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Note: pattern bars, pp. 129+; pot and wire melts, combing, vitreograph kiln, pp. 140+.
“Fused Glass Pattern Bars.” by Judith Finn-Conway
Call Number: PER TT298 .G545
Publication Date: Batch, v. 2, no. 1, 2003, pp. 12-14, ill. Note: Supplement to Glass Craftsman, no. 178, June/July 2003
“A New Twist on Pattern Bars.” by Judith Finn-Conway
Call Number: PER TT298 .G545
Publication Date: Glass Craftsman, no. 181, Dec. 2003/Jan. 2004, pp. 27-31, ill.
Note: New way to make fused glass pattern bars, or murrini.
“A Pot Melt? A Pot Drop? A Shelf Drop? An Aperture pour...? “ by Judith Finn-Conway
Call Number: PER TT298 .G545
Publication Date: Batch, v. 5, no. 1, Feb./March 2005, pp. 8-11, ill.
Notes: Supplement to Glass Craftsman, no. 188, Feb./March 2005. Overview and description of the pot melt technique.
“Pot Melt Addiction. “ by Tony Glander
Call Number: PER TT298 .G545
Publication Date: Batch, v. 5, no. 2, June/July 2005, pp. 1-4, ill.
Notes: Supplement to Glass Craftsman, no. 190, June/July 2005.
“Fused Pattern Bars: A Basic Approach to Making Them.” by Steve Immerman
Call Number: PER TT298 .G545
Publication Date: Batch, v. 8, issue 1 (June/July 2009), pp. 1-5, ill. Note: Supplement to Glass Craftsman, no. 214 (June/July 2009).
Ways to make and use pattern bars in kilnformed glass work
“Casting Article: Part XIII: Black and White Studies -- Making Pattern Bars.” by Milon Townsend
Call Number: PER TT298 .G545
Publication Date: Glass Art v. 24, no. 4 (May/June 2009), pp. 34-36, ill.
“Turn Glass Scrap into Something Beautiful: Create New Colors and Patterns. “
Call Number: PER TP859.G54
Publication Date: Glass Art v. 26, no. 3 (Mar./Apr. 2011), pp. 36-37, ill.
Note: Step-by-step demonstration of the pot melt technique.
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