Glasswork: pattern and texture

 I wanted to experiment with pattern and texture in glass, so I first laid small pieces of black glass onto a small sheet of clear glass, so there would be a texture when it came out of the kiln.

I also did the same thing but using confetti glass in different colours, inspired by snake skin. I used a very small amount of vaseline to make sure the pieces wouldn't move when it is being put into the kiln.

 I then started looking at encasing things between two pieces of glass. I did this with copper, because the glass gets very hot in the kiln, so things with a low melting point like plastics would not keep the pattern as I wanted. I cut copper into the shapes I wanted, to make zebra pattern and a repeating pattern of diamonds. I also used copper wire to make a handle so the pieces could be hung, or possibly be made into jewellery, although they would be very heavy to wear.

 I drew the pieces as they look before going in the kiln, so I can compare these pictures to how the glass pieces look after firing.