Showerthought: I swore off color frit for years, but now I'm all in

I always thought using frit was cheating or too messy for real glassblowing. My pieces were solid colors because I wanted full control over the hue. Then I helped a friend who does mosaic work and had buckets of leftover colored bits. Out of boredom, I rolled a gather in some cobalt blue frit just to see. The way it melted into the clear base with these wild, organic streaks stunned me. I spent a whole weekend experimenting with mixes, like amber and white, and the results were unpredictable but cool. Now I plan my pieces around frit patterns instead of avoiding them. It feels like I unlocked a whole new side of the craft I was too proud to try before.

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