Just tweaking the fine details needed before I can pour the resin.
Inching closer
Category: Glass
Things I’ve made with stained glass, including copper foil, lead, mortar (concrete), mosaics and resin on glass.
Adding details
Today the palmetto trees and window boxes were set. I will wait for the adhesive to cure and then add some more depth to the window boxes. I also want to add some curly wind accents to the sky and something for the ground as well.
So many windows!
I spent some time shaping / grinding the individual windows and doors and adding some trees to the scene. I haven’t started shaping / grinding the palm fronds yet, but that still needs attention. After that, I will start adhering the smaller pieces to the houses as they need to be in place / set before I add the flowers and other small decorative details. I also shaped a crescent for the sky.
Roughing out windows & doors
I’ve been roughing out the windows and doors for this mosaic. I’m kind of feeling like the windows and doors might be a bit too large.
Shaping the homes
Today I used a glass grinder to smooth the cut edges of the glass and shape it. I had enough time to bond the glass pieces to the old window with mosaic adhesive. Trying a slight staggered position for this one. Usually I only include seven of the Rainbow Row homes, but I extended this one to nine total, which is what you generally see in photos of the full row.
Why am I making another Rainbow Row window? Wasn’t that my last big project? Yes, it was. However, that window already sold at the SC Artisan Center, so I want to replenish my stock. I like to keep some SC themed pieces there and all of the ones I had there have recently sold (I do have some non-SC pieces there at the moment, though). I plan to try to work in the Palmetto & Crescent from the flag into the details on this window as well.
New Window
I’ve been working on prepping the old window for this project for the past few weeks. It still has some work to be done, but I started roughing out the glass for the next Rainbow Row.
Flower Suncatchers
Some flowery suncatchers – it is hard to tell in the photos, but some of these have a frosted / ripple / wrinkle effect. Plus one heart made of many tiny red glass dots.
Small Stuff
I’ve been quietly working on some small stuff – working out a few different types of flowers and some glass ball hearts on the side.
Rainbow Row Window – done!
This window needed an extra coat of resin (likely could use a little more, but sometimes I go overboard). Now it’s ready to go to the SC Artisan Center, where it will be available for sale.
This is the largest Rainbow Row piece I’ve made to date at 30″ wide by 13.5″ tall.
Operation Sight
This piece, Mermaid Tale, has been donated in support of the work of Operation Sight to provide sight-saving surgeries for South Carolinians suffering from cataracts or urgent, sight-threatening retina disorders. It will be available for bid at Operation Sight’s event:
https://www.operationsight.org/event
A NIGHT OF ART AND IMPACT
Saturday, January 27 at 6pm
High Wire Distilling, Charleston, SC
