Historians believe that fused glass techniques were being used to make small glass objects approximately 2,000 years ago.  Fusing became popular again in the early part of the 20 th century; and, today, glass fusing is being used for creating unique jewelry.

Contemporary fusing methods involve stacking or layering pieces of glass and firing in a kiln through a series of heating/holding/cooling temperatures to obtain different effects.

Glass fusing is not for the perfectionist!  Results are almost always surprising and difficult to duplicate.  Therefore, each piece is truly an original.

Dichroic glass adds another dimension to fusing. Dichroic glass transmits and reflects light. The transmitted color is different than the reflected color; therefore, a variety of colors can be seen as the glass is rotated.