New for 2009 from
Bullseye Glass: sheet glass, billets, rods and molds.
What’s new: Sheet Glass
Opalescent colors
Plum striker
000332
Cool and light lavender-blue in
the cold sheet. With heatwork,
ripens to a rich, warm redviolet.
Opaline striker
000403
Even more ethereal than
Translucent White (000243).
Paradoxically, transmitted light
is both softened and made fierier,
viewed through Opaline.
Layer with itself or with colors.
Periwinkle
000118
True to its name, a medium
blue-violet that abounds in
nature.
Reactive Cloud
000009
Opalescent white. Has potential
to react under kiln heat with
some copper-bearing glasses
and silver leaf and foil. Fired
solo, its whiteness is slightly
bluer and more translucent
than White (000113).
Transparent colors
Reactive Ice Clear
001009
Colorless clear. Has the
potential to react with some
copper-bearing glasses and
silver leaf and foil.
Brown Topaz Tint
001819
Barely beige in the transparent
sheet. Deepens to a pale tan in
thicker sections. Recommended
for casting, where areas more
than two inches thick reveal a
rich, warm brown.
Light Rhubarb Shift Tint
001858
A version of Rhubarb (001859),
but with much less color
saturation. Appears pale green
in single-sheet thickness.
Recommended for casting.
Olivine Tint
001877
Pale earthy green. Deepens to
soft shades of olive in thicker
sections. Recommended for
casting.
Lavender Green Shift Tint
001844
In applications less than 6 mm
thick, appears pale lavender.
Viewed in thicker sections,
the color shifts to blue-green.
Recommended for casting.
Aventurine Blue
001140
Very dense midnight blue with
tiny sparkles.
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Streaky colors
These new styles offer elemental mixes—suggesting fire, sky, and water. Unless otherwise noted, streaky glasses are suitable for both fusing
and cold applications.
Aqua Blue Tint 002218
White
Atmospheric aqua
with ethereal white streaks—evoking light
sky. Combine with 003116
to create air with some
depth.
Light Turquoise Blue, True
Blue 002416
A mix of
warm and cool blues. It’s popular with
users looking for a
“watery” glass. Combine
with more colorsaturated
002116 for a
feeling of deeper sea.
Turquoise Blue, Deep
Royal Blue 002116
Conjures up visions of
deep or active water—
from rivers and lakes to
oceans. To create even
greater depth, ply with
002416.
Clear, Turquoise Blue,
White 003116
Intense turquoise
softened by clear and white suggests bright
sky. Layer with 002218
for an airy look that
extends far beyond the
surface.
Yellow, Red Striker 002125
With heatwork, displays
dramatic red and yellow
flames. The cold sheet,
a mild-mannered yellow
with orange wisps, is
not recommended for
stained glass.
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New In Stock at Weisser
Frit Maker
Make your own frit by putting scrap glass in the cylinder area and smashing with handle to the size needed. Magnet included.
Frit Sifter
Sift your frit into powder, fine, medium, & coarse grit sizes. Nickel plated zinc sifters have stainless steel mesh bottoms for longer life.
Textured molds
Hot Pattern Square
Just added to our line of texturing plates this 9"x9" plate for fusing has 4 different textures on it; use sheet glass and full fuse on top of the pattern square to create texture on your glass.
New Book Titles:
Light Screens Illustrated
Features over 140 very detailed scale drawings of windows from houses designed b frank Lloyd Wright. The illustrations are in full color with dimensions and stock numbers of the original came.
Exceptional Works in Metal Clay & Glass
This book presents 37 metal clay artists featuring 62 unique art pieces. Each art-object has brief commentary about the artist's work, a listing of statistics for the piece, plus the artist's information.
Windows of Character and Style
Be inspired by one of the leading studios in stained glass, the Chuck Franklin Glass Studio. Enjoy 140 gorgeous color photographs of the studio's wide ranging glass creations. Projects illustrate the essential design elements of balance, color and movement. Leafing through these pages will provide unlimited inspiration for your glass projects.
Glass Bead Workshop
Jeri Warhaftig, a respected and experienced teacher offers intermediate torch workers her approach to expanding their beadmaking skills. In each chapter she focuses on using current tools, new materials, and innovative methods to produce a singular bead. Learn to craft sculptural flower beads, create lightweight hollow shelled beads and include decorative elements within a layer of glass. The book has helpful hints and an inspiring gallery of work. |
