Kiln carving is a technique creating texture in fused glass with cut pieces of fiber paper.  This technique originated with fusible art glass, but can be used with recycled bottle and window glass too.  Scroll down for tutorials and inspiration!

 

Keep those kilns hot!

 

Jodi McRaney Rusho

 

Kiln carving is a terrific technique that allows you to make custom designs out of fiber paper and impress them in the glass during fusing.  The down side is you typically can use your fiber paper kiln carving pattern only once. Here's a tip to extend the usage of fiber paper in kiln carving.

Recently there was a question about how to flatten bottles enough to use in a kiln carving project. The short answer is: You don’t have too. The long answer is more easily explained with some photos and instructions. The cool thing is, this works for texture tiles too.

Watch for my next online glass featuring modular texture tiles for amazing DIY texture that is unique and reuseable.