Linda's Ornamental Cross is perfection indeed. She's really taken her time to ensure that all of the points and curves line up perfectly to prevent large, uneven amounts of lead from cluttering up the cross. Great work!
Ann's latest Angel may consist of a lot of little pieces but the end result is something she can certainly be proud of. She's pretty much unflappable at this point in her stained glass career because I know (for a fact) that she's never met a project with too many tiny, little pieces!
Melissa's final pair of Beach Themed Suncatchers have been finished and they are a perfect fit for the other four that she completed last week. The Starfish is charming due to its simplicity (as well as the craftsmanship that she put into it) while the Scallop Seashell features an iconic look that translates perfectly to stained glass.
Annette made a pair of Teardrop Crosses in two different sizes. This is a 'logo' for the church she's involved with and I do believe that they are going to be thrilled when they receive these. Especially since they don't even know that they're coming!
Helen learned how to do a repair this week as we replaced one of the broken pieces in her LSU Window. Here's the completed project and you'd never know that this once had a crack running through one of the purple pieces. For those who don't know how a repair is handled I will say that the piece of broken glass isn't mended-- it's completely replaced.
Rudolph is finished and Susan R has his red nose in place which sets him off from the other Reindeer that she's made throughout the year. That means that this is the last of this series of Lawn Ornaments until one of her friends or neighbors orders a full set of nine reindeer and a sleigh. (Just kidding!)
MiMi has begun cutting out a Polaroid Camera which is going to amaze a lot of stained glass makers out there when it gets just a little farther along. The picture that will be emerging from the camera will be interesting indeed.
Steve is attaching all of his pieces to his copper framework to create a very unique piece of Lawn Art. Soldering to copper is not an easy feat but Steve is being smart and not rushing it or getting discouraged. Slow and steady wins the race!
Mary Grace resumed work on the wrapping of her pieces that form the large Lotus section of her four part window. It won't be long now until all four sections are joined together to form one large (and very impressive) window.
Linda also worked on a Halloween Pumpkin that will be done in black glass with a fiery orange mouth, nose, and eyes. This will be striking to say the least.
Lara has begun working on a Louisiana Themed Window which incorporates the outline of the state filled with various activities and locations that represent what Louisiana may best be known for. It's her first week working on this but she's already cutting out glass for it.
Kerry's started a Hummingbird Suncatcher that resides on some rather fancy wire work. His glass is all cut, ground, and wrapped so this will easily be completed upon his return.
Lisa's Cardinals Window is getting closer and closer to its completion. She's got her double borders attached as well as the channel which means that she's working on soldering. She's already far along on the front side so I think that we will see what she's working on next when she returns to class next week because this will surely be finished then.
Shelley has decided to make another large Peacock Suncatcher and is already well under way on it. She may have made her first one a few years back but she's working through this quickly as if she makes them every other week!
Bee's Hibiscus Window has all of the glass cut for it so the rest should be a piece of cake. Since the leaves of the flower cut into the two borders they didn't go on as quickly as other borders do. There was a lot of back and forth to the grinder as each piece was being cut. There was also a small problem with two of the inside border pieces which, although they were cut from the same sheet of glass, didn't quite match the other pieces. But Bee nipped that in the bud before she tacked the pieces to her window.
Angie's LSU/Tiger Eye Window has its two panels tacked together which means that they will be joined together with a single border when she comes back in. I must say that she's moved quickly and efficiently on this difficult window.
Sheri is taking a bit of a break from her Business Card Window to work on something a little less mentally taxing. Here you can see that she's working on her own version of the Ornamental Cross and moving along nicely with it.
June was unsure about what color to pick for her Sailboat Window's border and she almost settled on blue but then I spotted this wonderful vibrant green that really lends itself to the overall asthetiques of the window.
Betty's Irises and Dragonfly Window is ready for foil now that she's got everything ground. Once it's tacked Betty will learn how to easily fit borders to an octagonal shaped window. Following pattern pieces usually results in angles that are thick in lead or uneven;y joined but there is a trick that we will cover when the time comes. Oh, and I love her choice of Dragonfly colors.
Cindy's Alligator Window is so close to completion. This week we saw her tack the leaves and the Alligator together and then cut out the background glass to fit in all of the empty spaces that were left in between. The end result is a perfectly fitting background and a border that fits equally as well in both the literal and figurative sense of the word.
Next we have Judy who did the same thing that Cindy did by filling in numerous background pieces for her Vegetable Window. She's only cut half of the background pieces because we wanted to tack some of them into position to help stabilize everything to make the final smaller pieces fit in easier. Look to see the remaining holes filled when Judy returns.
Lastly, Betty's also working on two Crosses of her own-- one Ornamental cross which she's done in all clear textures and the other featuring clear bevels intermixed within assorted colors. Both are ground and ready to be wrapped and tacked together so it won't be long now.
Well, lo and behold, we've reached the end!
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