Pane in the Glass

One of the things that I love about doing stained glass is turning peoples ideas into reality.  I get to be creative, try new techniques and learn new things.  Here are a few of the commissioned pieces I have recently created.

At a show last year, a lady noticed my
bevel pieces and asked if I could 
put some pressed flowers in them. 
I figured it was worth a try.  I did
one as a prototype and she liked it
so much that she order 10 bevels 
with pressed flowers from her 
fathers funeral, and gave them to 
her family as memorials.

A young man from work has a girl friend
who loves pigs so he wanted a surprise
for her birthday.  Both their names 
start with "S", so I personalized this 
piggy with an S in each ear.  She was
tickled pink and thought her boyfriend
was terrific for giving her a 
one-of-a-kind gift.

I got a call from a friend asking if I 
could make something for a new baby.
The baby's name is Charlie and the baby's 
nursery theme is Jungle.  After a couple
of days of mulling over ideas, I decided that
nothing says "Jungle" better then a monkey. 
Featuring hand cut silhouettes and the baby's
name worked in wire and crystal, it should
be perfect in the nursery and make a special 
gift for my friend to give to the new parents.

 A friend of a friend of a friend saw a picture on Facebook, of a heart that I had made as a raffle
prize for a Valentines event at another friends 
store. She sent me an e-mail and asked if I 
could do something for a group she is part of, 
who's logo is two hearts with the number 2 in-between.  
This is the prototype I came up
with. If they like it, I will be proud to make
this as an exclusive design just for her group,
Heart2HeartSisters, a support group 
for women surviving heart disease, 
heart attack survivors and ICD or 
Pacemakers bypass surgery Patients.
 http://www.heart2heartsisters.com/h2h.html

Working with glass, being creative, trying new 

techniques, and making clients happy...that's a

win, win in my book.