Stained Glass - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

kramus · 12-19-2009, 10:36 PM

So my Lady has this office with a terribly boring view of walls of windows, a slice of sky, the top of the CN tower. She wants me to make her a stained glass window or 3. It (or they) will be fairly large - the minimum I think I can make them is 24" wide x 36" high.

In order to make these windows I need to learn how to do glass. So I took an 8-session glass course at a local glass store. I made 2 student pieces that I started this thread to show, both approx. 17" wide by 11" tall.

The first one was a supplied template I chose and modified by adding a couple of beveled circles of clear glass. The technique was to be leaded carm glass.

The second one was to be a copper foil piece, and I wanted to do my own one so I came up with a design of a fish. It is fun picking out the glass, not so fun cutting it and having it split for no discernable reason. Oh whell. The kitchen now has 2 different stained glass pieces hanging in it, and I think they really add to the look of the place

So some preliminary sketches, a colour sketch to scale, and the windows themselves in place in the kitchen.

seamaiden · 12-20-2009, 05:46 AM

NICE!!! Very talented. I love the beveled air bubbles.

Shell · 12-20-2009, 06:02 AM

...you have a lucky lady. These are awesome!

wooÐs · 12-20-2009, 10:44 AM

I've thought about dabbling with stained glass. But then it dawned on me that I rarely raise my blinds, so I wouldn't be able to enjoy them. Very nice pieces though.

Fly · 12-22-2009, 07:11 AM

nice kramus.........i've done this many.many years ago.......it was fun.

great piece and it's your own work too......sweet.

amonkie · 12-22-2009, 07:27 AM

Kramus, no matter your medium, your art is absolutely fantastic!

Grasshopper Green · 01-08-2010, 07:22 PM

Very, very nice!

majik_6 · 01-13-2010, 10:29 AM

That's some really nice work! I've been considering trying my hand at glass work lately, and after seeing how well yours turned out, I just might have to give it a try.

Great job!

kramus · 01-13-2010, 01:11 PM

Thank you everyone who looked and commented

I was surprised at how easy it is to do a simple cut in glass. The inside curves are more challenging, but a grinder was my friend. The hard part for me is the soldering. That is something that could take some time to master.

Hi Seamaiden - the bubbles really allowed me to use the piece like a real window. That and they made a nice change in the look of the different glass I used.

Hey wooÐs, you can hang a piece from the ceiling where a light may shine behind it. Or even put it a couple of inches out from a mirror on a wall so that light bounces back out and lets it light up. The pure texture and sheen difference from other types of art around the home make it lovely, IMO.

12-20-2009, 06:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	...you have a lucky lady. These are awesome! __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

12-22-2009, 07:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	nice kramus.........i've done this many.many years ago.......it was fun. great piece and it's your own work too......sweet. __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

12-22-2009, 07:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
amonkie Drifting Administrator Location: Windy City	Kramus, no matter your medium, your art is absolutely fantastic! __________________ Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna

01-08-2010, 07:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	Very, very nice! __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

01-13-2010, 10:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
majik_6 narcissist Location: looking in a mirror	That's some really nice work! I've been considering trying my hand at glass work lately, and after seeing how well yours turned out, I just might have to give it a try. Great job! __________________ it's all about self-indulgence

12-20-2009, 05:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
seamaiden Psycho Location: With the man of my dreams in Halifax Nova Scotia	NICE!!! Very talented. I love the beveled air bubbles.

12-20-2009, 10:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
wooÐs Sitting in a tree Location: Atlanta	I've thought about dabbling with stained glass. But then it dawned on me that I rarely raise my blinds, so I wouldn't be able to enjoy them. Very nice pieces though.

01-13-2010, 01:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
kramus loving the curves Location: my Lady's manor	Thank you everyone who looked and commented I was surprised at how easy it is to do a simple cut in glass. The inside curves are more challenging, but a grinder was my friend. The hard part for me is the soldering. That is something that could take some time to master. Hi Seamaiden - the bubbles really allowed me to use the piece like a real window. That and they made a nice change in the look of the different glass I used. Hey wooÐs, you can hang a piece from the ceiling where a light may shine behind it. Or even put it a couple of inches out from a mirror on a wall so that light bounces back out and lets it light up. The pure texture and sheen difference from other types of art around the home make it lovely, IMO. __________________ And now to disengage the clutch of the forebrain ... I'm going with this - if you like artwork visit http://markfineart.ca