Art Glass
Modern Glass Artists carry on the fine design and form traditions of such glassmakers as Lalique and Daum.
New artists works may well prove a great investment for the future.
French Art Glass has an instantly definable look but there are reproductions around.
These are terms commonly used in Glass Art
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Cane, tiny rods of glass with color, either single or multiple (see also twistie)
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These were very popular in Victoran glassmaking and are the basis for millefiori paperweights and glass walking sticks
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Frit is single colour or mixed colours ofcrushed glass often melted onto other glass to produce patterns and color It is often a by-product of glassmaking.
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- Graverre The term used for a graphite or charcoal drawing which is fused between layers of glass sheets. The technique is ideal for capturing the spontaneity of drawing.
The term is composed of the part ‘Gra’ which stands for ‘Graphite’ and ‘verre’ which means ‘glass’ in French. Zoja Trofimiuk, glass artist created this technique in 1999.
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Incalmo, Italian decorative glassblowing technique
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Lampworking technique of forming glass using a handheld heat source (formerly lamps) often used to make decorative pendants and beads
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Latticino, Italian decorative glassblowingtechnique with criss-crossed patterns
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Lehr a specialized, temperature-controlled kiln for annealing glass.
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This is especially used in the production of multi-layered fused glass nbeads and pendants incorporating gold or silver that require slow cooling down period
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Liuli, an ancient Chinese glass art
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Mandrel, slender metal rod used to make the hole in a glass bead or art piece.
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Marver, a tool used in glassblowing
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Art Glass Terms
Millefiori, a glasswork technique which produces distinctive decorative patterns on glassware It mainly uses glass Canes in clear globes.
Murrine A term used in Murano for patterns or images made in a glass cane (long rods of glass) that are revealed when cut in cross-sections .This is similar to millefiori.
Pate de Verre - a popular method of producing layered 3d glass in Victorian times (See Daum)
Prunt a small blob of glass fused to a piece of glass, often impressed with a pattern or stamp
Reticello, Italian decorative glassblowing technique
Rod, a solid (usually thin) rod of glass used as a raw material in forming and fusing glass
Twistie, a cane formed out of different coloured glass twisted together
(Originally used in cheap carnivl glass)
