Martha's Ruby Slippers Window is a work of art. She did an exceptional job making this and it surely shows in the completed project. I guess we all have to agree that it's a testament to the fact that there's no place like home.
Shawn's Hera Flag Window came out looking every bit as wonderful and I expected. Shawn did some impressive work on this and only the tiniest of the pieces (exactly one of them) gave her any problem at all. How fitting is it that the feather in this window makes a perfect addition to Shawn's stained glass cap.
Lisa's Plate Window is certainly eye catching. It lights up and sparkles like a flawless diamond. And look out because she has another of these in the works already. I can't believe just how well this photographed-- it must be because Lisa picked all of her glass perfectly!
Sheri finished her Grinch Looking in a Window 'suncatcher' as well as a pair of Grinch hands. Roxane thought that all three would form one bigger scene and that is what she walked out the door with after striking a deal with Sheri.. I've also pictured just the face in a window so you can see just what Mr. Grinch looks like while he's peeking into a house.
Melissa's Butterfly Lawn Ornament was completed in just two short weeks and everything about it will bring smiles to the faces of all who see it. Melissa's attention to detail is astounding and although the angle of the butterfly may make it hard to see, these two wings are perfectly symmetrical.
Mary's first Heart Angel Wings suncatcher may have come to an untimely end but the replacement that she made this week was finished in far less time than her first one and it even looks better to Mary since she prefers the white glass that she used this time when compared to the glass she used in her first Heart. I guess what they say is true-- There's a reason for everything.
Martha began this Modern Cross Suncatcher while she was in class last week and when she walked back in the door on Tuesday night it was finished. She not only did a great job making it, she did a great job using up scrap glass as well!
Speaking of Modern Crosses, Ann also completed hers as well. She went with a two tone color green scheme using a deep, rich green along side a mint green. Also, Ann's Cross is slightly bigger than Martha's because we have this pattern in two different sizes which Ann flips back and forth between when she makes these.
Betty was a busy woman (as always) this week as she completed work on a Silverware Dragonfly as well as three Hummingbird suncatchers. With Christmas just around the corner Betty is making these 'best selling' suncatchers as if they're going out of style! Best of all, Betty now knows exactly how to grind the hole for a small round eye that's only 1/8th of an inch in diameter.
Roxane has begun cutting out the sky for the three sections of her Nativity Scene Window and will join all the sections together with the upright beams shortly. When these are joined you'll truly see just how big this beautiful window really is.
Martha also worked on this Deer Head Window which needs to be finished in time for Christmas. Normally I'd say that there isn't enough time but I know that Martha will get the job done with the greatest of ease.
Sheri not only completed her Grinch 'body parts' but also worked on her Oval Humming Bird window as well. She's cut out the few remaining background pieces that weren't cut due to her running out of sandblasted glass. Luckily it's back in our glass rack and Sheri was able to resume work on this stunning window.
Angie is very hard at work with her Seafood Window. We're fast approaching the time to make her 'newspaper glass' which will be done with a laser printer that uses a special toner that can be printed onto a decal and then applied to white glass. Once that's done the glass is kiln fired so that the print is permanently affixed to the glass. After that it's all about keeping everything aligned to complete the illusion of seafood on newspaper.
Cheryl is soldering her Cardinal Window and when this one is completed she will move onto a different Cardinal window in the same size as this one and with the same border. In the end she'll have a 'matching' pair that are different but belong together
Annette has two Santa Faces in the works and both of them are nearing completion. I know we'll see one of these finished next week (the smaller of the two) and then she'll wrap up work of the Large Santa the week after.
Mary Grace was hard at work on the background pieces for her Health and Wellness Window. Now that the background is cut out MG will slide on over to the grinder and get everything fitting together so she can then tack this and then move along to the next set of letters that spell out Wellness.
Susan R's Reindeer is all cut out and now she's working on grinding her pieces. She's gone with a black nose so that makes this reindeer either Dasher , Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner (Donder, Dunder) or Blitzen (Blixem). I had never realized the confusion of the names of the last two reindeer until just recently. I've always called them Donner and Blitzen but those names have been distorted over time from the original names of Dunder and Blixem which are Thunder and Lightning respectively. And now you know the rest of the story.
Shelley has replaced the pieces that were cut from the wrong color in her large Mermaid Suncatcher and now she's begun soldering it. This will surely be completed upon her return because she's right at the end of this project.
MiMi's first of two Traditional Windows is so very close to getting its borders attached. She only has a few more pieces left to foil and then the hardest part of making this window will be well behind her.
Linda F's Birds on a Branch Window gained a border this week and now Linda is ready to begin soldering. For the border she chose a color that was already used within the window, but only sparingly. That small yet noticeable tie in makes her border work wonderfully and brightens the entire piece.
Jan's Iris Window came in the door borderless and left with two borders being cut out. In fact, she only has a few pieces of the final border to wrap in foil before she can tack this all together and then begin soldering it.
Judy's LSU window was able to be ground this week because June's yellow glass arrived just in time for her to cut it into its respective pieces. Once that was done Judy moved on over to the grinder. Now all we need to do is decide what color border she wants to go with. I wasn't sure at first what students in the past have normally used but I do recall now-- more purple!
Let's newest Geometric Window got both of its borders cut out which means that this window will be finished before you know it. And it should be because Let is now an expert at making these.
Betty also has her Oval Hummingbird window all ground but she's didn't start wrapping it because she was worried that the glass pieces were too close together. She showed me her concerns and I concurred. She's taken it back home with her so she can lightly re-grind each piece thus making room for the two pieces of foil that have to reside in between each and every piece of glass. Alas, I did NOT get a picture of her work because of a bad memory card. :-(
Susan D's Sunflower window will definitely be finished in time for Christmas just as the person who ordered it had wanted. Not only will Susan have it completed, she's also added MORE pieces to the pattern by adding lead line in the bottom green background pieces for added detail. You can't see that extra work because, like Betty's picture, Susan's Sunflowers just showed up on my memory card as a bunch of strange letters and symbols. I've formatted the memory card so hopefully this problem will NOT return.
And there you have it. Only two more weeks of class until the year 2023!!!
Paul
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