02/09/2026
You might have seen the angels in yesterdays kiln reveal.
So today I thought I’d tell you a little about the design process, particularly as angels are quite tricky
All my templates are hand drawn.
I have to work out how to layer the glass to get it to fuse together. Just pushing it together doesn’t work, it has to be layered and you can’t defy gravity either, as any glue you use will burn off before the glass fuses together.
So that’s why angels are tricky, picture 2 shows the layout I settled with, but it’s too risky in one firing, as it’s highly likely the head will slide off as it’s suspended in the air. So the head is attached to the body first then the wings are attached later
I’ve now gone through 3 body shapes, as the first one was too tall and skinny, the second was better but a little short and now I hope my inner Goldilocks has got it just right!
With each one of these versions a separate 24 hour firing in the kiln you can see why it sometimes takes me a while to get from idea to delivery!
▶️But I need to your help to finalise the design.
▶️What do you think of the colour choices? Any must have colours missing?
▶️Face or no face?
