I haven't done much in the garden for the last week or so as I've been working on something inside. I saw this stained glass panel online (Scottish Stained Glass in Colorado) months ago and thought it might be fun to make.
The image stayed in my mind and recently, while cleaning out a junk drawer I came across this button. It must have been a sign, right? After all, one must keep one's hands busy doing something.
It was time to make the panel. (This is for myself. I would never copy someone else's work to sell.) This picture of our house taken a hundred years ago gave me an idea to change the witch's cap on the turret.
The first step was to make a drawing. My stained glass guru and dear friend, Florence suggested making it bigger than what I was thinking so it grew to a 2' x 3' panel. Thank goodness for white out, right? Yes, that's blood on the upper right. The good news is that glass makes clean cuts that don't hurt and they heal quickly.
Because there's little time for such things once school starts again, I spent lots of time cutting this out in just a couple of days.
Beginning to lead.
Just need to add the exterior zinc and then soldering can begin.
