K Dahl Glass Studios
GLASS TILE
Rick & Kathy Steckel
42133 Piburn Flats Road
PO Box 9, Crawford, CO 81415
970-921-6160 970-921-6162 Fax email:rick@kdahlglass.com
Specializing in kiln formed glass and architectural art glass.
Our glass wall tiles are created by layering crushed glass, metal leaf and iridescent glass on a base of sheet glass. This layer is then heated in a kiln to 1450 degrees to fuse the materials. This process is repeated numerous times to attain the detail and color desired. The metal leaf adds visual depth and visual interest.
Custom work is our specialty, please contact us!
FUSED GLASS TILE MEMORIAL WALL
DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Delta, Colorado
We recently installed a project using our fused glass Apple Blossom tile for the Oncology Center at Delta County Memorial Hospital in Delta, Colorado. Our glass tile was mounted in routed areas of an alder wood framework by Stephen Wallace of Palisade, CO. We created the title panel "Memories Are Forever" by sandblasting a layered piece of fused glass, allowing the lettering to stand raised from the base glass.
OUR FUSED GLASS TILE PROCESS...
This shows the initial layout and photo reference. We have located the blossoms on the white sheet glass used as our base.
We begin by layering glass powders to build the background layer. The glass is then fired in our kiln and this process is repeated several times.
After the background color and depth is acheived, we layer the leaves, branches and flowers with glass powder and crushed glass, known as "frit". The layers are fired each time, slowly building to five or more layers.
And after firing, while still in the kiln.
Overall each tile has been in the kiln over 160 hours. The sheets are slowly brought to a temperature of 1450 degrees Farenheit, allowed to soak for 15 minutes and then cooled slowly, or annealed, to stablize the glass. It is then cut to dimension to be mounted as wall tile.
This is how the glass powders look before they are fired.
Final installation showing the top section with the title panel and decorative Apple Blossom tiles. The lower section has vertical strips of the tile next eachwhich will provide a border for the memorial plaques.
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