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.
Adding details
Tag: Rainbow Row Window
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.
Next Window
I have been procrastinating on my next window project for several months. Initially I had planned on doing a larger version of Charleston’s Rainbow Row, but I wasn’t sure if it would look as good in a larger format than the other panels I’ve made with it in the past. I bought the glass I needed and then started thinking that maybe I should make another sun, or maybe a moon because I have great moon glass and great spooky sky glass.
But this morning I was asked to donate a window to an upcoming charity event and I decided to just go for it with the Rainbow Row. I won’t know how it will look until I do it, so I might as well do it and stop wondering about it. Hopefully having more room will allow me to do more decorating – trees, birds, flowers, bushes, etc. What I have so far is just rough cuts – I still need to finish the first cuts and then use the grinder to smooth / shape everything before I start with the mosaic adhesive on the first layer. I’m not sure if this will end up in the charity event auction or if another window will, but at least my procrastination is over for the time being!
