New Challah Tray

This was a fun design. The glass is a beautiful piece from Bullseye that casts a silver-gray glow as it streaks through the semi-transparent white. I cut out clear letters and coated the backs of them with blue glass powder and I also sandwiched a square of silver foil between the white and clear cap.

Eight and a half hours of heating to a top temp of 1435° and annealing at lower temperatures, then another 8 hours of cooling fused all the necessary parts into a whole. Cleaning, grinding edges, poilishing and then back to the kiln and onto a mold for another "sauna" session. 7.5 hours of heating to  1250°, annealing, and then 7 hours of cooling brought it to completion. 

This tray will be available for purchase at the lobby show of the Jewish Community Center-
6651 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland - the week on May 19-24.... Come see it in person!

SOLD!

A new customer saw this challah plate and fell in love with it. They asked me to round up the edges for them, which I did  (great idea!) and before I had a chance to take a photo of it, it was out the door on its way home.

Don't hesitate to ask me to modify a design or custom design a functional piece of glass. I want to be sure you are happy and have something of heirloom quality to hand on to the next generation.

In the meantime, Shabbat will be a little nicer for the new owners of this plate!