This piece was made years ago in glass, using all BE glass. The gold is pixie dust, mixed with gum arabic and topped with clear.

The black squares and yin/yang were fired first. Then they were placed on top of the red, along with the stripe of pixie dust that was capped. They were all a partial fuse to keep the shape and dimensions.

The original intent was to hang this in the bedroom. But when I brought this home and took it out of the car, I hit the corner on the door frame of the car and the corner piece broke off. I was going to refuse it on clear, but never got around to it. And I also had the concern about the weight and how I was going to hang this. So it got shoved under the dresser for the past 3 (?) years? It must have been after Dave moved in, but not much afterwards, I think?

So this past weekend, after Dave took out a wall for the patio, to expose a walkthrough to the Japanese zen garden, I decided to hang the piece there. I was thinking I might years ago, but never got to it. But the upcoming Summer Solstice run from our house has prompted me to spruce it up a bit...basically show off some of my stuff just a bit and brighten up some places.

The broken corner piece is now missing. I didn't grind down the edge so it is still sharp. I plan on finding that piece eventually. It wasn't where I put it, so somehow it got moved or displaced. Hopefully not thrown away. If I do find it, I plan on glueing it back with e1000.

This was attached to the cinderblock using a kit from HD for bathroom mirrors. It's nickel-plated steel. I was afraid the plastic mirror holders wouldn't hold up to the UV exposure outside, even though this area doesn't get sun all day.

Since I didn't fuse this, I don't have the kiln schedule. And this piece (13" x 14") is bigger than my kiln to begin with.