CHARLTON GLASSWORKS
Kiln-fired glass
art
Fused glass layers with hand-cut
metal inclusions personally signed & dated
4000 years ago the Egyptians and Persians mastered the art
of fusing glass. The knowledge they gained while working
with this complex and unpredictable material continues to
inspire creative work to this day. The age-old technique of
kiln-forming glass has always been fascinating due to the
magical transformation of glass when combined with heat.
Designing glass applications for more than twenty-five
years, Sandie Charlton and her sons, John & Chad, have
received the ancient art of combining glass and metal. The
individually, hand-cut copper pieces are fused between
layers of glass to form functional pieces of art. The
1500-degree kiln turns the copper into unique, fiery
images. The result of the eighteen-hour heating &
cooling cycle is a durable, yet beautiful, piece of glass
art.