| About an Aperture Pour |
An aperture pour, sometimes referred to as a pot melt, is a process whereby glass is melted in a pot and
allowed to flow through a hole in the bottom of the pot forming unusual and surprising results as it lands on the
kiln shelf. In our case, a simple terra cotta flower pot is filled with small pieces of glass, placed in the kiln, and
fired until molten. Similar to the consistency of honey, molten glass ‘rolls’ out of the hole onto the kiln shelf
contributing to the swirling effect seen in a finished pot melt. After the glass has completely emptied from the
pot, it continues to heat while lying on the kiln floor. This allows bubbles to come to the surface. If you look
closely at some of the results you will see round spots, where the bubbles have risen to the surface of the
glass and brought with them the glass colors from below.
allowed to flow through a hole in the bottom of the pot forming unusual and surprising results as it lands on the
kiln shelf. In our case, a simple terra cotta flower pot is filled with small pieces of glass, placed in the kiln, and
fired until molten. Similar to the consistency of honey, molten glass ‘rolls’ out of the hole onto the kiln shelf
contributing to the swirling effect seen in a finished pot melt. After the glass has completely emptied from the
pot, it continues to heat while lying on the kiln floor. This allows bubbles to come to the surface. If you look
closely at some of the results you will see round spots, where the bubbles have risen to the surface of the
glass and brought with them the glass colors from below.
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