Spiral Lamp
This is my first attempt at making a lampshade. I love the amber glass with its streaky grain. Planning the layout so that the grain flowed from panel adjacent panel was a little tricky - not only with the amber but also with the other colors - but the final effect made it well worth the effort. This shade replaced the fabric shade on a floor lamp in our TV room. The pattern is from the book, Simply Lamps.
Table Lamps
This small panel lamp was donated to a silent auction benefit. Most of the glass was scraps that were left over from other projects, and the base was bought at a second-hand store. (I am always on the lookout for old lamp bases.) The people hosting the benefit took the photos for me, and they surprised me (pleasantly) with the top view. As I am very much an amateur, I have learned one little trick. When I solder the individual panels, I first solder the back side - the inside, in the case of a lampshade. That should fill any gaps resulting from any less-than-perfect cuts and will enable me to get a decent solder bead on the front side (outside) of the panel. More experienced artists may not have to worry about this, but it makes a difference in my work. The pattern is from the book, \"Elegant Lamps 4.\"
Quetzal
The quetzal is the national bird of Guatemala. Known for its spectacular long tail, the bird is very rare. Legend has it that it will not sing in captivity, and so it has become a symbol of freedom throughout Central America. The panel was a Christmas gift for my wife. She has been instrumental in forming a sister-congregation partnership between our church and a rural church in Guatemala and also a synod relationship between our Lutheran synod and the greater Lutheran church in Guatemala. The pattern is from Chantal's Patterns. The glass used in the bird and the border are both from Kokomo.
Alpha and Omega
My church synod has a partnership with the Lutheran Church in Guatemala. I recently created four panels to hang in front of the windows of the Lutheran Seminary in Guatemala City. Each panel is 30 wide by 26 tall. They were cut, ground, and foiled in the US and then packed and flown to Guatemala, where they were soldered and finished. (And yes, all of the pieces arrived unbroken.)
Cross and Crown
My church synod has a partnership with the Lutheran Church in Guatemala. I recently created four panels to hang in front of the windows of the Lutheran Seminary in Guatemala City. Each panel is 30 wide by 26 tall. They were cut, ground, and foiled in the US and then packed and flown to Guatemala, where they were soldered and finished. (And yes, all of the pieces arrived unbroken.)
Crown of Thorns
My church synod has a partnership with the Lutheran Church in Guatemala. I recently created four panels to hang in front of the windows of the Lutheran Seminary in Guatemala City. Each panel is 30\" wide by 26\" tall. They were cut, ground, and foiled in the US and then packed and flown to Guatemala, where they were soldered and finished. (And yes, all of the pieces arrived unbroken.)
Flowering Bush
This panel is about 18 tall and 26 wide. It was a Christmas gift for my father-in-law. In fact, the blue in the background was odd scrap glass that he had bought for me at a flea market that he frequents. The outside border is a Kokomo blue/brown. All else was glass that I had left over from earlier projects.
Descending Dove
My church synod has a partnership with the Lutheran Church in Guatemala. I recently created four panels to hang in front of the windows of the Lutheran Seminary in Guatemala City. Each panel is 30 wide by 26 tall. They were cut, ground, and foiled in the US and then packed and flown to Guatemala, where they were soldered and finished. (And yes, all of the pieces arrived unbroken.)
Let There Be Ligh
The pattern is from Let There Be Light. The dimensions are 6 inches by 18 inches, and there are 20 different glasses included. This panel was donated to a silent auction in support of childrens' education in rural Guatemala.
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