| Susan
Higgins began
designing and fabricating leaded stained glass
windows in 1980.
She studied drawing, painting and design
at the Ontario College of Art and Design, and has completed courses and
workshops in a variety of glass working
techniques. She
began fusing glass in 1988.
December
Afternoon Platter
To
create an object of fused glass, shapes are cut
from specially formulated sheets of clear and
coloured glass, and then composed to create a
design of multiple layers.
The composition is then kiln-fired
to about 1500° F at which point the fragments
melt together and create a single solid piece of
glass. To
form a bowl or plate, the fused glass is
kiln-fired again, this time over a mold.
The influences of heat and gravity “slump”,
the softened glass into the mold, creating a three
dimensional object.
Her glass is food-safe, making the finished
pieces functional as well as decorative.
Life Cycle Platter
Moose at Sunset Plate
Fused
glass and stained glass have different properties
and artistic potentials. They may be used
individually, or incorporated together in a window
project.
Susan’s
award
winning fused glass is sold at The
Shutterbug Gallery in
Huntsville, and The
Guild Shop in
Toronto’s fashionable Yorkville district. Visit
Susan’s studio outside Huntsville year-round by
appointment.
Read Susan’s recent profile
that appeared on www.hunsvilleonline.ca.
Ice on the Rocks
Leaded Stained
Glass Window
2009
Exhibition Schedule
July
17-19
Muskoka
Arts and Crafts Summer Show
Bracebridge
August
15-16
Artists
of the Limberlost
Open Studio Weekend
September
19-20
Apsley
and District Autumn Studio Tour
(guest
artist)
December
11-13
Karen
Franzen’s Annual Holiday Studio Sale
Toronto
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