Grand Piano Sculpture with Dichroic Mosaic

Grand Piano Sculpture with Dichroic Mosaic on Black 

Artistic Process: The first step was to make a large mosaic of small pieces of dichroic glass carefully put together on a background of black glass and fire in the kiln to full fuse.  I then cut the Grand Piano shape with a glass ring saw and fire polish to shine in the kiln.   

The Grand Piano is epoxied to a 3 tiered glass stand that was made by cutting three pieces for varying sizes and tack fusing them into the stand. 

Dimensions: 6" tall x 6" wide x 3" deep

Making music notes was inspired while I was playing the piano.  I was learning a new piece that was complex for me.  The music notes were staring back at me.  All of a sudden, I started thinking about the concept of a music note sculpture.  I immediately went to my studio to test out the idea and continue to refine the design as well as creating various color patterns.

• Dichroic glass - Thin layers of metallic oxides, such as titanium, silicon, and magnesium are deposited upon the surface of the glass in a high temperature, vacuum furnace. This creates a brilliant coating on the glass that displays more than one color, especially when viewed from different angles.