What a wonderful and gorgeous bowl. Thank you for sharing your mistakes and how to make lemons out of lemonade. I'm going to check out CPI's tutorial as well and try this project.❤ ❤❤
Turned out beautiful. I appreciate you sharing the errors and lessons learned. It helps all of us. What you said about placement in that mold before putting in kiln resonated with me. Students in my class have a love hate relationship with that mold. Personally I have never made anything for it. Ill be sure to remind them to really think about planning out their peice, how they visualize end results, and to take precaution when placing in mold to help ensure you get results you want. I also think I had similar delima from not making sure I had even fine fit filled in my "grout lines" on a piece. Mine didn't bubble though instead it made it out of kiln looking normal and them one by one the corners broke off shortly after leaving kiln 🥴 it was very time intensive piece. I did another one similar made sure all my frit grout was level and lines filled in. No gaps and said a prayer😂 l. It ended up coming out perfectly.
In another video, I re-slumped a bowl in the mold when it didn’t come out right the first time and it worked really well. You might find this helpful to know it’s possible: ua-cam.com/video/6hVOqEnMwbs/v-deo.htmlsi=RcWH5_g-X5PB65ew
Um, Jamaison? That is perhaps the COOLEST project you've ever done. It is beautiful! I am going to start saving for those molds. So cool, unique and beautiful! Thank you for sharing ❣❣
When we lived in Oklahoma, I was about 2 hours away from Creative Paradise, and made an adventure trip there about once or twice a year. Stephanie and her crew, especially Chester ❤, are the best. We moved to Oregon a bit over 2 years ago. I sure do miss being able to visit CPI. But as a trade-off, we now live about 2 hours away from “the mothership”, aka Bullseye.
Thank you for sharing this with us. I don’t use Facebook so nice I get to see this. Not sure when we will be able to get the mould in Uk, but will try it with another mould. Thanks again, keep up the great work.
That piece of petrified wood turned out beautiful...I've seen it look gorgeous like this or pretty muddy looking so I've been avoiding using my piece of it. You've encouraged me to use it.
Oh my goodness! This is absolutely spectacular! When you 1st showed that bubble, my brain said “cut that hole out, throw a shot glass in it and make that a chip/dip bowl 😂😜 I adore the mat look of the outside of the bowl and personally I would prefer for that to be on the inside of the bowl instead and have the shiny side on the outside! My favorite piece of yours so far! I am definitely going to try this project! If I can get past my nemesis (cutting a circle!) lol I’ve never been successful with cutting a circle 😢 but I’m determined to conquer the universe of circles lol
Even your mistakes are beautiful! I believe mistakes in glass make the piece more interesting so no worries Mate! Keep on experimenting. You are such an inspiration for us glass artists.😊🐨🦘
That's the beauty and fun of glass..... you sometimes never know. Personally I would've left the blowout after popping it and re-firing to fire polish. I know, not very practical for a bowl, but sometimes practical isn't everything. Thanks for your efforts!
I tried this yesterday and I ended up with a bunch of bubbles both around the rim and in the interior of the glass. After looking at the tutorial again, the only thing I did different was I forgot to put clear frit in the cracks of the top piece. GGGGGRRRRRR!!!!!! Going to buy more glass and try it again.
@@JamaisonSchuler I have another one on the kiln now. This time I have clear powder in the cracks of the top glass. I actually have a ridge of powder over the cracks. Also slowing down the firing.
I love your videos! Thank you for taking us on all your journeys! I wanted to mention to you that you forgot to put clear coarse frit on top of the cracks of the clear glass. Where the point of hammer spot was, there wasn't enough glass there to fill for the 6mm rule. This I feel, is why the bubble happened. This step is in Stephanie's notes. Thanks again for your time. Please keep making your fun and educational videos! :-)
The round casting mold is sprayed with Zyp then lined with papyrus paper. How about the sides? Anything on the sides to prevent sticking other than Zyp? Or did I miss it in the video? Thank you.
