fused glass and silver clay

13th May 2012 at 07:07

I am currently taking a fused glass class. I also have a little experience with silver clay. I was wondering, would it be possible to combine them?
From what I have read, its better to add the silver clay after you have a fused glass piece - since silver clay fires at a lower temperature than glass. However, would it be possible to add the silver clay at the same time as making a fused glass piece?
The firing temperature of the glass ranges from about 650 (for slumped pieces) to 800 for a full fuse. I have some Art Clay Silver 650 left over from another project.
Sadly, my tutor has no clue about this and told me to 'try it.' However, I to be sure its not going to cause any problems in the kiln and I want to make sure its worth the experiment before I use my silver clay.
Thank you in advance!

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4 replies since 13th May 2012 • Last reply 13th May 2012

Reply #1: 13th May 2012 at 18:06

Is the clay Fimo, Sculpey, or another brand like that? Any kind of polymer clay bakes at less than half the temperature of your glass-- I would be really careful with it as to not burn it.

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Karin S.

Reply #2: 15th May 2012 at 11:11

I suppose that it is possible (I am an artclay instructor and I once did a fusing workshop) as long as you keep in mind that the clay will shrink and the glass will deform and even "grow" (I don't know the proper word in English) a bit.....
as long as you give both materials room to change it should be possible....
let your glass heat up and cool down very slowly!

succes Karin

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Karin S.

Reply #3: 15th May 2012 at 11:11

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Green Duck

Reply #4: 15th May 2012 at 17:05

Thanks for that Karin. It was very helpful!!

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