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Lisa has completed Bubbles the Duck and also managed to get some Cat Tails with a Dragonfly made with the help of her husband Steve while they were in class together.  At the end of the day they took home this finished piece where the Duck and the Cat Tails were both mounted on a single beautiful piece of driftwood to create this lovely table piece.

 

 

 

 

 

Lara made this exquisite small Tulip Panel that measures on 6 inches wide.   There are a lot of pieces in this for something as small as it is but Lara handled it with aplomb.  The end result with its gorgeous border is nothing short of perfection.

 

 

 

Cindy's Cinderella Window pattern was derived from a simple silhouette of a castle with a princess in front of it.   She just added a little detail and some color to come up with this beautiful window that is going to make someone very happy.

 

 

 

Betty made another teardrop suncatcher this week.   This is her purple Tulip pattern and it looks sensational.

 

 

 

Let's Moon and Stars Heart Suncatcher is another first in class and most likely not the last.  While Betty is a fan of the teardrop background, Let is most assuredly a fan of the projects with a heart shaped background.

 

  

 

 

Betty also completed her large replacement LSU Suncatcher for a friend who has broken her original suncatcher one too many times for it to be repaired.   When you hang things outside you NEED to bring them in during rough weather because they are, after all, indeed made of glass.

 

Zoe finished grinding the central circle section of her Bee Window and had two pieces that she was unhappy with because of the way they didn't quite fit.   She's left those two pieces out and foiled the rest of the circle so that she can tack it together and then simply lay some glass underneath the circle so she can cut out perfect replacement pieces.   She'll easily be working on the circular border of the bee and then the hexagons that make up the background when she returns.

 

 

With her BBQ Gnome Lawn Ornament all cut and ground Susan R will begin soldering this cute little guy when she comes back in.  This is, I think, the most complex Gnome Ornament that Susan has ever made.  For a little guy he sure packs in a lot of pieces!

 

  

 

 

Judy's Scottish Thistle Window got tacked together and then she added a thin green circular border to make hanging this so much easier.  The border also frames it and makes it look much more complete than it did when it wasn't attached.  In Judy's opinion as well as mine, this is now a pattern with perfect composition.

  

 

Susan D has her Hoop Glob Tree all cut and tacked together leaving her with just a few touch-ups left to go on the front side and then a quick soldering on the back.   She's added hooks to the hoop near the 11 and 1 o'clock positions and since this window is very heavy she's wired the hooks to the hoop with some thin wire which has then been soldered over to insure that the hooks remain attached.  An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of secure (or something like that!)

  

 

 

Betty has four Hummingbird Suncatchers cut out in assorted color combinations.  Most of these have already been ground and Betty clearly knows the fastest way to make multiple suncatchers of the same design:  Cut all of them out at once, grind everything at once, wrap everything at once and then solder them all. Doing each step separately for each individual item can add hours to the time it takes to finish everything. 

  

 

 

And here we see that Let is hard at work on her Heron Window and now has the front side soldered.  Her channel has been attached and this will be ready to have its back side soldered shortly.

 

 

 

Mary Grace foiled and began soldering the Teardrop Sunflower that she was working on last week.  With the front side just about completed she will flip this over and then finish it up upon her return.

 

  

 

Linda F is fast approaching the completion of her Carousel Horse Window.   The front side has been essentially soldered leaving just the back side to go before she can call this a done deal.  Not only as her cutting been amazing on this project but her soldering has been as well.   Yes, this is taking a little time to get finished but when you look at the scale of the project and see just how perfectly everything lines up, well it's work well worth the time and patience.

 

 

 

Melissa finished all of the foiling on her Tulip Window and picked out the border glass that will surround this curved top window.  The color she chose both brightens the window dramatically as well as complimenting the existing colors that she's used for the flowers.

 

 

 

Bee has put the finishing touches on her Cantina Window pattern and in the end she's decided not to put a lemon near the bread.   She did however add a checkerboard diamond pattern to the table top.   Before calling it a night Bee was able to trace this onto poser board which means that she'll be cutting glass when she returns.

 

  

 

 

Let also worked on this Pelican Window and has decided to change the height of the water line so that it better matches the Heron window that she already has tacked together.  The reason she wants these to match more closely is because they will bookend each other in two separate windows on opposite sides of the room that these will will hang in.  It's all about balance.

  

 

 

Darth Vader has been completely soldered and he is ready to be touched up and colored during June's next class.   In the end, although he's made almost entirely out of black glass he's easily recognizable. (Insert heavy breathing here.)

  

 

 And there ya have it!

Paul

Bayou Salé GlassWorks