Fused Glass Platter by Maori Boy - Aotearoa Kete Design (White and Blue) 40cm

Glass Platter

Original design by Maori Boy Glassware - a modern interpretation of traditional NZ-kiwi & Maori design.

Each piece is designed to be a work of art, while still being functional and robust enough to be used day-to-day.

40cm x 40cm

About Aotearoa Design:

Aotearoa (Land of the Long White Cloud) is the most widely known and most accepted Maori name for New Zealand.  A small, beautiful, first world country with little more than 5 million inhabitants.

Technique:

The technique of 'fusing and slumping' sandwiches a design of "onglaze powder" between two pieces of clear glass, which is then fused together at high temperature. The transparency of the top layer lends the design depth and enhances the vibrancy of each colour. Low fire “glaze” is traditionally used by ceramists as a ‘second’ firing over underglaze on fired pots. Low fire glaze will fire into glass using a very careful firing process aided by a 'proprietary formular' of frits and additives to promote compatibility, stability of the fusing process, and to enhance the vibrancy of the colours. The glaze is used ‘dry’ and not in a liquid form.