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Glass tiles have been around in one shape or form for hundreds of years. Dating back to as far ago as 2500BC. Archaeologists have found out that early cultures in Persia and India all developed a use of glass tiles.
What made the production such tiles more difficult than the creation of from normal clay or stone tiles, is the fact that they needed to be fired at much higher temperatures. This firing process became a closely guarded secret in many cultures, people who could create clear colored materials would probably bee seen as ‘alchemists’ or somehow endowed with superior powers to the common man. Nowadays the mystery of producing items made of glass may have gone, however we can still be captivated by the mystery and beauty of stained glass and glass tiles.
In recent times a fashion has grown up for using coloured glass in bathrooms and kitchens to create vivid, luminescent colors on the wall. Modern firing technologies mean that the production of such glass tiles, or glass mosaics as they are also known, is standardized and the tiles are of a consistent size and color. Although there have been advances in production methods, the nature of glass means that cutting tiles made of glass and installing them on walls is usually more difficult than when using normal opaque ceramic tiles. Once they are fitted however the effects can be truly stunning, creating reflections and refractions of color and natural light which other opaque tiles simply cannot match.
As well as preformed tiles, it is actually possible to produce you own, mini glass tiles from pieces of stained glass. These are made by scoring parallel straight lines across the glass, with a glass cutter and then using glass nippers to break off the small tiles. Although not suitable for fitting in your bathroom or kitchen, these stained glass tiles are ideal for use in crafts and decorative mosaics.
Pete J Gorman is an artist working in Stained Glass Mosaics
See some examples of this technique and his use of Glass Tile in making Art Mosaics.
More details about Stained Glass Tile Mosaics
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