Sand Dollar Serving Plate

I was surprised by how may air bubbles appeared in the edges of this plate, whee it is clear glass.  I used this glass as the anchor where all of the image pieces were attached.  There is no glue added to anchor the bigger pieces of glass to the clear base, and yet there are more bubbles around the edges of the darker glasses than in the middle.

Glass plate using French vanilla, brown topaz plate and stringer glass, and clear glass.

The bubble pattern is consistent around the edges of the glass with color on both the stripe end and the sand dollar end of this place. 

Sand dollar serving plate

I have always been intrigued by functional art, like the glass plate below.  I want to explore using these rectangular spaces for image creation and display.  This is the perfect size for a little hors d'oeuvres or cracker plate!  Just add a knife and a little food!  FYI - these creations are "HAND WASH ONLY!"

Sand dollar serving plate.