Fused glass strip-cut patterned decorative dish

This beautiful fused glass dish in autumnal colours has been made using the strip construction technique. The strips are cut from opaque cream and transparent amber, light grey and pale yellow art glass. It has a substantial chunky feel and semi-transparent appearance and measures 24 x 14cm with a maximum height of 4cm. Looks great as a display item - preferably place on a plain, light coloured surface or the surface will be visible through the transparent glass. Construction notes: The strip-cut technique involves precisely cutting a large number of narrow strips of glass, in contrasting colours, and packing them tightly together on edge. Placing the glass on edge is what gives the finished item its chunky, substantial appearance. There is a LOT of glass in this dish for its size - 167 strips in four colours and eight sizes, all of which were cut by hand and stacked on edge, and incorporating open spaces, which the neighbouring glass flows into during the fusing process. Fusing temperature reaches 815°C which results in the beautiful merging together of the strips. After fusing, the resulting blank was cold worked to finesse the edges and then placed over a ceramic mould and fired again at a lower temperature to give the final shape. Final photos show the the construction process underway.