MiMi's Heron Window isn't nearly as large as you might assume it to be if you judge it by the picture. Measuring approximately 17 inches wide there are a lot of tiny little feathers in this, each with their own distinctive irregularities which make this window look so detailed. Demure colors and an ever so softly hued background glass make the Heron stand out nicely. Stunning work indeed.
Then there's June's super colorful Rooster Suncatcher which features bright vibrant colors to make him stand apart from any other chickens in the yard (or the window). The legs on this suncatcher are always a problem since they are hinge joints but we've solved that in a nice stylish way by adding a patch of ground to his feet which locks everything firmly into place.
Helen made a Beveled Cross using a granite backed iridized glass which really shows off its 'mother of pearl' rainbow colors. The lesson Helen learned this week was to ALWAYS bring ore than one project because she finished this far quicker than she ever thought she would.
Linda L had to make a pink Flower Angel as a baby gift because although she has some Flower Angel's already made, none were in pink. So rather than making just one pink Angel she made two and now has one in reserve for emergency gifting!
With all of the glass cut for her unique Flower Window, Lara has moved on over to the grinder to get everything fitting together perfectly. She's used a heavily rippled, iridised background glass which pulls in all of the color that her top and bottom borders contain as well as her flowers. This will be a popular design I'm sure.
Cindy's Sunflower becomes more and more lovely with each new petal that she adds to it. She's now adding leaves to the piece and I have to say that this is the prettiest sunflower I've yet to seen done in glass. It just flows smoothly and effortlessly.
MiMi is already hard at work on her colorful Cross Starburst Window. The multiple ringed layers are broken up not only with diamond-like 'shards' but by MiMi's eye for color which disguises the ringed layers which are necessary for a design like this. There's a deadline on this project but I know that MiMi will come through with flying colors.
Judy's got all of the glass cut for her Coffee Pot Window but ended up using a different background glass than she had originally picked. This was going to have a light yellow backdrop but we didn't have enough of it in the rack so she went with a textured clear glass instead. I believe that the change is for the best and the beauty of this switch up is that she can still use her original yellow pick for a border.
Angie is moving at break neck speed on her New Orleans Window. As you can see it's already been completely cut out and ground! She's even begun foiling her glass which means that she's going to be ready to start something new before you know it!
With all of her grinding completed, Let is ready to begin foiling all of the feathers and other pieces of glass that she painstakingly cut and ground over the past few weeks. This window is surely a labor of love and Let's craftsmanship on it is nothing short of perfection.
What's wrong with this picture? Well, Martha obviously tacked the lettering part of the window onto the eyes upside down. No, no she didn't-- She's just soldering the back side of it! This week she was able to get the border cut, ground and tacked together and then she even soldered the front side. Yep this will easily be completed upon her return.
With her white background glass all cut out Mary Grace has completed the hardest parts of making this window. The nice thing about grinding the central logo section of this design is that all of the pieces are large and thus easily manageable unlike all of the letters that she's been working on over the past few months. Mary Grace can now see the light at the end of the tunnel!
Next we have another window whose lettering is backwards and that's a dead give away that Sheri is now soldering the back side of her Coffee Window. There's only the smallest section left to go (in the upper left) and then Sheri will be able to add hooks to this and then wash it and finish it off.
With the grinding completed on her Winged Cross, Melissa has begun wrapping all of her pieces in copper foil. When she has this tacked together she will then cut a background glass for this thus transforming it from a Suncatcher into a Window. The lead lines that will be required to 'windowfy' it will be challenging to position but, as always, we will manage. I'm beginning to think that Melissa loves a challenge as much as I do!
With his cabin all tacked together Kerry as moved along and over to the two trees that bookend his little Bayou House. The tree on the left was simple enough but what you can't see (right now) is all of the detail that the tree on the right has in its trunk. Trust me when I tell you that this will all become apparent once this window is lit up.
Susan R's three dimensional Bumble Bee is tacked together and only needs a little bit more solder put onto it before it is finished. I've taken a picture from two different angles to hopefully give you a better idea of how the bee's body and wings are curved rather than flat.
Panel number three of Linda L's three part Nativity Scene is now ready for its border. Talk about timing- She finished cutting, wrapping and tacking the remaining pieces that make up the subject of her final panel with just a few minutes of class time left to spare. She hopes to solder the front side of this while at home so perhaps this will be completed during her next class.
And lastly we look at the pattern that Judy will begin working on when she returns. She's traced it onto poster board and is now able to begin choosing glass for her beautiful Sailboat Scene.
Congrats on reading this through to it's entirety! Hope to see you all again next week.
Paul
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