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balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
 July 22, 2007
07:53 PM Post #3766929
| Well I've been looking at the first one and it certainly hasn't grown on me. The general form is OK, but the colors are too vivid for their stairway landing, and it's a bit too small also. This is the one I had first planned to do for the 4' X 5' opening, but have scaled it down to 20 X 35 inches. It will be quicker to build and easier to install. ( I hope ) I had a nice sheet of gold GNA sitting around waiting for a home so it will be happy to surround the cattails and Iris in this window. GNA is so neat, and it cuts like butter. The saw is a lifesaver when it comes to cutting the complex curves and little 'inroads'. OK, so I didn't putty the last one. I can do that anytime, almost, and I'll probably give to friend John to hang in his woods with the rest of the "retired" pieces. Doncha know, when you get to the point when you know what the thing looks like when its done, there ain't no need to finish it cuss ya got to start something new that you don't know what it will look like when its done. 
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scooterbug
Tellico Plains , TN
(Zone 7a)
August 14, 2007
11:51 PM Post #3858322
| Wow !
How did I miss this beauty in the making ? Very nice ☺
When you have this WIP further along we would sure love a peek at it .
btw ...
Did you see this ?
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=3841751
Here on the farm , I have finally finished packing up all my small scraps ans odds and ends of SG 'whatnot' .
Best,
~S |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 14, 2007
11:54 PM Post #3858327
| I'm glad that you bumped it Scooter because I missed it too.
Would love to see more of this one. It's going to be beautiful!
Janet |
scooterbug
Tellico Plains , TN
(Zone 7a)
August 14, 2007
11:56 PM Post #3858330
| :-)) |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
August 15, 2007
10:34 AM Post #3859276
| Scooter, no I hadn't seen the picture, thank you. Isn't it great to see the old European glass work. So much must have been destroyed during the war, but at least some has been saved. Hard to tell if the pictured one is new or old, but either way very lovely. Quite an impressive group of 'revelers' too. At two or three pieces a day this one is going to be a bit slow. The sciatica should be improving soon (or else) and I can get back to getting lost in the process of cutting-grinding-fitting-dreaming and just flat out enjoying making little pieces of glass out of big ones. The small scraps and whatnots are the hardest darn things to pack aren't they. Sheets pack and move much better. What is the next step ?
Janet, Penelope is happy as a clam in the sunroom where she is better sheltered from the papparatzi (sp?). She has been out side sunning from the arbor on occasion, but complains of inadequate sunscreen. Just like a woman. lol |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 15, 2007
12:33 PM Post #3859729
| There's just something about stained glass that brings a smile to the face. Knowing the love that goes into the creation of such masterpieces makes that smile go from ear to ear.
Please post photos as you go along with Brian's window. It's neat watching it come together.
I'm so glad you are enjoying Penelope. That's why we made her. I bet she does get hot in the sunshine. I'm sure she's a happy camper at your house.
When it starts to cool down a bit, we'll get to work on my dragon, which will use the same type of T-Bar construction so his wings will flap up and down. It's just too hot in this heat to even think of firing up the torch.
Janet |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
August 15, 2007
01:31 PM Post #3859944
| Gadzooks Janet, dragons are my favorite people, next to Shelties. I tried for several years to learn Acanthus carving but failed and found that I really was looking for 'dragonstille' (poor spelling), the Norwegian intertwined serpent sort of dragons.I'd love to have a couple big ones poking off the ends of the roof to scare the demons away, and kids too. Maybe sometime if I was lucky enough to get one of your dragons I would have Fafnir the dragon and Penelope the dragon slayer. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 15, 2007
02:34 PM Post #3860153
| After reading Eragon and seeing the movie, I have to agree about dragons being favorite people. They do have such a wonderful personality.
The head has been carved from clay. We always start with a head and work proportionately from there. The eyes have been inserted. (not shown) We need to bake it for a bit and get a body together. We've talked about using a green bottle for the body and making a cage around it to connect the wings. Then we talked about making the body part a topiary. It's still undecided exactly how it will look. As I said, it's just too hot to worry about it at this point.
Once mine is made, we'll consider making another one. I had to google the Acanthus carving to see what you were talking about. That reminds me of the wood carving on the wall that you did in another thread.
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balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
August 16, 2007
10:58 AM Post #3863381
| Did a little more. With back light the purples should stand out quite well. 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 16, 2007
11:31 AM Post #3863473
| WOW! I love that "varigated" glass. It's gorgeous! I can imagine the sun shining through the panes subtly coloring whatever sits in front of the window. It's coming along beautifully!!!
Janet |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
August 27, 2007
01:34 PM Post #3905897
| A little here and a little there. It is slowly taking shape. 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 27, 2007
02:11 PM Post #3906071
| Lookin' Good!!!!
Janet |
scooterbug
Tellico Plains , TN
(Zone 7a)
August 27, 2007
02:20 PM Post #3906107
| careful ya don't get caught by SWMBO
LOL |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
August 27, 2007
04:55 PM Post #3906725
| SWMBO ! Stop when my back objects ? |
scooterbug
Tellico Plains , TN
(Zone 7a)
August 27, 2007
06:03 PM Post #3906959
| Oh Bal , so sorry I forgot . I too have sciatica, since 1959.
Pretty much got it under drug free control except once in a while I get a good jolt out of the blue that can last up to about 10 days. Usually happens when I neglect my excercises for too long.
Take care and please forgive my being so absent minded.
