Tracey's Circular Magnolia moved along quicker than I thought because although I was a little skeptical about it being completed this week here we are looking at her beautifully constructed and finished Magnolia Window! Of course Tracey has made this before which means that it will go quickly since she knows all the ins and outs of making this pattern. Beautiful.
Mary's Eye Of the Tiger also got to see the light of day this week and as always she's done a great job on this project. She never rushes and is always willing to redo anything if it doesn't work out perfectly for her. "Close is never good enough" might just be her motto and it surely shows here.
Let completed another of her signature Suncatcher/Small Panel Flowers with this one being an orange Tulip surrounded by a bordering ring of blue scallops. The border puts a whole new spin on these types of designs that Let is so fond of.
Lorrie's second large 3D Macaw was washed, colored and then attached to its metal hoop. This gives her one large and one medium Macaw to hang on her deck. Before class ended she told me that wanted to do one more but smaller than the other two by 2 more inches. We'll have the pattern for that drawn up for her next week.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this is the last of the Cardinal Crosses that Cindy needs to make. I believe I've said that twice before already but since she's moved onto her large Wolf Window I'm thinking this is the last of the Crosses for a while at least.
Hare's a quick look at a large window that I've made. The picture isn't the best but that's largely due to the fact that we have all of our plants in the shop where I normally take pictures. This window is so large that I can't get good lighting to get a nice sharp picture through and through, but you get the idea.
Annette's Central Catholic Logo (of Morgan City) is all cut and ground! She walked out of class last week with only a pattern for this in her hand and just look at it this week! This is amazing work and she even got it all foiled in one class. There's no doubt that well get a background cut for it when she comes back in as well as a border.
As promised, here's a look at Susan R 's Yorkie Dog which has really taken shape since you've last seen it. Faces are hard to do largely because of the eyes. They have to be perfect or the entire face looks crooked whether it be human or animal. As you can see, Susan's Yorkie is neither cross eyed nor twisted and that's the result of her meticulous grinding.
Lorrie needs an Address Window done quickly and drawing a pattern for that is one of the simplest things to do so it was ready for her when she walked in the door. She began her class by coloring her Macaw and set to work on this Address Window. In less than 3 hours she had it all cut and ground save for the border pieces. She'll be foiling this at home and I have no doubt that this will be completed when she comes back in. Impressive!
Cindy's newest Window is going to be a semi Sci-Fi take on a Wolf howling at the moon. Why Sci-Fi? Well, there appears to be a planet looming largely behind the moon. It's unique and it will surely make people take a second look at it whether they want to or not!
Paula was a little bit in between projects so she looked around in the smaller projects patterns and decided to make a 3D succulent. It will consist of either 9 or 10 pieces of assorted lengths of tall green petals which she's already cut out and has begun grinding. This will be assembled before you know it.
Jan tacked together her hear Panel and got the border cut and ground as well. Alas, we had an issue which caused two of the border pieces to break but we re-cut those easily out of the scrape glass that she had left over. This could likely be completed upon Jan's return.
I've learned the name of the bird that Sheri is making so I'll pass it along here now. It's a Scissor Tailed Flycatcher and she has almost everything but the background cut out now. She was going to get the few remaining leaves cut out but had accidentally left those pattern pieces at home. No matter, that will be handled quickly enough when she comes back in.
Kandise flew through the grinding process of her Trio of Colorful Dogs and even managed to get all of the pieces foiled. She's thinking about a multi colored border for this which we will see next week after she cuts, grinds, and attaches it. And knowing Kandise this will be well on its way to being soldered as well!
Martha's got all of her Oval Hummingbird/Iris Window ground and is foiling her pieces now. Slow and steady may win the race but Martha works with precision at a faster rate of speed than that!
Barbara ground all of her fancy Mardi Gras Fleur De Lis and then wrapped them in copper foil as well. Next week she'll be able to tack this together and then get the background cut and ground as well.
Susan D was busy designing her next circular panel which involves a detailed woodpecker. The pattern is all set now which means that she'll be cutting glass when we see her again.
Mary's newest window is going to be spectacular to say the least. This is one of the most detailed sunflower designs that I've ever seen. Never forget that the extra work that you put into a project ALWAYS shows in the end.
Until our paths cross again,
Paul
Bayou Salé GlassWorks
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