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| Salado Arts Workshop Featuring Glass Etching and Engraving |
| CREATIVE ARTIST WHO NEEDS A STUDIO? |
| Etch Glassware, Stemware, China, Almost Anything Learn how dramatic and impressive etching additions may be added. Make your own custom glasses and dishes in a process that is satisfying and beautiful. Create gifts and awards. provide designs or you can draw your own. Families and do this or engaged couples. During events we have items available for sale to etch/engrave or we will etch/engrave the items you make. Have something you want to have etched/engraved? Bring it.... e-mail us to set a time for your group or come in during an event. Our etching station is open during events. We also teach more advanced glass carving (deep etching) classes where you will paint a table and mirror. Melissa teaches these classes twice a year. To receive information about them, please e-mail us and ask us to put you on our notification list. |
| Etching refers to the technique of creating art on the surface of glass by applying acidic, caustic, or abrasive substances. Traditionally this was done after the glass was blown or cast. In the 1920s a new mould-etch process was invented, in which art was etched directly into the mould, so that each cast piece emerged from the mould with the image already on the surface of the glass. This reduced manufacturing costs and, combined with a wider use of colored glass, led to cheap glassware in the 1930s, which later became known as Depression glass. As the types of acids used in this process are extremely hazardous, abrasive methods have gained popularity. Abrasive sandblasting is also a common technique for creating patterns in glassware, creating a "frosted" look to the glass. High pressure air mixed with an abrasive material cuts away at the glass surface to create the effect. The longer the stream of air and abrasive material are focused in one spot, the deeper the cut will be. Sandblasting is often used for removing unwanted items that have stuck to the glass or as a decorative purpose on gifted and personal items. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