Hey Jamaison. First of all, I love all your videos. You are such an inspiration to me. Thank you for taking us on all your journeys with you. I’ve watched this video about five times lol. And yesterday I finally tried it. I would certainly call it a success, however, I did end up with three or four bubbles near the surface that are noticeable to the touch. Would you try to drill those out and do another full fuse? Also, it’s very subtle, but you can almost see the line where my clear frit was. Truthfully, I can count on one hand how many times I’ve used frit, so admittedly, I’m not very proficient with it. I also didn’t have any clear frit on hand, so I used nippers to make my own. Perhaps they were too large… What are your thoughts?
You may want to pop the holes and refire, yes, if you think they are thin enough that they would break with pressure. I’ve had smaller bubbles that “raise” the surface but that clearly had a thick enough top layer that I’ve left them alone. Regarding the lines, that can happen, especially if the glass isn’t clean enough? It can be hard to fully avoid
@@JamaisonSchuler Thank you so much for your response. I was meticulous in keeping my clear frit as clean as I could. And as I said, it’s very subtle. So I’m glad to hear you say they can sometimes be seen. I think I’ll pop those bubbles and re-fire. I appreciate your response! Happy fusing!
Beautiful! I have a question about the Patty Gray mold. I have made quite a few light leak pieces but never used a dam mold, I simply used 1/8 inch fiber with brick dams to pin it in place. When I saw your video I decided to invest in the mold you used. I didn't use Zyp (I am not a big fan but will used it on intricate pieces), but I applied 6 coats of Primo primer and oven dried it for an hour and then let the piece air-dry overnight. I used Papyros in the bottom as suggested and I wound up with more bubbles than you did lol! I'm not sure what went wrong, but I was wondering if you have been able to create a light leak piece in that particular dam mold without the bubbles? I did every step of assembly the way I always do - the way that has always worked, so the only variable was the mold. Any insight would be appreciated! Thx
I have not tried another light leak. Maybe reach out to the mold seller and see what they think? The answer in my case was lack of volume - not enough glass.
Really like color combo. Would your slanted grinder have taken the bubble off easier after breaking? 4 years ago I took a patty gray class where I learned this and many other neat projects. Another one I learned in hat class was the accordion that is put into a patty gray mold. There were so many ideas shown
Hi Again, thank you so much for all of your feedback. I don’t have this mold at the moment, would it still look good if I used a standard one and not hi-lo? Also smaller?
Well, you can just cut stacks of circles and not dam them at all. Or you can get a stainless steel ring to use or even just make your own circle of fiber paper, and use kiln posts or other heavy ceramics on the outside to prop it up so that it doesn’t push out as the glass melts.
great project! Thanks for sharing. I made a piece once at a studio. tecta base layer, transparent color cirkels on top and filled it with white fine frit, also around the base. My teacher fired it and it had a similar huge bubble. I thought it was bacause the frit at the edges prevented the air to escape. Does that make sense?
I just fired my first light leak project and used almost your identical schedule - I went to 1470 because that's what my full fuse is in my Skutt kiln. I had an eruption also. I put fine frit around the edge too and am beginning to wonder if that caused the problem in letting air escape. I've sent a note to Stephanie at CPI. I don't think it was because of the schedule. I also used Thinfire - I don't have Papyros - and have read comments on the FB group that Thinfire causes problems. Ugh. Gotta figure this out. Hoping I can salvage my piece. Have you done another one and had any problems? If so, what changes did you make? Thanks so much!
@@paulinemasuhr2757 I have not tried another one but as I said in the video, the hunch is that it was a lack of volume in that specific spot. Not necessarily the frit at the edge…
@@JamaisonSchuler Thanks for your response. In looking at it, I think some of my frit in that area was not even with the French Vanilla when I swept it. So perhaps a volume control issue. Just don't know.
