Targe I

This wall hanging is a continuation of my explorations of the use in copper as a main coloring element in a design. As in many of my experiments with glass I've found that changing just one of the ingredients of the design can have unexpected outcomes both good and bad. Actually, always good since you learn as much from the 'bad' outcomes and you did with a successful one.

In the case of Targe I differing thickness of copper were used to create a mix of blue and red sections. To create detail a mix of clear frit and other transparent colors of frit were applied. Clear frit turns the copper blue to blue-green. Other transparent colors have different affects, resulting in a detailed patterns of color change. Mica was applied as well as gold and other metals to further the detailing.