Susan D has finished all of her Hummingbirds with this circular double bird and flower being the largest of the flock. To solidify things she added a few glue chip pieces into the mix and it works out perfectly. It's her own design and if that doesn't impress you enough then take a gander at the workmanship and add that to the mix!
As I said, Susan completed all of her Hummingbirds so here's a look at her two free hanging hummingbirds. Both are traditional in style making them lovely pieces of art that will add beauty to any window.
Let took no time at all to make this cute little Birdhouse Suncatcher. Little may be the wrong word to use because as a suncatcher this would have to be classified as somewhat oversized. Not horribly so, but it's definitely bigger than your standard suncatcher.
Let also completed her Pumpkin Owl and it's very distinctive white gourd body makes it stand out in a crowd. These are as sweet as can be and I know that there are more on the way!
Mary Grace has completed her last frame! She is VERY happy about that and I completely understand why. Making two or three of the same items isn't bad but after that third one I can honestly say that it becomes more work than fun. I remember making 200 suncatchers for a customer once and it was hell on earth to me!
Cindy worked on her Golfer Window which is not to be confused with a Gopher Window. There's a surprising amount of detail in this panel sized project which is why I'm not labeling it as a panel. Sometimes you have to take the number of pieces into account when deciding to call the finished piece a window or a panel. This has enough pieces for me to label it an actual window.
Susan R is pounding out the pieces to her multi-pieced Leaf one at a time with precision and a good sense of humor! Her flow of Autumn colors ensures that this will be a standout item in her stained glass repertoire.
Paula's got a pair of Cardinals well under way and she's picking out her colors carefully as well as methodically. Close enough is NEVER an option for Paula and it's what I admire about her stained glass making.
Lorrie's been working on these Birds on a Branch while at home and she surprised me with it when she brought it in and asked what the next step was. Because this is so wide I like to reinforce it with a wire that runs the complete width on the back side that will be soldered over to hide it. This wire helps ensure that these beautiful birds won't sag in the middle and eventually pull apart. We call that planning ahead.
Annette has completed the soldering on her LSU Window as I suspected she would. The only thing left to do on this is to touch up the soldering here and there and add a channel to it. This could very well be completed when she comes back in.
Cheryl's wedding box is just about ready to come together now that her top has been completed. She'll wash, color and wax this upon her return and then be ready to assemble the box bottom.
Mary resumed work on her LSU Tiger Eye Window and has the Tiger itself entirely cut out now. She's unsure about the color of the eye that she's picked but we are going to wait until it is all ground and wrapped before changing anything out. She'll tack together everything but the eye pieces that she's unsure of and then she'll move this to a light box to see what things look like and then make a decision.
Shelley designed a Child Ballerina Circular Panel and after numerous sketches she's come down to this design which really impresses me. Them again, I'm always impressed when students draw up their own patterns because it's not an easy thing to do at all.
Lorrie has certainly been busy working away at her dozen or so Oil Wand Scopes and spent her class time filling in the front sections around the rings that hold the oil wands with solder. It's truly the hardest part of making these. Slow and steady wins the race and the good news is that her mirrors have arrived! All the pieces are finally here only needing to be put into place.
Judy's about ready to solder her newest Modern Cross after cutting and grinding this week. Could this be the end? We'll soon find out.
I see we need really only need some paws cut on this gorgeous Cat Of Many Colors that June is making (as well as a scant six more body pieces). That means that the hard part of making this window is coming to an end. Since this will be a window she'll still need to cut and grind the background glass as well as the border pieces but that will only take minutes to do at the most.
Remember, keep grinding!
Paul
Bayou Salé GlassWorks
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