Kilnformed Glass
The physical properties of glass change as it's heated. When heated in a kiln to 1200 º F it becomes soft enough to bend and can be molded into various shapes. At 1400 º it becomes semi-liquid and two pieces of glass will permanently fuse together. At 1600 º it becomes fully liquid and can be cast into molds. By controlling the temperature, glass artists are able to control the behaviour of glass and form it into unique creations. These are some of the things we've made in our kilns.

Dichroic Glass
Dichroic (meaning 2 colours) glass was originally developed as a way to put a metallic coating on glass for the US space industry. It has the unique property of reflecting one colour while transmitting another colour. By shifting the glass at different angles, you will see two different colours. It's produced by spraying thin layers of metallic oxides (such as titanium & magnesium) onto the glass surface at very high temperatures in a vacuum furnace. Dichroic glass is one of the most expensive types of glass available. Although expensive to make, the beauty of dichroic glass has made it popular for jewelry and for decorative additions to kilnformed glass.