We live about 45 minutes from Creative Paradise. I try to get there every few months. They are open the same hours I work, so I usually have to take a day off work to go, but it is worth it. Everyone there is so nice and helpful. I am running out of space to put all the molds - great problem to have, though. One of the gals showed me this mold and the bowls made with it. They are working on some other stuff, but they were not perfected just yet. If you ever want to make a pilgrimage, and need a place to stay, let me know. ;-)
Interesting how you flip the circle cut glass over to run your score line! Admittedly I don't cut circles very often, so I'm not as versed. But does flipping it over help run the score? I don't run my scores on the non-cut side and now I'm questioning life rn 😅
You may not need to, no, but I do like the extra design element it gives (easier to see in person) and it caps the petrified wood which on its own is not food safe
Question. Does your kiln heat from the top or the side? I have been having trouble with breaks when slumping in a side heating Jen Ken and have not noticed you having the same problem. Also do you know why the space under the dam mold?
Want to ask one more question about the bubble in your glass. If your premise about less cap in that spot, do you think filling just that gap with clear frit could have prevented the bubble?
@@lauriecurran3624 I was wondering that also since it seemed to have that Centerpoint of the break that just seemed to turn to dust. As JS was done assembling (on camera at least) I was wondering how that point would come together. In the absence of a more educated advice giver I was thinking I'd add either medium or coarse clear frit.
If you brush on 2 coats of be kiln wash, 5 to 1 regular ratio, on a large piece of the fiber paper, let it dry, the cut to fit your forms, you will avoid the sticking to the glass. It's easy to do, you'll have it on hand to custom cut, and you'll have superior results!
@@JamaisonSchuler yes sorry I answered that when you were talking about someone emailing you as to why you had to have the top piece broken or something and I probably should’ve deleted the comment after I saw that you answered that had you broken yours.
Loving this piece!!
Love learning this.
What a wonderful and gorgeous bowl. Thank you for sharing your mistakes and how to make lemons out of lemonade. I'm going to check out CPI's tutorial as well and try this project.❤ ❤❤
Soooooooooooo cool! Thanks Jamison 👍🐢
Amazing to watch the process and such a beautiful result! I am fairly new to this and seeing you deal with the bubble was very educational. Thank you!
I just found you. I am sO enjoying what you do!! Especially fixing goofs. Thank you.
I loved the bubble! That was really neat! Love your videos!
I appreciate your showing mistakes and reflections. Very useful for a beginner viewer, thanks
Turned out beautiful. I appreciate you sharing the errors and lessons learned. It helps all of us. What you said about placement in that mold before putting in kiln resonated with me. Students in my class have a love hate relationship with that mold. Personally I have never made anything for it. Ill be sure to remind them to really think about planning out their peice, how they visualize end results, and to take precaution when placing in mold to help ensure you get results you want. I also think I had similar delima from not making sure I had even fine fit filled in my "grout lines" on a piece. Mine didn't bubble though instead it made it out of kiln looking normal and them one by one the corners broke off shortly after leaving kiln 🥴 it was very time intensive piece. I did another one similar made sure all my frit grout was level and lines filled in. No gaps and said a prayer😂 l. It ended up coming out perfectly.
In another video, I re-slumped a bowl in the mold when it didn’t come out right the first time and it worked really well. You might find this helpful to know it’s possible: ua-cam.com/video/6hVOqEnMwbs/v-deo.htmlsi=RcWH5_g-X5PB65ew
I love it! Thanks Jamaison 🐢
Great fix for the bubble !
Love your bowl. I especially want to thank you for filming what you did with the bubble.
I loved the bubble!
Um, Jamaison? That is perhaps the COOLEST project you've ever done. It is beautiful! I am going to start saving for those molds. So cool, unique and beautiful! Thank you for sharing ❣❣
Thanks
When we lived in Oklahoma, I was about 2 hours away from Creative Paradise, and made an adventure trip there about once or twice a year. Stephanie and her crew, especially Chester ❤, are the best. We moved to Oregon a bit over 2 years ago. I sure do miss being able to visit CPI. But as a trade-off, we now live about 2 hours away from “the mothership”, aka Bullseye.
