With three of these Oval Hummingbird Windows being made, Betty was the first to complete hers (not that it's a race!) Her colors are stunning and her curves are all graceful and flow effortlessly. Quality craftsmanship always elicits a quality product.
And speaking of quality craftsmanship, Susan D's Sunflower Window will surely make its owner proud. Susan went above and beyond while making this because she wanted to make sure that this commissioned piece left her customer satisfied. It would be hard, if not impossible, to find a better made window. This clearly shows you just what Susan is capable of.
Let's not stop there though, this entire post is filled with wonderful windows and here's a look at Cindy's latest commissioned piece. Her Cajun Bowl Window was based on a logo used by a local bowling/eating establishment. Even though she was limited to a black and white color scheme Cindy was able to match the logo perfectly and use a background glass that although monochromatic is anything but plain or boring!
Kerry's Fleur De Vee Window is also a beautiful piece of art. As I understand it, this will be a wedding present and I think the newlyweds are going to fall head over heels for it! Kerry has done excellent work on this and he moves along quickly without sacrificing quality.
As I said, we are inundated with gorgeous windows this week and Jan's Louisiana Iris fits right in. When you get right down to it this is mostly purple with a splash of green and yellow thrown in almost as accent colors. Two different textures of clear round this out to be a window that I believe other students will most likely put on their list of windows to make.
June's Sewing Machine Window has been threaded up and is ready for action. With each project that June makes she becomes more and more sure of herself and understands that although it may take time, she can do whatever needs to be done to finish the window. The proof is in the pudding so they say, but in this case it's in this gorgeous Sewing Machine.
Annette's Santa Face Moon was something that she really wanted to make. While going through the pattern drawers she stumbled across two different versions of this Santa, a simplified one and this more elaborate rendition. I'm always thrilled when someone chooses to walk the hard road because as always, the extra effort makes the end much more memorable. Annette's Santa proves my point.
Steve completed his Circular Fleur De Lis Window and I feel the need to state again that this is smaller than you might believe. It's only 8 inches wide which ups the difficulty factor of making it. Smaller pieces are always harder to work with. Steve free handed this pattern himself which alone is quite impressive but when you throw in his caliber of work, well that just makes it a winner all around.
On the other end of the spectrum we have Let's Geometric Window which has been constructed of nothing but straight lines. There's not a curve in sight here and her straight lines are indeed straight (which is generally a problem I see when people make these). It's perfect.
Ann has yet another cross under her belt. This one was truly completed in just one class as she began cutting it at 10am and finished it in its entirety by 1pm. Yep, that's a three hour cross you're looking at. Another job well done indeed.
Let's quickly jump outside the shop for a minute and look at Cindy's 'at home' project. She's made two very different, very large mosaic pieces. Both measure close to 6 feet individually at their longest points and have been set into a LARGE concrete slab behind the house. They really make a statement and Cindy worked out how to create such a large scale mosaic all on her own.
Susan D finished these up at home and made short work of them. It's the time of the year for Angels and Susan has plenty more of them on her work table even as I type this.
Linda L didn't want to start work on her large Nativity Window until after the new year so she spent her short time in class with us working on this precious Penguin in a Santa Cap Suncatcher. Why did Linda have a short time in class? Well, the weather cut things short on Wednesday afternoon and judging by the damage that occurred in nearby towns everyone made a good call by leaving early.
Here's a look at Let's Oval Hummingbird Window. Hers shares a slightly similar look to Betty's but that has a lot to do with her border glass. I like that she used two colors for the Iris rather than one. Most people are afraid of making changes to the color schemes of windows that they've already seen but then again, most people aren't Let!
Lisa is working on another Plate Window but this time around she's nixing the bevels in the border. It was just too much work flipping back and forth from the front to back and balancing glass over the edge of the table. Why was that an issue? Well, the plate pushed out to the back while the bevels were taller in the front. That meant that no matter which side she was working on the window was never flush against the table. In the end I know that this will look equally as good as her last Plate Window.
Roxane's Nativity Scene is really coming together now that the three sections have been joined together. There are only a few fill in sky pieces left to cut and then Roxane will be well on her way to finishing this beast of a project!
Judy has her final border attached to her LSU Window and will begin soldering this upon her return. Luckily this is an easy window to solder so hopefully it will be completed before the new year begins!
Angie is still cutting and grinding away and her Seafood Window is looking better and better every week. We're getting ready to make the newspaper glass and I'll show you a picture of that before it gets cut up once the sheet of glass comes out of the kiln.
Next up we look at Susan R's Christmas Reindeer which is just about ready to fly out of the door. I highly suspect that this will be done in time for Christmas. Ho Ho Ho!
Cheryl's Cardinal Window has its second side just about soldered. There's still a ways to go but this will nearly be completed when we see her again. After that she'll move on to a different Cardinal Window.
Susan D never rests and is working on more Stars, Flower Angels and Dragonflies. What I didn't see on the table (until I looked at the picture just now) is that she also has a scarecrow, a bird, and a snowman finished as well. Sadly they are upside down in the lower right of the picture. I just never saw them there as we were rushing getting everyone out of the shop before the bad weather hit.
Now that her letters and background glass have all been cut for the word HEALTH Mary Grace has moved on over to the grinder to get everything fitting together nicely. She's unhappy with a few pieces so she'll do some re-cutting AFTER the rest of this has been ground. At this point it's best to tack things together and then use the empty spaces as a pattern to ensure a nice, snug fit.
Mary has another Heart in the works and hopes to have two of these completed when she returns. If she has this one wrapped and the second one cut out by next Thursday I can see that happening. It will be close, but we always manage!
Lastly we look at Linda F's Modern Cross. She has it all cut out perhaps, who knows, she may complete it upon her return. I'd say it's most certainly within the scope of reality!
Paul
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