Martha's Beveled Fleur De Lis Window was made entirely of assorted clear glasses and then accented with black patina rather than the standard copper color. I always say that black lead lines works best when set upon clear textures and this window proves my point. I also feel the need to point out how beautiful Martha's soldering was on this.
Betty completed her Octagon Irises and Dragonfly window which is chocked full of long flowing pieces along the bottom half of the window. The top is less tight but the end result is a complex window that still manages to exude a light airy feeling.
Barbara is getting a plenty of items together for her show and this week we see that she's completed a beautiful Dragonfly, a stunning Tulip Panel, and a unique Round Iris Panel. She's definitely going to have a full booth at this rate.
Shelley's Peacock suncatcher was completed this week and of course it looks wonderful. I still can't decide if it's a medium sized suncatcher or a large one. Anyway, she took her time all the while still managing to move efficiently throughout the creation of this project which will surely inspire others to want to make this peacock for themselves.
Annette had her Calla Lily Panel finished 2 weeks ago but at that point in time it just didn't have hooks on it. Then last week we just completely forgot about it but no so this week. This pattern has a rustic, traditional feel about it and Annette did wonders with all of the tiny pieces that make it up. This week she also got a trio of Teardrop Crosses made, one small, one medium and one large.
Jeannette put the finishing touches on her own Beveled Geometrical Cross (which, of course, is flawless) and then moved onto completing a Grinch Hand as well. Our students are barely able to keep up with the demand for these adorable ornament holders.
Angie's Beveled Geometric Cross is another in a long line of these traditional looking crosses. I suspect that these may be winding down now because there are only two more in the works (that I know about) as I write this. But after seeing how beautiful and how quickly these go together, well, who knows what the future holds.
Kerry continued working on his red, black and clear Butterfly Suncatcher and managed to get a good portion of one of the wings ground. He's also discovered that the clear glass he's used cuts wonderfully and grinds very easily since you can always see the pattern line under the piece of glass! Also of note: This is 18 inches wide so let's definitely call this a LARGE suncatcher!
Susan R is making something entirely new. Her TV sits too low atop the furniture that it resides on for her DVR to fit under it. To fix this she is making a pair of rectangular 'boxes' that the feet of TV will rest on thus providing the extra 2 and a half inches required for the DVR to fit nicely under the television (and somewhat out of sight) while still being functional. It's a Stained Glass Solution for a tight problem!
With all but one ear ground on her Deer Head Window I'd say that Bee is flying through this. Wrapping and tacking come next and then she'll be able to fill in the background with whatever she wants.
Susan D has revived her old Peacock pattern (which she had drawn up herself) and has begun remaking it this week. The biggest pieces are cut and now she's moved on down to the the thin and complex feathers that make up the tail. Unlike Shelley's peacock, Susan's will be surrounded by background glass and a border to make this into a full fledged, full sized window.
Cheryl's LSU Tower Window just needs a few more background pieces cut out and then this will be nearly complete. This week she finished cutting and wrapping the yellow pieces that make up the tower and then she tacked it all together. When she discovered that she still had time left in the class she cut the background pieces for the LSU bottom portion of the window and then began grinding it.
Linda L has really moved along quickly on her pair of three sided 3D Succulents. There are a lot of tiny pieces in these but Linda doesn't intimidate easily and is barnstorming through these. She's grinding them already which means that she's beyond the halfway point now.
Cindy has her Two Cherries Address Window all tacked together save for the final border which has been cut and ground though. It hasn't taken Cindy long at all to get this window whipped into shape and I think it will easily be finished within two weeks now.
MiMi's Polaroid Camera was completely wrapped in foil and the front side was soldered as well. The soldering on this is taking longer than usual only because of the number of thin, thin pieces that make up the camera. If she solders this too quickly she can easily crack those thin pieces. Therefore she MUST give her pieces time to cool off before continuing soldering for safety's sake.
Mary Grace's Houma Health and Wellness Logo Window has been successfully wrapped and tacked together! Her border is the perfect color and she began soldering the front side of it this week. She's going to be using the 'Every Other Line' approach to soldering since she's got so many thin pieces and she certainly doesn't want anything to break at this point in the game. Soldering every other line gives the glass time to cool down before the soldering iron applies heat to the other side of the glass.
Melissa cut out all of the black glass for the background of her Kingdom Hearts Window and then moved on over to the grinder to get everything fitting perfectly. The devil is in the details and on a geometric window like this it's imperative that things align from side to side. That said, as you can plainly see she's doing a great job. This window will be completed before you know it.
And lately, Betty is already gearing up for Christmas starting with six(!) Grinch
hands as well as another Silverware Dragonfly. And these are just the
beginning! She'll be ready for any sale surges because she's a machine
when it comes to these smaller items.
As ever,
Paul
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