Bella

I bought a kiln from Delphi last November, and this was one of the first things I did.  It's about 51/2 inches across.

This is based on a photo of one of our dogs, Bella.  With black Bullseye, I cut out the background.  Using the photo to make the pattern, I cut pieces of a creamy, wispy glass. I made sure that the "nap" of the glass followed the flow of Bella's fur.  The glass was transparent in places, so I thought that the black would show through, and made sure that the transparent areas would correspond with the darker parts of her fur.  I tack fused, and was very pleased to see how the two pieces of glass merged.  The colors are more realistic than I had expected.  I glued tiny pieces of unfused dichro for her eyes.   This was very simple, and very satisfying.