It is spring and that means it is time to pump up the inventory.
I need some new entries on Etsy, some new stock in the mall booth,
and a bunch of lower priced pieces for First Fridays which begin in May.
So, my "free time" will be all but gone at least for a while.
How to begin???
First: Take a nice bevel cluster,
add some barn wood surround glass,
stir in some antique seedy blue,
season with blue and green blobs,
and top with some accent bevels = a really nice window panel.
Oh, please remember the beginning glass class on May 31st.
There is still space for you if you would like to learn this art.
You may sign up in the side bar with the Paypal link.
I managed to spend a lot of time on this panel.
Every time I thought I had the right idea,
some thing else would come up and I would need to work on that.
The ideas just floated through my head and did not stay there.
Finally, I caught a break and had the time to finish.
I think it turned out pretty well.
The antique amber plate, set in a surround of "Frost" glass,
with glass globs, an amber streaky border with bevel accents,
and a fine black/brown patina.
This 16" square panel is really spectacular
with the light shining through it.
Enjoy it.
A few weeks ago I posted some photos of my work area. On the project board at that time was the beginning of this Stained Glass Spring Project. I wanted to create a panel that would reflect the idea of spring. The feelings and the colors that we experience in spring time. A feeling of new growth coming from the darkness of winter, of new life breaking through as the warmth of the sun returns.
It has spent a lot of time on the table, off the table, being looked at, being changed around, being slightly re-designed, and has even had the occasional adult word or two used in its direction.
Where to place the globs...how to balance the positive and negative space...what size globs.....etc.
The interior bevels are done in clear, pale blue, and a pale green to reflect the spring season. The globs range from a rich cobalt blue, green, light blue, to a iridescent clear....a reminder of the budding trees and flowers of spring time.
Each piece is first ground, darkened, and then wrapped in copper foil and placed in its proper location. A bit over 1 1/2 lbs of solder was needed to provide the negative space. The solder was then darkened with a rich patina so that the glass globs seem to "bloom" from the darkness.
The entire panel was then surrounded with clear bevels to allow
the "sun to shine in" and bring the change of season.
The finished, zinc surrounded, panel is 10" X 20" and weighs in at almost 4 pounds! Tell me what you think...
Yes, it will be available for sale on my Etsy site...see the right sidebar.
The stained glass "glob project" is progressing but
at a rather slow rate.
It keeps getting changed...first one thing then another.
The final (?), I hope, revision has been done and the
panel has been wrapped in foil and is ready to solder.
If there are any more changes they had better happen right now. When I start the soldering I do not want to change anything else. I will post a finished photo.
