How to Use Mica in Fused Glass (8 Steps)

1. Sketch out a design to use in your fused glass art. Be sure to think about the use of both positive and negative space when creating your design.
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Cut one 8x8 inch piece of glass. Wash carefully with alcohol. Be sure there is no oil, including from your hands on your glass.
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Mix mica and alcohol on glass dish until there are no lumps in the mixture. Scrape into glass jar to be used for painting or spray painting.
4. Draw a pattern onto contact paper. Cut out the design to create a one-use stencil that can be stuck onto your glass. Note that stickers are a nice pre-made alternative to creating a one use stencil with contact paper.
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Adhere the stencil to the glass.
6. Evenly paint or spray the glass sheet covered in contact paper with the mica mixture. Let the mica mixture dry.
7. Carefully remove the contact paper. Mica will be left in all the holes left in your stencil.
8. Place in the fused glass piece into the prepared glass kiln. Fire using the following schedule as a guide:Ramp ºF/Hr Target temperature Hold for
1 350 1490 10
2 Full 960 15
3 150 700 0