These items and many more are available now from the store

The Process:

We make many different things out of fused glass. The process starts with combining different colored pieces of glass by heating them in our kilns to around 1500 degrees. This fuses them into one piece. Then we anneal by cooling the glass slowly to relieve the stress. The whole process takes from 3 to 24 hours depending on the size and thickness of the glass. We also add a special glass, Dicroic glass, that has the capabilities to give off two different colors - depending on which way the light travels through it.

At this point we will saw the glass into shapes we want. We then refire the glass to 1400 degrees, just below the temperature where the glass turns to liquid. This gives the piece a nice rounded edge. A majority of our pieces are then wire wrapped with either copper or silver.  More at bottom of this page.

Necklaces -  Jewelry

Dicroic Pendant

Sterling silver wire and chain

Dimensions 1.5 x 1.5

Price $32

Ornaments

Sun

4.5 x 4.5

Clear Heart / Purple Wire

3 x 3.75

Multi Piece Heart

Mended Heart

3.5 x 4

Mosaic Fish

1.5 x 3.5

Multi Cross

2.5 x 4

Fish

copper wire and glass

2 x 4.5

Clear Heart / Purple Wire

3 x 3.75

Mosaic Star

2 x 2.75

Seasonal ornaments

Christmas Tree

2.75 x 4.5

Snowman

2.75 x 4.5

Star of David

Available in pastels or Blues and greens as shown

5.5 x 5.5

Angel

Available in pink / purple or multicolors

2 x 6

The Artists:

Clark and Cindy Summers create all the pieces of glass in their small studio in Hayden Lake, Idaho. Great care is taken in getting the colors in the glass by fusing many small colored pieces together into a large slab. This process takes 12 to 16 hours heating the glass to 1500 degrees and them slowly cooling to keep the glass from getting brittle. At this point we now cut or saw the slab into the shapes we are creating. Depending on what we are creating we will heat the glass one more time to round the edges . We make things from large masks to small ornaments, jewelry, plates and sun catchers and are always coming up with new ideas for pieces to make. We want our work to be enjoyed by all - for it comes from our hearts.

For more information on Summers Glass send email to: ccc3summers@aol.com