MiMi's Solar System is a collection of planets made from meticulous cutting and grinding. It's not that often you see such beautifully curved circles created in glass. The Sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy. And for this window to shine!
Angie finished her Coca Cola Window in record time and the end result is spectacular. There was a lot of heavy grinding in this and although the letters are large they are still letters which demand much more attention than other shapes. The logo is instantly recognizable and that's a sure sign of superior work.
This may very well be my favorite Sunflower Window (so far). Cindy picked a border that I would never have thought to chose and the end result is certainly lovely. I won't be forgetting this color combination any time soon, that's for sure. It's nothing short of refreshing!
Next we have an incredibly colorful flower which could be a Sunflower or perhaps just a random flower that features bold and beautiful multi-colored petals. Whatever it may be it is sure to gather attention as does each of Lara's stained glass pieces!
The first of our Beveled Star USA Lawn Ornaments has been completed. Susan R's is a tad smaller than the one that you'll see a little later on down in this post but only by about 3 or 4 inches in width. I have to say that it turned out to be stunningly patriotic, but that was to be expected
Helen made a Traditional Tulip Panel which is altogether charming. There's a rustic old style feel to this pattern and Helen created it with absolutely perfect colors. Each week she gets better and better at this and it surely shows in her work.
Here's yet another example of a 'primitive' stained glass design. Ann also has a flair for colors that represent a bygone time and her Antiquated Cross looks wonderful!
Linda L has been busy producing Butterfly Rain Gauges with this one being the latest of what will become a large collection. Although she's moving along to something else next I know we'll be seeing more of these in the weeks and months to come.
Bee's Hibiscus Window got its background cut out (it's hard to see but its really there) as well as some of the leaves also. The glass she picked for her leaves goes perfectly with the glass that she used in the flower (both are cathedrals) and once this if off of the table and it has some light behind it you will be able to see just what a perfect fit these two glasses are for each other.
Lara loved her 'Bracketed' Flower Window so much she's decided to make another. She's actually picked a lovely piece of glass for the top and bottom border sections first and is now carefully choosing glass that will match the border for the flowers and the leaves. Careful planning like this always pays off in the end.
Well now, check out Steve who's working on a solar system of his own! His LARGE Lawn Ornament will be surrounded and mounted within a 1/2 inch copper pipe frame that he's painstakingly bent into shape. Steve is blinding me with science and his artist skills!
Here's that second Star Beveled USA Lawn Ornament that I told you about earlier on. Linda L is making this one and she's already gotten it cut out and ground. Linda can make anything look simple even when it's decidedly not!
Let found a pattern for a cross online and wanted to incorporate some bevels in it. We made some angular adjustments here and there and then dropped 2 lines to make the finished piece more sturdy and here's what she ended up with. I believe I heard her say that she's actually going to make this a window so it will next get four pieces of background glass attached to it and then a border or two to finish it all off.
Melissa now has five of her six beach themed Suncatchers all ground and ready to be foiled. I doubt that the sixth will take her long at all which means that these will be completed before you know it. Oh, and by the way, the Nautilus Suncatcher will have some wire work attached to it once it's all soldered. That's what we like to call 'extra attention to detail'.
Lisa has her Sunflower Window just about completed and I must say that this one is equally as impressive as Cindy's is! There are a lot of tiny pieces in this and Lisa has been working well into the wee hours of the morning on it. She's agonized over the border glass for it but as it stands now I know we have a winner because you can never go wrong with Fractures and Streamers. She be adding a second border to this depending on what colors she can find at homeand we'll see how that works out when Lisa walks back in the door next week.
With the front side of her Traditional Fruit Bowl Window completely soldered and just about all of the back side finished I can safely say that this will be one of our finished windows in our next post. Linda F's soldering is wonderful so there won't be much to touch up, that's for sure! A few quick solder lines here and there and then a bath will finish this up in no time at all.
Shelley began this purple Butterfly when she walked in the door and she came oh so very close to completing it. This is a memorial piece for a friend of hers that just passed and I'm happy to say that Shelley did have it completed in time for the Memorial Service. I'll show you a picture of it in its finished state in our next post.
After the purple butterfly comes the purple Iris and Humming Bird that Martha has been busily working on. She has already got this sucker ground and is now ready to foil it and tack it together. Once that's done she'll get to decide if she wants to put some background glass in this or is she wants to just leave the center opened since it can actually go either way.
Mary Grace has just three pieces to re-cut on this center logo section for her Health, Wellness and Houma Window but she won't do that until the rest of it is all tacked together. Currently she's wrapping her pieces and soon enough she'll be able to tack and then assemble this monster of a window!
Sheri's Pelican now has all of its glass cut, ground and tacked into position. She's begun the soldering process and has the front side nearly completed which means that this could very well be finished when we see it next week
With less than 10 piece left to cut on his Cabin In The Bayou Window Kerry is now seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Expect to see some border work happening when we next see this again because there isn't all that much left to do for the center part of this.
Hold on to your horses because this next pattern is a doozy! Annette enjoyed working on her Angels Window so much that she's decided it's time to start something else that's challenging which she can work on a little bit at a time. This New Orleans Window is perfect in every aspect. Annette plans to just take it a little at a time and not worry about rushing. She's picked out a lot of the glass that she plans to use but will also be working on this at home for the most part. As I always say, slow and steady wins the race as long as you're steady at it.
And there ya go. Another busy week in the shop covered in full.
Paul
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