Okay then, Terry's Blue on Blue on Blue Window is completed and as was expected it is spectacular. With nothing but clear glass and three different shades of blue this makes a striking, if not stunning, appearance. Terry used black patina on the lead to set it all off and it was a perfect choice. Beautiful indeed.
Jeanne was able to get back intro class this week and she put the finishing touches on her pair of Stained Glass Boxes. She's a real fan pf the diamond textured clear glass and I must say that it really does make for an impressive looking finished project.
Next we see that Shelley completed her mid-sized Humming Bird Window and the light blue background on this is exactly what was needed for this piece. I love how the upper leaf of the flower has a small sliver of transparency following the upper edge of the glass-- it gives the leaf some added depth by suggesting that it is flipped over along its edge. Nice work!
Brenda managed to put the finishing touches on her American Flag Window and the Stars that she painstakingly applied to it with glass paint are what really make it. Her soldering is superb and just look at those two small darker pieces of red near the bottom edge of the flag. They really give the illusion that the flag has doubled up over onto itself as a real flag does in the wind. Little things mean a lot.
"Welcome" That's what a Pineapple symbolizes and this Beveled Pineapple Window by Angie was completed both quickly and efficiently in just two quick weeks. Angie liked coming in to our regular class so much that she says we'll be seeing her whenever Roxane can't make it in!
Tasha's large Elephant Suncatcher was finished this week it looks great. She did most of the work on this while she was at home and only needed hooks on it when she brought it back in. Yep, that means that she's got something else to look at further on down in this post.
Ann was back in this week and she got two of her Crosses all ground. Not only that-- she's also got one completely wrapped and ready for solder. We're going to be seeing a few of these crosses come together as the next few weeks go by.
I must say that I love Jan's Sunburst Window. With her beveled border tacked together she's begun to grind all of her pieces so that they fit inside of the framework that the bevels have created. She's almost halfway through with her grinding so she could very easily begin wrapping these pieces when she returns.
This Pumpkin Window that Jeannette is working on is coming together in an amazingly quick manor. With just the background glass left to cut Jeannette will be able to start grinding this when she returns to class. I just love her varied use of colors in both the pumpkins and in the leaves.
Mary Grace managed to get all of her Hibiscus Window wrapped while at home so she started out the day by tacking everything together. Once that was done she filled in three problem pieces and then tacked them into place as well. Next she began working on the first of two more borders. As you can see (if you enlarge the picture) she has the first of her final two borders ground and has started wrapping those pieces.
After completing her Beveled Fleur De Lis Window, Linda L began cutting out glass for her LOVE Window. In just one class she managed to get all of the glass cut out and she is ready to begin grinding already. What confuses most people is how the word LOVE is done. Lead runs between any cuts in the glass so by cutting along the letters Linda has enabled the word LOVE to be 'written' into her window!
This is Tasha's newest project and it's already looking to be every bit as eye catching as her last full sized window. This Woman's Head already drew a lot of attention while the pattern was pinned to the wall awaiting Tasha to start it. She's moving along quickly on this and it will be done before you know it.
Susan R's Welcome Window has just a few small pieces left to cut out before she can start grinding it. Although you can't see it in the picture Susan has alternated between two different yellow glasses for the rays of the sun which will give this a nice effect which we should be able to see soon.
Martha now has both of her borders attached to her Deer Window and is all set to start soldering. Will this be completed next week? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, soldered or not, this looks fabulous!
With her borders in place Lara is now all set to begin soldering. Matching the double borders to the skirt was a stroke of pure genius. I will state for the record that this will be a standout window when it's completed-- of that I have no doubt.
Linda V got all of her paper pattern pieces traced out onto her glass and she's begun cutting the glass for her final two sides of this four sided panel lamp. This version of Mickey has smaller pieces because it features his entire body. It will take a little more time to make these last 2 panels because of the smaller pieces but the end result will be entirely worth it.
Yes, you ARE seeing double here-- this is indeed another look at a Deer Window but this one is being made by Tracey. These two Deer Projects are running neck and neck and I suspect that they'll both likely be completed together in the same class week. Tracey just needs to attach her final border and then cut out two replacement glass pieces and then she'll be soldering!
Carol came in and started working on the top to a Yellow Rose Box. With the rose itself already tacked together Carol will next cut the background glass to square it off. She'll add a hinge along the top of the rose and then after it's been soldered she'll wash, color and then wax this. Once the top is done she'll be able to get exact measurements for the bottom so that the box fits together perfectly.
Bonnie has her Glob Tree Panel all soldered and will wash and patina it black when she comes back in. She was ready to color it at the end of class but we like to leave the black patina on the lead for 45 minutes to allow the color to set a little better. This will easily be completed upon Bonnie's return.
With the front now all soldered Sheri added a multi-colored border to her Heron Window. After we added the zinc channel we dropped it into the frame just to make sure everything was sized correctly and....it fit perfectly! This may very well be completed when we see it again.
Sadly Betty had to repair a broken piece in the Day Lily Window that she completed last week but she did it all on her own! Once that was done she resumed work on her second Day Lily Window where she changed out four of the pieces that she was unhappy with when she saw it pictured here on the Blog last week. Now she has a more subtle green ribbon and I, like Betty, believe that the change is a good one.
Well now, Janelle is so close to completing her Pelican Window that she will easily be able to finish it when she returns and then even start to work on something else. This is the back side of her window and as you can see there's not much soldering left to go on it!
Rowena found this Simple yet stylish Angel Suncatcher pattern on the internet and has it already cut out and set to be ground. She's going to use a bevel for the head piece which doesn't quite match the pattern so she will grind the rest of the pieces and leave the head out. Once all but the head fits together nicely she will trace the large circular bevel onto the wing and body pieces to know exactly how much to trim off of them so her bevel can just drop perfectly into place.
With the fifth panel completed on her six sided lamp, Cindy is ready to start her final panel. Once she has that soldered she will attach 5 sides and then add a small drop border to finish off this lamp. All of that will easily be accomplished in one class and that will happen real soon now.
Lastly, after completing her American Flag Window, Brenda began wrapping enough bevels to frame out two Beveled Transom Windows. She made the large center section at the beginning of the year and is now all set to begin working on the two smaller side pieces that bookend the larger piece.
That's it this time around!
Paul
Bayou Salé GlassWorks
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