Now here's something I can guarantee that you've never seen before! MiMi's Polaroid Camera has been completed and the picture that is coming out of it was actually fused onto glass making it a permanent layer. Some of the pieces in this were a staggering 1/16th of an inch wide and her grinding skills on those super thin pieces (as well as on all the others) are just amazing!
Susan's simple solution for her DVR problem will be in use tonight as her TV Lifts do their magic to raise her TV an extra two and a half inches higher. The added height will put her DVR in a practical but out-of-the-way place directly under her TV. I've got to say that Susan had no problem soldering these 3D items!
Helen's newest Tulip is a classic pattern that she's getting better and better at making. Helen's skills grow with each new project she makes and you can see how closely things fit here and how the curves in her pieces are getting smoother and smoother.
Ann has redesigned her Angel Wing Heart to be one piece rather than wings with a separate heart piece tacked on top. She cut, ground, wrapped, tacked and soldered this all in one night which is darned impressive if I do say so myself. The redesign made this much stronger than her previous version and this is what she'll be making again if she decides to remake this.
Betty finished her Silverware Dragonfly and the first of five Grinch Hands with ease and is ready to continue with even more Grinch Hands.
Meanwhile, Jeannette discovered that the Spoons she had brought in to attach to her Dragonfly Wings would NOT accept solder. Sadly, some metals cannot be soldered onto and her spoons just happened to be four of those things. What's a woman to do? Well Jeannette simply cut replacement bodies out of glass and Violà! She now has four Dragonflies.
Annette walked out of the door with 6 more Teardrop Crosses made in three assorted sizes. She certainly on a roll with these and has even more ready to be completed.
Let has begun cutting glass for her next window and it's certainly spectacular. The flowing leaves really make this an elegant piece but the beautiful flower in the center just pulls your eye to it. Leave it to Let to come up with something so graceful!
Martha's moving at break neck speed on her Yellow Rose Window. In just one night she's managed to cut out and grind all of the pieces to her flower. And if you look closely you will surely be impressed at how deep some of those cuts go into the glass that forms the flower petals.
Angie's got a pair of Tiger Eye Windows that are moving along quickly as well. Don't worry though, these are two separate windows so the color difference isn't going to matter between them.The one on the right has been tacked together and has its border cut while the eye on the left is ground but still needs to be wrapped.
June's Razorback has only the black trim glass needing to be cut out and as you can see she's got those pieces traced out onto her sheet of black glass already. When she comes back I believe that she'll be able to have this all cut out.
Susan D's moving at full steam ahead on her Peacock Window. The bottom feathers in this are tricky because of how thin they are but Susan just picks a piece and does what needs to be done without paying any attention to the fact that it might be hard to 'sculpt' into shape. When you don't complain the job goes much faster!
Cindy's Address Window got its border attached and its front side soldered. Before class was through Cindy even flipped the window over and worked on soldering the back side. It looks like I was correct last week when I said that this would probably be completed in just two more weeks.
Judy has her Angel all cut and and ground which is yet another impressive feat in this post. Our students are really stepping up their game by getting so much done in such a short amount of time. And all the while without sacrificing quality. Would you believe that this was a pattern that Judy said she'd never do again? Well, she's certainly making this look easy now!
With the front side of her Logo Window soldered, Mary Grace is ready to flip this over and continue the soldering process on the back side of her window. This is getting so close to being finished that we've even got her next pattern lined up!
I will certainly say that Sheri's Business Card Window is colorful. Once the remaining background pieces have been ground you will easily be able to read the meticulously cut and ground lettering.
Adios for now,
Paul
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