I really like when a new project turns out close to what I envisioned.

I’ve previously only done one frit flow project, with homemade frit, and was pleased with the result. With this technique, frit and/or glass shards are placed on top of a stack of glass and allowed to spread out at full fuse temperature. The result creates a wonderful optical effect.

This weekend, when organizing my supplies, I came across a ceramic pot melt mold I had custom made several years ago. This mold has holes only around the perimeter of the pot.

When I saw it I thought I would try putting just small amount of glass in the pot, hoping to get the flow to look like flowers (ie: poppies). And, wanting to try another frit flow, I decided to use that technique for the background.

I tried a two sided frit flow, but didn’t like how it looked. So, not wanting to waste glass, I broke it into four pieces and stacked them. The weight of these pieces was 680 gm. On top I added a piece of white glass with frit divided into two areas. Top half was a combination of blues. The bottom half was a combination of shades of green. The weight of the white glass and frit was 115 grams.

This is how the frit flow turned out.

On top of this, I placed some green vitregraph for the flower stems.

Then I setup my pot melt with red glass (90grams) and orange frit (25 grams) above the holes in the top half of the pot. Above the holes in the bottom half, I put pieces if green glass (70 grams).

I am really pleased how this turned out and can’t wait until next summer when I can display it in a glass stand in my garden.