Sgraffito is a painting technique where the artist scratches
into the top layer of the paint to reveal areas of the surface
underneath. According to the creator of this interesting piece –
“This little square frog dish is moss green with a yellow
center. It has a shallow shape and is just the right size for a
spoon rest… HOW IT’S MADE I developed my own special “sgraffito
glass” process to make this kind of work. The drawing is made
with black glass-powder paint – the kind that’s been used for
centuries in beautiful painted church windows. Sgraffito is the
process of scratching away the glass paint layer to reveal the
underlying glass color. It takes three firings in a kiln to
finish this kind of piece. The extremely high temperature of the
kiln turns the glass paint back into a smooth, glossy layer of
real glass, permanently bonded to the base glass. So it’s really
tough…. JUST THE FACTS: Materials – Fused glass, and paint made
with ground glass Size – 4″ x 3/4″