GLASS ART STUDIO WAKKERSTROOM

Susanne van der Walt, a former art lecturer and porcelain painter, started her studio nine years ago and is working full time doing warm glass bowls, panels, lamp shades, pendants, etc. The process involves taking sheet glass (also called float glass), cutting it according to the desired size, decorating it and firing it in a special kiln to about 800°C. The paint used is permanent after firing and all additions such as glass beads, copper wire etc., are fused in permanently.