For the last month or so, I have been working with stained glass. I always thought it would be cool to do some stained glass art without realizing the time, equipment and effort that is involved. I don't know if I would do enough of it to justify getting the equipment for myself. I have been going with a friend to one of her friend's who does a lot (and I mean lots) of stained glass and has all the equipment to mess around with. We only go work on the glass once a week for about three hours. My first attempt was this butterfly...
The main thing I learned from this piece was that it is very difficult to do anything with stained glass that is curved. Straight lines work the best. It is also a very dirty, smelly and painful art. I have already burned myself with the soldering iron. And I know eventually I will cut myself on the glass. Probably not the best type of art for a klutz!
My next attempt was a candle with holly but it was worse than my first. I am using patterns that someone else has drawn and I think I would like to do my own pattern rather than using a pattern by someone else. So this weekend, I am going to devise a pattern of my own.
Comments