Work, Work, Work!
Let’s start this week’s entry with a picture of the missing windows from last week that Joey and Cheryl made. Cheryl’s is the one on the left and Joey’s is the one on the right. You can easily see how the pattern connects between each window.
Now let’s jump to what Joey did this week. He had already cut out the pattern to his 3rd and final section of his cabinet door windows and on Tuesday night he finished cutting all the glass but the background and 3 borders. Then he ground all that he cut before heading home to wrap everything so he can finish the remaining pieces next week. He used 2 different shades of blue for the bluebird and as you can see they blend together perfectly. He’s doing another great job and is already thinking over what he’ll be making next.
I put the 2 windows that Joey and Cheryl finished last week next to Joey’s current window to give you a rough idea of how it’s all shaping up. Here’s a quick look.
Ellen finished all the cutting and grinding on her window and went to work wrapping all her pieces. Once the bird is wrapped she’ll be set to solder and she’s already planning for the next window to be started because she took the third pattern home to trace and cut out. In the picture below of her current window, don’t be fooled by the empty looking section– the body of the bird isn’t wrapped and you can’t see all the separate pieces while they are sitting on the white pattern paper. Believe me when I tell you that they are all there! You’ll get a much better look at this window next week when all the lines are defined. Ellen’s work is always perfect and her finished screen is going to be beautiful. In fact, it’s inspired Jane to do a fireplace screen for herself later on!
Speaking of Jane, she came in with her Bayou Scene practically finished. She needed hooks on it to hang it and then it needed to be washed, colored and waxed. When it was finished we took it outside to get a picture of it in the sun light. Jane was also able to get the four beveled sides of a candle holder wrapped and tacked together. She’s thinking about a Deer window next, so look here next week to see the pattern for her next project.
Gerald finished his LSU window but the pictures don’t really do it justice. The tiger really stands out when you look at it with a few feet between you and the window. It’s very visible in the picture I took, but when you walk up to it for the first time it’s a bit hard to figure out what it is. Not that that’s a bad thing– I love it when someone looks at it for a few seconds before their eye’s light up and a smile lights up their face that was previously puzzled! Another great job by Gerald who is leaning towards a Flamingo window for his next project. (I wonder if he’ll color them pink???)
Once again we have multiple windows finished this week. Check back next week when Cheryl will return from Florida to finish her Franklin Foundation window. Hopefully we’ll see some more progress on Fran’s Camaro as well.
Paul
Bayou Salé GlassWorks