Our first window this week is a remake of the window that Nettie made just a few months back. It's been slightly readjusted but the theme reminds the same: LSU Pride!
Cindy made these two large Suncatcher/Panels during our two weeks off while she was at home. She brought them in so we could take pictures and share her finished work with you all!
Just like Cindy, Cheryl completed this while at home and has one other that she plans on bringing in next week. That said, expect to see a similar design when we return again in seven days.
Tracey has been hard at work on her Cross Window which features a traditional cross set atop a traditional diamond background. Tracey's attention to detail ensures that this Cross and its background are both perfectly balanced.
Bee's Long Tall Iris is taking shape already and I'm going to recommend that she uses a glass that says "WOW" for the pot that holds this flower. It's what I've always done and that have always been crowd pleasers (possibly because of the ornate pot).
Susan R has decided to cut one one more Rain Gauge and it looks as though she's be putting them together before you know it. She'll have a curving wire attached to the lead lines which will hold a glass tube which will reveal how much rain has fallen due to its graduated markings.
Meanwhile, MiMi's soldering has reached the bottom edge of her lamp! Look out because this lamp is nearing completion now that there are only a few inches left to go on this.
Cindy began this cute Frog Suncatcher which I have no doubt will be completed when she comes back in.
Mary's Fish is all tacked together and she even has the first of its two borders cut and ground. The first inner border will be attached when she comes back in and then she'll handle that final border.
When I posted Lara's Flower Window here a few weeks back I realized that there was a way to add the stamen to this flower without making it look somewhat clunky. The trick is to use wires and beads. When I mentioned it to Lara she jumped at the idea and re-cut two of her flower petals to accommodate this new design change.
Linda F isn't wasting any time on her next window which is already completely cut out as well as being mostly ground as well. These assorted Vegetables are coming together almost as quickly as it would take to make a pot of vegetable soup!
Martha's Rose/Cross is all cut and ground which means that she'll be soldering this before you know it. If you don't know how long 'before you know it' is, well in this case it means next week!
With all of her Peacock soldered the last thing that Kandise needs to do to complete this is attach it to its metal hoop. The great news is that even though this wasn't drawn to be placed within a hoop it ended up fitting perfectly within an 8" hoop! For all intents and purposes this is finished!
Let has not one but two projects that are coming to an end here. Her Art Nouveau Window as well as her new Daisy Heart Suncatcher just need to be soldered before they find themselves in a window somewhere out there!
Lorrie brought in her Turtle Window with her background not only cut and ground but tacked into position as well. That left her with just a double border to cut, grind, foil and tack which she did while in class. She'll get a heavy zinc channel on this when she comes back in and then we'll see it hanging up with light behind it.
Betty's Blue Rose is nearing completion as she solders away on it. This is another window that just needs some soldering and then some channel attached before it is finished. Betty really threw herself into this window and I'll tell you all something interesting about it when it is completed and has some light behind it.
Something tells me that next week is going to be VERY busy because I'm seeing a lot of projects nearing completion here. Is it just me or does it look as though Linda L's two Bluebirds stepped out of a Disney Cartoon?! The only thing left to do these cute birds is to attach them to the plated steel hoop and then wash and wax them.
Cheryl's all clear Fleur De Lis window is nearing completion as she got her beveled border put together and then her background glass cut out. She's still grinding those background pieces and I believe that she plans on adding a second border but the hard part of this is surely behind her now.
So there you have it. Please don't forget that all of this is off the record unless otherwise indicated.
Paul
Bayou Salé GlassWorks
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