"Spring Fling" was created with hand-rolled Freemont glass which reflect the explosion of colors nature offers each spring.
Both pieces are now at the Galerie Old Chelsea, waiting for their forever homes.
"Moxie" offered a significant challenge to my cutting skills. Glass does not agree easily to break around corners. Attentive measuring and scoring were followed by careful use of grossing pliers to apply just enough pressure to encourage the glass to break along the score lines. I confess to having to cut one of the pieces twice. The plum and white fracture streamer was a precious 'find'. This glass is not produced any more and the label indicated it was produced in 2015 so there was no room for error - one bad break would have meant changing the background glass completely as there would be no hope of finding any more.
"Spring Fling" was created with hand-rolled Freemont glass which reflect the explosion of colors nature offers each spring. Both pieces are now at the Galerie Old Chelsea, waiting for their forever homes.
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Apologies for the sideways image. I am having a few technical challenges this morning!
'Harmony' is 14" x 30" and has been on my table since the end of December. It went through a number of design changes and was competing with a few other time-eating priorities for attention. The diamond was created using two glass trays. Kevin at Stained Glass Stuff had cut the sides off for me and then it took all of my strength to cut the top piece as the cut lines went through the thickest part of the glass rather than the valleys. It was only after I had cut most of the glass that I decided it was too wide and took a couple inches off each side. This will be available at the Galerie Old Chelsea starting on February 14 - my next sitting day. Next I will be creating a new heart design ... watch this space! September and October were pretty busy months and I gave priority to creating new glass over posting on my blog. These two pieces were both finished in September.
Bringing Good News (Remembering Isaac Bignall) continued my series of technical challenges for 2023 and did result in some expensive off-cuts as the curve behind the bird's head was particularly difficult. I yielded and brought out the saw for the second attempt but the circular blade came off as soon as I started the motor. After a few attempts to get it back on and retain the tension on the wheels while tightening a series of screws with only two hands, I gave up and VERY carefully used multiple tiny cuts to carve out the space for the head. I would like to do another with a pale color and less texture for the background, and a stronger color for the head and wings ... Sunrise at The Lake was a commission for a bathroom window at a cottage. The panel allows light and seasonal colours to be drawn in from the outside while offering the privacy desired without closing the blind. October pieces will be published soon! Taking time for whimsy. 'Adventure' blends a hand-blown glass ornament by Asem Nada with some very happy glass. This small piece (8 x 11) is at the Galerie Old Chelsea, along with with my Evergreen Forest which was installed recently to celebrate a local organization which has, over a period of about ten years, saved ten forests in the area, ensuring they will be protected for generations to come and support wildlife corridors and local wildlife.
Trails of Glory 12.5 x 22.5" $490
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