Author: Alison Foshee

Many of Bullseye’s glass styles must be fired before they strike to their intended color. Of these “strikers,” the pink / purple / coral family are made with gold as…

Fahrenheit and Celsius These slumping schedules have been collected over years of experience at Bullseye’s Research & Education studios. Note that the schedules are intended as a starting point. Many…

For the record Keep track of your glass and know when it’s time to restock with this inventory worksheet.

All the little details Get organized. Keep valuable records on your kilnforming projects, using forms designed by Bullseye technicians. The three-hole-punch format fits standard binders.

Simple Layup + Reactions = A Riot of Effects What’s Going On In This Glass? Our piece may look complex, but the colorful effects resulted from just allowing and preventing…

Create gold & bronze hues by capping Silver Foil with Bullseye’s Alchemy Clear styles. Design Place silver foil elements on a base of 3 mm Tekta Clear. Make the top…

Create round cabochons from squares by using the 6 mm rule! The Stack Top (6 mm): A “lensing” layer of Clear. This layer will stretch considerably. Middle (3–4 mm): This…

Make these sweet dotted bowls with Color Line Paints and the simplest of tools! To get started, layer two 4.75˝ circles of colorful 3 mm sheet combinations and fire to…

Combine mathematics and metallics to create this handsome design! What is the Fibonacci Sequence? The Fibonacci sequence is a numbering system found in nature, from flower petals and pinecones to…

Candle-bent Fine Line Stringers bring a lean line quality to this Mid-Century inspired design. Bend the Stringer Holding the stringer with thumbs and forefingers, place the spot you want to…

The growth of crystals on glass, aka, devitrification, aka, devit, is not that common or easy to create. But, if devit does appear on your fired glass, there are several…

Easy to make and fun to use. Scatter pieces of coarse frit (-0003) on a freshly primed kiln shelf and adjust them with tweezers, leaving space around each piece. Fire…

Say YES to sprinkles! Steps (4 firings) Making Mini frit Balls The secret to the small dots is to make them with Medium (-0002) Frit. Guidelines include firing on a…

Gold and Silver Irid + Clear Powder = Shimmering Glass In the tiles above, powdered and exposed iridescent surfaces catch and reflect light differently, producing subtle glimmering effects To make…

For a festive feel, break out the punch! (The paper punch, that is.) Combine punched silver foil design elements with Tomato Red Opal for something truly festive. The Details Arrange…

Combine GlasTac and Aventurine Blue Powder to create gestural brush strokes. Think of sumi-e and other East Asian styles of brush painting and calligraphy. Here’s How it Works Using a…

Transform a single sheet of Rainbow Iridescent glass into shimmering mosaic design. The Details Start with a 3 mm sheet of a saturated transparent color (or black) with a Rainbow…

Create a textured block of glass using ceramic fiber paper, a billet, and the right amount of heat! Design with Texture In the kiln, the billet conforms to your fiber…

Get experience in volume calculation, frit tinting, and more as you create a kilncast disc from a frit and powder mixture, coldwork the edges, and slump it into a graceful…

Wisps of White and Clear, let the color shine through. Create your own streaky color palette. Layer Clear and White Streaky sheet glass over transparent tint glass styles. Slump in…

Making this chevron plate is a snap with Cascade sheet glass. Steps Tip Materials

Transparents transform with on-edge strip construction. Cut 3 mm sheet glass into 1 cm wide strips, turn those on edge, and—presto!—color saturation increases. In the pairings below, notice how the…

There is more than meets the eye with some slumping molds. They can certainly be used to form pieces that utilize the entire surface, but consider the options when slumping…

Opaline sheet glass. Amazing on its own; plays nicely with others. As in its a great tool to expand your color palette in kilnforming, creating new colors with distinct properties.…

Explore the possibilities of a palette of green rings capped with Opaline! As an overlay, Opaline scatters light for a dramatic impact on base colors. Note the blue hue it…

Want to minimize the look of bubbles in fused pieces? This technique used in kilnforming circles for many years has also worked well for us. Add a light application of…

Petrified Wood is Bullseye’s magical unicorn streaky. Its unique combination of glasses results in dramatic internal reactions at full-fuse temperatures. Here are two ideas for making this glass sing. Copper…

Add an accent color and functionality to a soap dish with fusible rods. We paired Robin’s Egg Blue Opalescent with Driftwood Gray rod, but you could use any combination. Steps…

When certain Bullseye glasses are fired in contact with one another, their chemistries interact to create varied effects. This article details some of our favorite reactions. Reactive Combinations Resources

Make a part sheet with stony effects! REACTIVITY IS KEY to achieving the pebbly look of the part sheet featured here. Under kiln heat, sulfur-bearing frits react with lead-bearing powder…

Wearable glass with flash! It’s all in the details—torn silver paired with candy apple red, and drilled holes for stringing. Steps

Create a smooth, uniform surface on the shelf-side of your fired work. The Details Recommended Resources

Create hues with sparkle and depth. Did you ever wonder why Bullseye doesn’t make an Aventurine version of other colors, like red, for example? We would if we could! The…

Rods are a natural choice for easy stripes and dots. We found this summer-themed nautical palette of opalescents fresh and irresistible for mixing and matching. Stripes Use a complete layer…

Create this soft, dreamy palette by layering tint styles over neutral opalescent styles. Tints: Pale Yellow Tint (001820-0030), Purple Blue Tint (001948-0030)Opalescents: Light Peach Cream (000034-0030), White (000113-0030), Driftwood Gray…

Explore design possibilities with the property of displacement. How This Project Works Significant amounts of clear sheet and rod are fired over a palette of mediumsaturation sheet to displace the…

Bold designs using just stringer and clear sheet glass! Prepare the Sheet Glass Prepare the Stringer Download the article to complete the project.

Create refined and delicate cross-hatching with reactions! How this project Works Clear stringers act as a barrier (or resist) between the reactive sheet glass and copper-bearing Turquoise stringers. Where a…

Wow your friends and showcase your favorite bites with this luminescent set. How this project Works Opaline Striker transforms Canary Yellow and Fuchsia into an exciting, modern palette with unique…

Create a series of plates with subtle color design shifts using Bullseye Tints. Why this project Works This design is tailor-made for transparent glass styles with light color saturation like…