Dr. Universe: How do people stain glass to make it all the colors it can be? - Emily, 10, Edmonds, WA
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Dear Emily,
Ever since humans discovered they could use sand to make glass, they’ve been experimenting with it. They even learned how to control the colors.
My friend Dustin Regul is a stained glass artist and painter who teaches fine arts at Washington State University. He told me more about where glass gets its color.
“It’s actually metals that help change the color of the glass,” he said. Read More ...