Thanks, I’ll try the fiber paper. I enjoy your channel.
I think it turned out great, even the hole which you did an amazing job cleaning up.
Thank you for sharing this with us. I don’t use Facebook so nice I get to see this. Not sure when we will be able to get the mould in Uk, but will try it with another mould. Thanks again, keep up the great work.
I love the way it turned out. I think the hole ended up being a happy mistake. I can't wait to try this
Good info. I had the same type of bubble occur on a recent project.
That piece of petrified wood turned out beautiful...I've seen it look gorgeous like this or pretty muddy looking so I've been avoiding using my piece of it. You've encouraged me to use it.
It came out beautiful. Love color compo. And how you fixed it.
Oh my goodness! This is absolutely spectacular! When you 1st showed that bubble, my brain said “cut that hole out, throw a shot glass in it and make that a chip/dip bowl 😂😜
I adore the mat look of the outside of the bowl and personally I would prefer for that to be on the inside of the bowl instead and have the shiny side on the outside! My favorite piece of yours so far! I am definitely going to try this project! If I can get past my nemesis (cutting a circle!) lol I’ve never been successful with cutting a circle 😢 but I’m determined to conquer the universe of circles lol
Even your mistakes are beautiful! I believe mistakes in glass make the piece more interesting so no worries Mate! Keep on experimenting. You are such an inspiration for us glass artists.😊🐨🦘
Another awesome piece. thanks!
Really love how that turned out. Think the petrified wood worked well.
I think you cut and break circles wonderfully! Give yourself credit.
Nice save, Boss!
Wow, so pretty. What a great save, inspiring me to revisit a piece I had a blowout on a while back. Love your videos, keep it up!
That's the beauty and fun of glass..... you sometimes never know. Personally I would've left the blowout after popping it and re-firing to fire polish. I know, not very practical for a bowl, but sometimes practical isn't everything. Thanks for your efforts!
Great job.
I tried this yesterday and I ended up with a bunch of bubbles both around the rim and in the interior of the glass. After looking at the tutorial again, the only thing I did different was I forgot to put clear frit in the cracks of the top piece. GGGGGRRRRRR!!!!!!
Going to buy more glass and try it again.
Good luck! Everything I understand about this and those bubbles is about having enough volume of glass. But these Patty Gray molds can be tricky!
@@JamaisonSchuler I have another one on the kiln now. This time I have clear powder in the cracks of the top glass. I actually have a ridge of powder over the cracks. Also slowing down the firing.
I love your videos! Thank you for taking us on all your journeys! I wanted to mention to you that you forgot to put clear coarse frit on top of the cracks of the clear glass. Where the point of hammer spot was, there wasn't enough glass there to fill for the 6mm rule. This I feel, is why the bubble happened. This step is in Stephanie's notes. Thanks again for your time. Please keep making your fun and educational videos! :-)
The round casting mold is sprayed with Zyp then lined with papyrus paper. How about the sides? Anything on the sides to prevent sticking other than Zyp? Or did I miss it in the video? Thank you.
Nope, just the Zyp on the sides
Hey Jamaison. First of all, I love all your videos. You are such an inspiration to me. Thank you for taking us on all your journeys with you. I’ve watched this video about five times lol. And yesterday I finally tried it. I would certainly call it a success, however, I did end up with three or four bubbles near the surface that are noticeable to the touch. Would you try to drill those out and do another full fuse? Also, it’s very subtle, but you can almost see the line where my clear frit was. Truthfully, I can count on one hand how many times I’ve used frit, so admittedly, I’m not very proficient with it. I also didn’t have any clear frit on hand, so I used nippers to make my own. Perhaps they were too large… What are your thoughts?
