Better Late Than Never…
I have to apologize for the fact that this update is almost 1 week late but we’ve had a VERY busy week here with deadlines that have kept us working until midnight and beyond. Luckily, we’re almost caught up now. It’s hard to believe that there’s only 2 more classes before Christmas gets here.
Fran was in this week and made another of her 3D beveled Stars. I know she has at least 2 more of these to make and then she wants to work on her Fleur De Lis Windows. Here’s a look at her latest star.
Jane more or less finished her Birds and Flowers window that she worked on at home last week. There’s only the back side left to solder but you can’t tell that from this picture. 
Cheryl would have finished her Rooster Window this week but had to leave class early (and unexpectedly). Nonetheless, her window, like Jane’s, only needs solder on the back side and then some hooks to hang it by. Look for the finished picture next week.
Ellen had made an Angel while she was at home and brought it in to show us. The irridized wings and the jewel used for the head really make it sparkle in the sunlight.
Both Ellen and Christine worked on making their first 3D Bi-Plane Kaleidoscopes this week. Both of them had the glass cut before they came into class so I was able to put one together while Ellen and Christine watched and followed my lead. We were very close to finishing but decided it was probably best to do that next week. Ellen’s is the one done in tan/brown while Christine’s are Green and a Blue Swirl glass.
Mary Lynn continued cutting out her Spiritual Scene Window and made a lot of progress. The colors she’s used have helped to give the window a sense of depth that can be hard to achieve. I’d say that she’ll be grinding this very soon.
Gerald spent the night cutting the pattern for the center panel of his window. I had forgotten to draw out the flower bed for him (it was just an outline with no definition) but Gerald was able to draw it out himself without any help from me at all. Look for some glass to add some color to this pattern next week.
Julie worked on 3 quilt pattern windows that measure 6 x 6 each. She not only got them all cut out but she also got the first one ground as well. She’s taken that one home with her to wrap and I’ll bet that they all get finished during this next class.
Now I feel the need to explain why this Blog was so late in getting posted. As our students know we had an order for 9 windows made up of 9 last names. Each window measured 22 x 9 and the letters for the names had been cut ground and tacked together the week before. They were going to be delivered on Saturday so we had plenty of time to get them together but then on Wednesday we got an addition to the order in the form of 1 more name in a fancier 2 foot by 3 foot size. Wednesday night I had the basic idea in my head as to what it would look like and Thursday morning just before noon the pattern was completed. Two 12+ hour sessions later the window was complete. Russ took off for Baton Rouge to deliver the 10 name windows while I put together the 15 candle holders that we need to have finished. Russ has soldered the front of all the sections and by the end of the day I had then all together. Sunday night they were complete save for the final waxing that they’ll get Monday morning.
Here are the 22 x 9 inch windows:
Here’s the 2 foot by 3 foot window that we finished in 24 hours:
And here are the 15 Beveled Candle Holders. It’s been a busy week for sure!
