Bee has put a lot of heart and soul into her Roses and Hearts Window and it certainly shows. This window has taught her a lot about stained glass pattern making and I have to comment on her soldering because it was certainly top tier. She was a little upset that after washing it she found a few lines that she'd skipped but even I didn't see them and that's just the way it goes when you're soldering a window with a lot of line. This is a job that was VERY well done!
Tracey's Magnolia Window is one of my favorite windows due to the shape. Circular windows aren't seen often and that could be why this pattern always catches people's eyes. Of course the workmanship clearly has something to do with that as well but let's face it-- that's to be expected from Tracey.
Let finished her Tribute Dog Paw Suncatcher which has Amie Lyn's little ID charm hanging below it from the center of the paw. We understand all about the proper placement of hooks so the charm is actually attached to a wire that runs along the span of the paw and joins firmly into the lead lines on both ends. Stability is very important in our work here in the shop.
Cheryl's Buffalo Bills Football Helmet had a deadline for its completion and she was able to finish her window with time to spare for her to leave slightly early and hopefully miss out on the tropical storm rains that were headed our way. What's next for Cheryl? I'll never tell because I always like the big reveal!
Nettie got two more Butterflies completed leaving just one left to go. Instead of finishing off the last Butterfly she put the finishing touches on one other project this week.
This adorable Frog Lawn Ornament is the 'other' project that Nettie finished off before calling it a night. Check out the eyes on this Frog because Nettie not only drilled holes into the glass-- she also managed to get foil in those small holes so she could inlay black glass to make the pupils without having a distracting lead line mar the eyeballs. It may not appear to be all that much but rest assured that is some impressive work!
Kandise has begun a large free standing Peacock that she will be adding a hoop to. I was thrilled to hear her idea of placing this in a hoop because it solves the problem of how to hang this without having the neck pull off off the body. I figured we'd do the hidden wire technique but that's very laborious when compared to mounting the piece in a hoop. With almost all of this already cut out I won't be surprised if Kandise begins grinding next week.
Mary Grace was back in the shop and she's decided to make a nice triple Flower Suncatcher that is a bit larger than normal. She's made the smart decision to eliminate some of the cuts that make up the leaves because all of those tiny pieces look out of place next to the less detailed flowers. It's all about balance!
Lara is embarking on a 3 window projects featuring three different flowers. The first is this beautiful Lily which in its first week of work is already far enough along to be recognizable as a wonderful flowing design.
Linda L began her Bluebirds in a hoop and has made incredible headway on it. This isn't a pattern for the weak of heart (otherwise known as 'beginners') because there are some intensely tiny pieces that make up this design. Alas, Linda always steps up to the plate and takes her best swing and connects in the best possible way.
Lorrie's Turtle is moving along quickly but she also spent a lot of time making multiple items that she will become Christmas Gifts this December. We aren't going to reveal those until after Christmas however because we don't want to ruin the surprise!
Susan R's Star and USA Panel has been completely ground as well as foiled. She'll be tacking this together and soldering it upon her return. Susan seems to have made this one much quicker than her first one and that's because practice makes perfect. I do see a possible small issue that will take seconds to fix. Sometimes mistakes hide in plain sight!
Keri got all of her background cut out for her Flower Window and if you look closely you can see that it has been cut out of a clear iridized glass. The amount of pink and green/blue in the iridization makes it absolutely perfect in this application!
Mary is about to have completed her Sunflower Window in record time. When she began this I expected her to be working on it for the next 9 months but she was excited to make this window and because of that she put in a lot of extra time and effort. Although it still needs touching up I can guarantee that this will be completed when she comes back in.
Cindy finished off a repair and then went to working on cutting and grinding the flower petals of her Iris Suncatcher. With just the background left to cut Cindy will be moving onto her main project before you know it.
What is there to say about MiMi's progress. It's tedious and essential and MiMi is tackling the process at full speed. When making lamps everyone comes to a point where they say to themself, "The end must be near" but then when they look they see that it isn't quite near yet. That's the way it goes with lamps but believe me when i say that But MiMi has been making a lot of progress here.
Martha's got the front of her Butterfly Window soldered and has moved along to its back side. I'm expecting to see this among our completed works next week.
Lastly we see that MiMi has been grinding the first of her pair of Knotted Cross Windows. They're elaborate, elegant, colorful and yet restrained all at once.
Once again, here we are changing your life one post at a time!
Paul
Bayou Salé GlassWorks
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