Recycled Glass Jewelry is a small studio in Melrose MA created by Carolina Portillo. We design one of a kind jewelry and love working primarily with float glass (window glass), leather and other "found" materials. We appreciate the opportunity to create something new, meaningful and artistic out of recycled materials that might otherwise go unused.
This is a cornerstone of our eco-friendly approach, aiming to create art that is both pleasing to the eye and unique at the same that it also treats the environment with respect. Carolina graduated from college with a degree in Tourism, focusing her class time on sustained development and the impact of tourism on native arts and crafts. Arts and crafts have always been a passion of hers.
She enjoys working with them for the pleasure they bring to her and others, and she also believes in the cultural, social and economic influence they have in the community. She has a background working with pottery, glass fusing, beading, origami, paper crafts and flower arrangements.
This is a cornerstone of our eco-friendly approach, aiming to create art that is both pleasing to the eye and unique at the same that it also treats the environment with respect. Carolina graduated from college with a degree in Tourism, focusing her class time on sustained development and the impact of tourism on native arts and crafts. Arts and crafts have always been a passion of hers.
She enjoys working with them for the pleasure they bring to her and others, and she also believes in the cultural, social and economic influence they have in the community. She has a background working with pottery, glass fusing, beading, origami, paper crafts and flower arrangements.
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The glass is cut, polished, and cleaned thoroughly.
Any dirt or contaminants on the glass will encourage devitrification (an unattractive blurry, milky surface on the final piece).
Once the glass is shaped and cleaned it is ready to be colored.
Now, the fun starts!
We paint it with glass enamels and assemble the layers one on top of the other to carefully place the in the kiln to fuse.
During the firing, when the glass reaches fusing point (1475F +) the layers melt together, round sharp edges and improve the colors and texture of the surface.
Any dirt or contaminants on the glass will encourage devitrification (an unattractive blurry, milky surface on the final piece).
Once the glass is shaped and cleaned it is ready to be colored.
Now, the fun starts!
We paint it with glass enamels and assemble the layers one on top of the other to carefully place the in the kiln to fuse.
During the firing, when the glass reaches fusing point (1475F +) the layers melt together, round sharp edges and improve the colors and texture of the surface.
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