Once the glue is hard enough, the panel is placed in a dry room which is heated to around 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature is necessary to aid in the drying of the glue. As the moisture leaves the glue, the glue begins to contract. As it contracts, it pulls on the surface of the glass until the glass cannot hold it anymore. The glue literally rips sections of the glass off, leaving the desired texture.
Texture is controlled by a combination of glass type, heat control and roughness of frost.
The Art Of Hand Polishing P erhaps one of the most time consuming as well as physically challenging tasks known to our studio has been the art of free hand polishing. This laborious task involves the use of abrasive disks and a lot of elbow juice. In order to get the desired effect, we prepare the glass piece by carving a design or texture into the glass. Then we go back and polish out the frost to the glass' original transparency. You can see the effect we get in the Koi Fish .