A glassblowing workshop that Suellen Fowler attended as a teenager began her lifelong love of color with its nuances, subtleties, tints, and shades. Since then, she has developed and taught flameworking formulas for handmixing colors and has had a huge impact on the development of borosilicate glass. Her formulas transformed the industry, and flameworkers have finally been given the tools to evolve working with borosilicate into a serious art form.
by Marcie Davis

Also look for Glass Talk with Dale Smeltzer in an interview with bead artist, Pat Frantz of Frantz Art Glass, who shares information on the process required for the manufacture of dichroic glass. Pat also provides tips for working beads at the correct temperatures.

You can find the rest of this article in the Spring 2005 issue of Profitable Glass Quarterly.

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