Cindy's Sewing Machine Window has been completed and it is nothing short of precious. She's altered the pin cushion on her version of this window and brought back to my mind a memory of the strawberry needle sharpener that my grandmother used to have.
Barbara H finished her Hibiscus Window in plenty of time and went the full distance by taking the time to add wire stamen onto the two flowers in her window. They're a little hard to see in the picture but they really add so much to the finished window. The more you put into a window the more you'll get out of it.
As I suspected, Linda L put the finishing soldering touches on her Christmas Bells and walked away with a beautiful window. The bells were cut from iridized white glass. If you look closely and you can see the pink, green, blue and yellow accents hiding within the glass. She also made the bell clangers out of lead covered glass and learned the trick to making this effect look its best-- use a minimal amount of solder on it.
Lisa's got a knack for making projects that are completely unique and usually three dimensional. Her stylized flower is literally bursting open at the center to reveal three yellow glass globs as well as some wire stamens and a healthy dose of glass paint to top it all off! I never know what I'll see next from Lisa and I'm always thrilled to see the finished product.
Angie's pair of Cross Hearts are both the same yet completely different. In terms of glass, only the borders are the same between the two windows. Ask to to pick out which one is my favorite and I'll truthfully say that the both look spectacular.
Martha's got a her Grinch Window completed and the other students in the class are as green with envy as the Grinch himself is over it! It astounds me that she can make this window easily but the Grinch Hand with an Ornament gives her pause for concern about making it.
Here's a look at Betty's next Christmas Candle that we glimpsed at last week. I knew this one wouldn't keep her busy for very much longer.
Judy's Grinch Hand was made in a single class and she's now ready to begin her next project. Let's all give her a hand! You know, if Judy keeps up this pace she'll be teaching the class and I'll be out of a job!
Cindy also started working on this Business Logo Window which is going to be tough to see until it is hanging up because the logo is black and white. Currently she has the cutlery cut out and placed into position on her pattern.
MiMi got all of the colored sections of her Traditional Window cut and then ground, wrapped and tacked together the center accent decoration. When she comes back in she'll get her clear background glass cut into strips which she'll then cut into their respective shapes.
Susan D began work on a Sunflower window that features 5 different Sunflowers in one (smallish) window. She has all of the glass cut and will be grinding away on this before you know it.
Linda F's Magnolia Window is also almost completed. With the front side soldered and her brass channel already attached, the back of this window could very well be soldered and completed when we next see Linda again. Once this is finished Linda will be able to resume work on her Birds On A Wire Window.
Kerry spent his night grinding away at the grinder and by the time he left he'd finished getting everything fitted together perfectly. Next up is wrapping and after that the coast will be clear for him to tack and then add border(s) to this beautiful gift.
Roxane is flying now as the third panel for her Nativity Scene has all of its glass cut. I've got to hand it to her-- it fits together wonderfully considering the fact that not a single piece has been touched by a grinder yet. That will surely change next week though.
Betty isn't one to rest on her laurels, after finishing her Christmas Candle she found herself knee deep into her oval Humming Bird and Iris Window. She's already got the vast majority of the glass cut for this window and just for good measure her Mary and Joseph Panel only needs to be flipped over and soldered.
Next we see that Sheri has begun cutting glass for her version of the oval Humming Bird and Iris Window on which she'll be using a slightly different color scheme. Hers is also two inches shorter in width from the one Betty is working on but you'd never notice that difference unless you put the two windows side by side. Sheri is also making 2 Cardinal Suncatchers complete with wire work which are taking form very quickly.
Susan D also has a trio of Miniature Woodland Creatures all cut, ground and just needing a few more pieces foiled before she can quickly solder these little beasts together. Next week I'll place a quarter besides them so their size is more readily apparent.
Cheryl's Cardinals Window got most all of its missing piece filled in which means that after a few more fills (just the eyeballs) she'll be ready to work on the complex three layer border that surrounds this.
Lara's Peonies are officially ready for solder! She picked a wispy white glass for her final border and the look is perfection. Here comes the fun part: Soldering (well at least it's fun to me.)
Let has all of the glass cut for her latest Geometric Window. These things are starting to fill the Blog here because they are THAT popular.
Ann worked on cutting out two more of her stylized crosses but all I can show you is a modern art version of a cross that I literally threw together using some of the scraps that Ann left behind after calling it a night. Trust me when I tell you that you will recognize the Cross design when you see it in our next post.
And there you have it-- all the stained glass you need to see until next week!
Paul
No comments:
Post a Comment