The Week In Review
It was a slow week so to make things a little easier I’m just making one blog entry that covers all the projects that were worked on so far this week.
Jane finished her bamboo window and decided to color it in a black patina rather than the standard copper color. Black makes the lead lines really stand out against the almost white background glass. The fact that the zinc channel will turn black also helped us decide that a uniform black coloring would look best for this window and I think it turned out great. Jane finished this window in record time and her work is wonderful. Check out the full sized image by clicking on the picture below.
Next up for Jane is a box very similar to the wedding box that Ellen finsihed this week. The only difference is that there will be no invitation in it. She cut, ground and wrapped all the flowers today and will most likely have this box finished next week. It’s hard to see what it will look like from the picture below because the colors are dark and not backlit but it’s the best we can do in this unfinished state. You’ll see a much better view next week.
Ellen has finished her wedding box and what a beauty that turned out to be. She finished the lid last week and went to work on the box bottom this week. We cut four strips for the sides and angled them so that the box has a slight downward tilt to it. A mirror was cut for the bottom and then tacked into place. Ellen soldered it all together, waxed it and then she attached the top with 2 hinges.
She left all the lead lines silver to match the silver text on the invitation. Since almost all the glass is clear you can see the flowers and hearts reflecting in the bottom mirror from any angle. The finished box is perfect. Look for yourself.
Joey came in and got to work cutting out some more feathers for his Mallard window. He got a LOT done last night in a short span of time. In fact, the only thing left to cut are the leaves, sun and sky. He has 71 pieces cut and only 35 pieces left to go before he starts grinding. His Mickey Mouse window had 89 pieces in it altogether so you can see where he’s moving along much faster than he did when he first started taking lessons. Joey has fallen right into place with his glass cutting ability and I can’t wait to see how this looks next week.
Cheryl was out of action this week due to her surgery, but she still managed to come in to visit and get her window waxed. The RV is finished and what a job it’s been for her. Sure, it was a lot of work but after accomplishing this anything else should be child’s play. Luckily I was able to get a picture of this while the sun was still out so we can see it in natural lighting. What’s not to love about this custom designed window?
Next we have Gerald popping in tonight (Thursday) to work on his window. Look for an addition to this blog or a seperate one tomorrow morning to see how he made out…
Paul