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About Percé-Verre
Percé-Verre is a Québec glass art studio founded by Stéphanie Béland, a Québec glass artist guided by color, joy, and perseverance.
Specializing in fused glass art, she creates handcrafted jewelry, tableware, and decorative glass pieces — each one a small burst of life and light, made with care in Québec.
In her studio, the glass is cold worked, then gently fused — a meticulous process where matter transforms into emotion.
As Stéphanie likes to say: “When there’s passion, patience comes naturally.”
Every Percé-Verre creation is a heartfelt work of art — crafted by hand, meant to bring a smile, a touch of color, and a spark of beauty to everyday life.
I work with glass as one pursues a dream — with color, passion, and joy.
A burst of heart, signed Percé-Verre. ✨
My Story — A Journey of Resilience
Before working with glass, I spent thirty years making people laugh as a professional clown.
My world was already filled with colour, light, and the joy of touching people’s hearts. Storytelling, laughter, emotion — that’s how I brought a little magic into everyday life.
Then, in the middle of cancer treatments, life offered me a new language.
One evening, a friend showed me a bracelet she had made out of fused glass. It was love at first sight. The transparency, the brilliance, the softness of the material… it all fascinated me. I knew this was how I could keep sharing light and emotion, in a different way.
Between treatments, I set up a small kiln and began exploring glass — like learning a new stage, a new rhythm. I found creativity again, and joy, and the thrill of seeing colour come alive.
That’s how Percé-Verre was born, in 2016.
“Percé” stands for perseverance and the light that shines through challenges. “Verre” — glass — for its delicacy, its strength, and its quiet transparency, much like life itself.
I work with glass the way one follows a dream — with colour, passion, and joy.
A spark of heart, signed Percé-Verre. ✨
– Stéphanie Béland, Founder
The Fused Glass Technique
Working with glass holds a certain mystery.
Each piece is born from layers of color and light that slowly come together. During the process of assembling and firing, the shapes and hues reveal themselves — like a secret that takes its time to be known.
Fused glass allows me to create jewelry and art pieces entirely from glass — no soldering, just pure union — for a clean, refined finish. Here’s how the magic unfolds.
Preparation
It all begins with the glass itself — sheets, fragments, or granules — carefully chosen for their colors and textures. I layer and compose them as one might paint with transparency.
With a workshop equipped with state-of-the-art tools, including a water-jet cutter, I can shape the glass with remarkable precision before firing. This opens up endless creative possibilities.
Firing and Cooling
Then comes the fusion: the glass is placed in the kiln to melt and unite. Each firing lasts between 18 and 24 hours, sometimes more, and some pieces require up to five cycles to reach their perfect depth and texture.
The drilling, done with the water-jet before firing, ensures a flawless finish — no polishing needed, as the heat itself performs the transformation. The glass is then allowed to rest and cool slowly for many hours before revealing its glow.
Finishing
Once solidified, each piece is assembled gently, true to its own character and rhythm.
Creating fused glass is a dialogue between matter and light — a balance between the precision of the hand and the patience of the heart.
Each piece carries a touch of my vision, and a whole lot of light to share. ✨
The fused glass technique
Glassmaking has its share of mystery. It’s during the assembly of the different layers that the shapes and colors reveal themselves! Fusion creates a jewel or object from scratch, without soldering, for a refined finish. Here are the main stages in the production process.
Preparation
Select glass according to the desired colors (sheets, crushed blocks or granules), then assemble the pieces in overlapping layers to create special patterns.
Firing and cooling
Furnace glass until melting point is reached. Each firing takes from 18 to 24 hours, and sometimes up to 5 firings are required to create a piece. Leave to cool for 10 to 12 hours.
Finishing
Drill the part as required (for jewelry) and assemble the final product.
Working with fused glass requires a great deal of skill, patience and time. But it’s all worth it when the magic of the glass is revealed at the very end!