Hey everyone, another question from Kisaya here.
I took some copper wire9Sorry for the mistake in the title, I was tired
), heat it real good in the flame and applied it on an Ivory bead like a stringer, molten it down and encased in clear. It turned out very beautiful, but It cracked. It's still solid, bit it has very noticeable cracks along the wire.
Has anyone done this before? I was sure it'll turn out fine - at the Art Academy we always put copper wire and foil between glass and then fuse it, it never ever cracked. The glass we use for fusing is 96 COE, and the fusing needs a slightly less temperature that lampwork, but still I don't think this should happen.
Any thoughts?