Paula's '65 GTO features a lot of lead pieces that she added detail to with some wire work soldered on top of the lead to form the hubcaps of the car. This is NOT a beginner pattern in any way, shape or form and Paula handled it with without batting an eye.Even the lettering that she did with enamel paint and then fired onto the glass is extraordinary!
Keri's Praying Mantis may be a bug but it's pastel color scheme makes it a very unique and beautiful bug! She's learned a lot while making this and I love how she worries about the little things because it's that attention to detail that will make her windows stand out in a crowd- just like this one.
Mary's first project since returning back to class three weeks ago is impressive and shows that, without a doubt, she retains what she learns! This Eagle is an impressive piece of art that will surely put a smile on the lucky recipient's face!
Cindy's Big Beautiful Butterfly has officially been completed and it's certainly big and beautiful. She really made this in record time without panicking as the deadline for its needing to be completed fast approached. Her work throughout this was always exemplary!
Lara's Gnome Hiding Under a Mushroom is the very definition of whimsical. Her glass choices were fantastic as is her workmanship. A head turner for sure that will light up any room!
We've never seen this before but I'm sure that we will again. Kandise knocked this out with ease in just two short classes so I believe that proves that she's an apt pupil! Even her color choices are supreme, don't you agree?
Let completed a new Wavy Cross pattern that was made out of some of her larger pieces of scraps but which looks as though it belongs in a high end stained glass store!
Let also finished s Teardrop Lily Panel which seemingly came out of nowhere to me. She starts and completes things at an amazing rate of speed.
Judy has another Cross under her belt and the orders for them just keep coming in much to her dismay! Will the end EVER be in sight? Stay tuned to discover the answer to this and many other intriguing questions.
Martha began a Double Sunflower window and she not only cut out her flower petals but ground them as well. And just look at how perfectly they fit together. I do believe that Martha is trying to show everyone up on Tuesday evenings!!
Jan has returned and she's working on a golf green panel which will feature a wire work flag and hole. It doesn't make much sense when I type that out but it will when you see this completed.
Let is working on this tiny Butterfly whose pieces couldn't fit together any more exactly. She left the PERFECT amount of room for the foil because it all went together beautifully and only needs some solder now. The head is so small I'm sure it will cover with lead, alas there's nothing that can be done about that. Luckily it will still look great even when it fills with solder.
Judy is tiring of making the same Cross over and over so she's opened up the pattern bin and decided to make this cross next. Yes, it's still a cross but it's something different to break the monotonous hours that Judy has been putting in.
Linda L has begun a window featuring an inscribed bevel with a fractured glass background that she plans on making out of scrap glass. After drawing out a pattern made of random lines she discovered that her scrap pieces where actually too small for what she had drawn so she then cut almost every piece in half at odd angles to make the pieces smaller. The end result looks wonderful and no one would ever guess that it was adjusted to incorporate smaller pieces of scrap glass.
Susan R's Pumpkin Gnome is all cut out and he now has a new pair of shoes. Susan has also foiled all of her pieces and tacked it together which means that she'll solder this when she comes back in.
Lara is also working on Christmas Lights that she'll actually be stringing together! She's also hard at work on her Bee Honeycomb pieces as well so she's definitely been keeping busy.
June's jigsaw-like Multi-colored Cat has glass pieces that fit within the lines of her pattern flawlessly. It's a steady process that June has proven to be more than up for.
Ann is wrapping away on the pieces that form her fractured background. I believe this will come together as a finished project very soon now.
Since Melissa was able to cut and grind the border for her Tiffany styled Birds Window she's taken it home to wrap those border pieces and perhaps even begin to solder the front of her window as well. These birds are ready to take flight!
Cheryl's Mr Bingle Streetcar has all of its detail in the front window of the streetcar which is the section that Cheryl is now working on. The rest of this window is nice, easy large pieces but it's Bingle himself that's going to take the lions share of Cheryl's work. Alas, it's coming along slow and steady.
All of Bee's glass for her Fiery Peacock has officially been completely cut out (and ground as well.) We knew that last border would get done quickly which means that Bee will begin soldering when she comes back in. This window is nearly complete.
Mary Grace has another frame just awaiting solder and the three pieces of glass that will make the legs and support piece so that this can stand on a table.
MiMi's second section is almost completely ground and she only has one 18 pack egg carton worth of glass to grind before she begins wrapping all of the pieces that she has pinned to her board.
And Lorrie has begun a series of 10! Oil Scope Wands but I did not get a picture of the strips of glass that she had cut for four of them. We'll check that out next week when she also gets more sides cut as well as the 3 clear pieces for each of them.
And there ya have it!
Paul
Bayou Salé GlassWorks
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