You may want to pop the holes and refire, yes, if you think they are thin enough that they would break with pressure. I’ve had smaller bubbles that “raise” the surface but that clearly had a thick enough top layer that I’ve left them alone. Regarding the lines, that can happen, especially if the glass isn’t clean enough? It can be hard to fully avoid
@@JamaisonSchuler Thank you so much for your response. I was meticulous in keeping my clear frit as clean as I could. And as I said, it’s very subtle. So I’m glad to hear you say they can sometimes be seen. I think I’ll pop those bubbles and re-fire. I appreciate your response! Happy fusing!
Great video!
To remove the big bubbles use the diamond drill bit
Yes, I’ve done this successfully before
Beautiful! I have a question about the Patty Gray mold. I have made quite a few light leak pieces but never used a dam mold, I simply used 1/8 inch fiber with brick dams to pin it in place. When I saw your video I decided to invest in the mold you used. I didn't use Zyp (I am not a big fan but will used it on intricate pieces), but I applied 6 coats of Primo primer and oven dried it for an hour and then let the piece air-dry overnight. I used Papyros in the bottom as suggested and I wound up with more bubbles than you did lol! I'm not sure what went wrong, but I was wondering if you have been able to create a light leak piece in that particular dam mold without the bubbles? I did every step of assembly the way I always do - the way that has always worked, so the only variable was the mold. Any insight would be appreciated! Thx
I have not tried another light leak. Maybe reach out to the mold seller and see what they think? The answer in my case was lack of volume - not enough glass.
Really like color combo. Would your slanted grinder have taken the bubble off easier after breaking? 4 years ago I took a patty gray class where I learned this and many other neat projects. Another one I learned in hat class was the accordion that is put into a patty gray mold. There were so many ideas shown
Yes, I certainly could have taken it the the grinder!
In the light leak method, do you add frit to the exposed areas? fine or coarse frit? I have not been able to locate the original tutorial?
I found the answers in this video. Thanks
Great -- and here's the original tutorial if it helps: www.creativeparadiseglass.com/product-p/gm263lightleaktut.htm
Love it!!
Hi Again, thank you so much for all of your feedback. I don’t have this mold at the moment, would it still look good if I used a standard one and not hi-lo? Also smaller?
Oh, I’m sure you could! Try it and see!
why do you need another layer of clear on the top?
This is not my technique, but I think the idea was to ensure there was enough glass volume in the Patty gray mold (which can be finicky)
I'd like to try this, but don't have any dam molds. Any suggestions for an alternative method.
Well, you can just cut stacks of circles and not dam them at all. Or you can get a stainless steel ring to use or even just make your own circle of fiber paper, and use kiln posts or other heavy ceramics on the outside to prop it up so that it doesn’t push out as the glass melts.
I really like it!
great project! Thanks for sharing. I made a piece once at a studio. tecta base layer, transparent color cirkels on top and filled it with white fine frit, also around the base. My teacher fired it and it had a similar huge bubble. I thought it was bacause the frit at the edges prevented the air to escape. Does that make sense?
Sometimes these things are so hard to diagnose!
I just fired my first light leak project and used almost your identical schedule - I went to 1470 because that's what my full fuse is in my Skutt kiln. I had an eruption also. I put fine frit around the edge too and am beginning to wonder if that caused the problem in letting air escape. I've sent a note to Stephanie at CPI. I don't think it was because of the schedule. I also used Thinfire - I don't have Papyros - and have read comments on the FB group that Thinfire causes problems. Ugh. Gotta figure this out. Hoping I can salvage my piece. Have you done another one and had any problems? If so, what changes did you make? Thanks so much!
@@paulinemasuhr2757 I have not tried another one but as I said in the video, the hunch is that it was a lack of volume in that specific spot. Not necessarily the frit at the edge…
@@JamaisonSchuler Thanks for your response. In looking at it, I think some of my frit in that area was not even with the French Vanilla when I swept it. So perhaps a volume control issue. Just don't know.
