtow - enormous slumped glass
  • Micheal Dupille - "Castalot" mold mix
  • Craig Smith, Lawrence Jacobsen, Jayne Perisco - "Colour de Verre" molds
  • Roger Nachman - crystal clear adhesive

Part 6: More Fused Glass

  • Richard La Londe - liquid glass line
  • artist's gallery - liquid glass line
  • botanicals: multi-layer technique
  • a public art commision

Part 7: Appendix

  • studio equipment & kilns
  • basic fusing - compatibility, volume control & annealing
  • bibliography
  • Richard's materials and suppliers list
  • index

Order right now by calling toll free 888-4HOTGLASS

Shopping Cart




Specials!
New Stuff And Sales!


Classes
  • Beginning Glass Fusing 1101
    $379
    June 22nd, 23rd & 24th
    details
  • Jewelry Wire Wrapping Class and Workshop
    $95
    Two day class
    To Be Scheduled
    details
  • Jewelry Fusing 1107
    $255
    To Be Scheduled
    details
  • Intermediate/Advanced
    Glass Fusing 1102
    $465
    Three day class
    To Be Scheduled
    details
  • Glassblowing 2110
    with a Torch
    $325
    To Be Scheduled
    details
  • Welding and Metalmaking 1109
    for display stands
    or any metal art - $365
    To Be Scheduled
    details
  • Sandcarving Glass Class 3111
    for Glass Fusing or
    Any Etch Art - $550
    To Be Scheduled
    details
  • Glass Beadmaking 2101
    Beadmaking with a Torch
    Learn to make beads!
    $265
    To Be Scheduled
    details






Copyright © 2011 Sundance Art Glass. All rights reserved.
Sundance Art Glass, 6052 Foster Rd., Paradise, CA, 95969-3121, USA
Phone: 800-946-8452  |  Phone: 530-872-3021  |  Fax: 530.876.8561