Warmly, S |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
August 27, 2007
08:55 PM Post #3907643
| What did Cyrano say ? something like "not so wide as a road nor deep as a well, but it will do". There's a BIG problem here. Taking time to finish a project before starting another one. Boy, I've got so many things running around in my head and not enough time to do them. So much came and foil sitting idle, as well as sheet after sheet of glass just waiting to be made into something. Of late the projects tended to be larger, more to use up materials than anything. What a delightful quandary.
Hey Scoot, time for you to post more of your work isn't it. |
scooterbug
Tellico Plains , TN
(Zone 7a)
August 28, 2007
01:15 AM Post #3908713
| Nothing to show right now.
I hung up my cutters and nippers a year ago , just waiting to get relocated ( before I go bonkers !)
DD sent me a pic of something she would like copied but it goes on the back burner with the rest ;-((
And ya just know I gotta make something for the new house ... Does it ever end ???
Speaking of the new house , we will be about an hour from Chattanooga and I just heard it referred to as Little Vegas from a pal down that a way ... interesting eh?
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balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
August 28, 2007
10:49 AM Post #3909593
| Little Vegas ! Wow, there should be some really neat pawn shops there. lol How's the big move progressing ? |
scooterbug
Tellico Plains , TN
(Zone 7a)
August 28, 2007
11:13 AM Post #3909662
| Going along well albeit slowly. Thanks for asking.
Bought a large van so all my small critters in their crates can travel safely . Miss my old comfy dog show van but I love that the new one is lipstick red !!! Way easier to find in a parking lot than that taupe-like color on the old one.
Currently deciding on where to have the horses sent to for a couple of months while we put up fencing and a small barn.
Pawn shops ! Wow, never thought of that !
Could make an interesting afternoon out I think.
Realtor wants to show the house again this weekend *crossing fingers* |
Lala_Jane
North West, OH
(Zone 5b)
August 30, 2007
02:34 AM Post #3916896
| I am so envious of all the talent I'm witnessing on this forum. It's breathtaking. |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
September 11, 2007
09:03 PM Post #3964533
| Got a little more done, slow but sure, though I'm beginning to wonder about the "sure" part. lol 
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scooterbug
Tellico Plains , TN
(Zone 7a)
September 11, 2007
09:34 PM Post #3964708
| Whelp, speaking for myself ... it "sure" looks fine to me .
Hope you are on the mend.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 11, 2007
09:37 PM Post #3964720
| Robert, I just love those colors together. The greens really stand out against the gold. It's looking great. Looks like you don't have THAT much left to do now. I just went back to the first post and you've come a long way baby!! :-)
Janet |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 11, 2007
09:38 PM Post #3964730
| I can't remember if it's already been said, or not. Is this a pattern you purchased, or did you draw the pattern out yourself? |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
September 11, 2007
10:23 PM Post #3964930
| Sorry to say it is from a commercial pattern, a picture of which can be seen near the top of the last photo. Just altered the colors a little.Hope t o have it ready to solder in a couple days, or so. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 11, 2007
10:46 PM Post #3965028
| Nothing to be sorry about. You are making it your own. :-) I didn't notice the photo the first, second, or third time I looked. I was just amazed by your beautiful work. I tried stained glass many many moons ago. I know that it's a whole lot of work!!! |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
September 11, 2007
11:06 PM Post #3965104
| The biggest problem I have with stained glass, and I must admit, to the rest of the things I do, is persevering to the bitter end. Once you get close to the end and can "see" the completed project in your head, it gets harder to finish it off before starting on the next one. Boy are there a bunch of new designs I want to get started on. |
Louellamarie
Madison, WI
September 19, 2007
12:52 AM Post #3991995
| funny I should find this thread right now because I am doing a purple iris with long green leaves on a stepstool!! My problem right now is after I get an image down and Finally get it right I am not sure than what I want to do with the rest of the background. I gues I will have to grout with two different colors. Hope to be taking a class at a stained glass store soon and then I will learn how to solder too. Did you dolder it yet?? Louella |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
September 20, 2007
12:00 PM Post #3997269
| Louella, I soldered it yesterday and may get to puttying it today.
Good luck with the SG class. They are great for teaching the basics and a lot of shortcuts. The more advanced classes cover so many new things that I never knew existed. I signed up for one on glass painting that is coming up after the first of the year. |
Louellamarie
Madison, WI
September 21, 2007
07:28 PM Post #4003243
| I can hardly wait for my class to start!! I am a mosaic artist, self taught. But I absolutely love stained glass and I know even the basic class will improve my mosaic art, but who knows I may even go on with a more advanced class after that. I have never taken a class befor, glass painting sounds good too. Good luck with that, Its all so much fun Isn't it?? Louella |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
October 03, 2007
02:08 PM Post #4044955
| The window is finished and the mahogany frame is being glued up. Not much left to do now but start a new project. Hmmmm I wonder what it will be?? 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 03, 2007
03:03 PM Post #4045127
| Oh Robert, It's gorgeous! Just like I knew it would be. The colors are incredible. |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
October 03, 2007
03:11 PM Post #4045153
| The blues didn't look so blue on the light table. I'd rather they were more on the lavender side of the rainbow, but what's done is done. Thank you for the kind words |
pinkpoodlegirl
Rock Hill, SC
(Zone 7b)
October 03, 2007
03:39 PM Post #4045240
| I have been watching this thread...love the finished product! It looks so much different up to the light than on the table. Great job! |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
October 04, 2007
09:29 PM Post #4050096
| Gorgeous!!!!! |
