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Oct 23, 2026
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ART 1272 - Glass Fusing II
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
An exploration of advanced techniques in fused and kiln-formed glass. Students will create glass sculpture that utilizes mold making, glass casting, sandblast etching, fusing, and slumping. A supply fee is required. Additional costs may be incurred based on individual student need. See course notes in eServices for additional information. Students should be prepared to spend 6-8 hours per week outside of class working on assignments in the on-campus art studios and facilities.
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better): ART 1271
Additional fee to student: Yes
Learner Outcomes
- Create kiln-fused and cast glass forms that express advanced technical and aesthetic competence.
- Understand and demonstrate ability to form technical and aesthetically advanced glass forms using the following techniques: lost wax billet casting, frit casting and pate de verre.
- Demonstrate competence in loading and firing a variety of glass kilns.
- Understand kiln determination of strain point, slumping point, and annealing curve.
- Demonstrate the ability to write a multi-step kiln firing schedule.
- Have an advanced understanding of glass etching using hand cut stencils and the photo resist process.
- Demonstrate the ability to make plaster-silica molds, silicon-rubber molds and fiber molds.
- Understand who the major international glass artists are and their contibutions to the development of glass arts.
- Have an expanded ability to express one’s self, communicate one’s ideas on a visual and verbal level.
- Understand the international significance and cultural differences in the development of regional glass centers.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Explore basic relief and three dimensional lost wax casting with glass billets
- Introduce the techniques used in glass color bar construction and technical usage
- Explore the process of plaster-silica, rubber and fiber mold making techniques
- Introduce glass frit drawing and pate de verre
- Examine stencil and photo resist sandblast etching at an advanced level
- Explore advanced kiln casting firing schedules
- Examination of the historical development of fused and cast glass in depth.
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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