Where can I get the silver balls?
www.shoptheunderground.com/products/speed-balls
do you have to temper your glass when your done?
I do not (not even sure how that’s done!)
You don’t temper, you anneal. That’s in the coming down schedule.
It is beautiful
Hi can you tell me the name of the group? I can’t find it via the link you posted.
Fusers of CPI
Did you kiln wash or use ZYP on your HiLo mold? Great job on the save! It turned out beautiful.
Just regular kiln wash since it’s a simple slumping mold. I save my ZYP for casting molds.
We live about 45 minutes from Creative Paradise. I try to get there every few months. They are open the same hours I work, so I usually have to take a day off work to go, but it is worth it. Everyone there is so nice and helpful. I am running out of space to put all the molds - great problem to have, though. One of the gals showed me this mold and the bowls made with it. They are working on some other stuff, but they were not perfected just yet. If you ever want to make a pilgrimage, and need a place to stay, let me know. ;-)
Interesting how you flip the circle cut glass over to run your score line! Admittedly I don't cut circles very often, so I'm not as versed. But does flipping it over help run the score? I don't run my scores on the non-cut side and now I'm questioning life rn 😅
Yes, flipping to run the score “opens” the score more. Try it and practice!
Hi can you estimate the amount of fine and medium frit needed? Thanks!
Gosh, not really. I just eyeballed it. Sorry. It’s not a lot…. Maybe an ounce? So hard to say for sure.
I don't crack the top sheet and have had no problem with bubbles. I also use a bubble squeeze program. I'll say that and the next one will bible!
Can you pls tell Me what the metal balls are called and/or where I can get them for my cutting mat please and thanks
I got them here: www.shoptheunderground.com/products/speed-balls
@@JamaisonSchuler thanks so much! I’ll have to see dive on the internet since they’re out of stock.
Can you add the small silver balls you used to your store?
I got them here: www.shoptheunderground.com/products/speed-balls
With this technique, do you have to add the third piece, clear in your case?
You may not need to, no, but I do like the extra design element it gives (easier to see in person) and it caps the petrified wood which on its own is not food safe
Like this!!
Question. Does your kiln heat from the top or the side? I have been having trouble with breaks when slumping in a side heating Jen Ken and have not noticed you having the same problem. Also do you know why the space under the dam mold?
Mine only has top elements. I think the space is about providing air flow for more even heating and cooling?
Thanks. That helps to solidify in my ming that top heat is more even than side heat. Also have access to a top heating element kiln
Want to ask one more question about the bubble in your glass. If your premise about less cap in that spot, do you think filling just that gap with clear frit could have prevented the bubble?
@@lauriecurran3624 I was wondering that also since it seemed to have that Centerpoint of the break that just seemed to turn to dust. As JS was done assembling (on camera at least) I was wondering how that point would come together. In the absence of a more educated advice giver I was thinking I'd add either medium or coarse clear frit.
@@lauriecurran3624 yes, I believe so… that would have added more volume of glass
If you brush on 2 coats of be kiln wash, 5 to 1 regular ratio, on a large piece of the fiber paper, let it dry, the cut to fit your forms, you will avoid the sticking to the glass. It's easy to do, you'll have it on hand to custom cut, and you'll have superior results!
Interesting idea!
I use 3mm for all layers.
You must break the top piece. When I did this a while ago, I didn’t and I got some huge bubbles.
Mine was broken
@@JamaisonSchuler yes sorry I answered that when you were talking about someone emailing you as to why you had to have the top piece broken or something and I probably should’ve deleted the comment after I saw that you answered that had you broken yours.
@@sallysaxton20 No worries! Thanks for jumping in with a comment!
Cutting circle is easy …..use kirosine
I’ve heard of this tip!
Next time use a reactive whole bottom sheet with petrified wood and a solid clear top sheet.
Bullseye thin fire works
Out of balance is fine. If you are selling this some people like different shapes.