This Saturday, instead of spending time in the soggy garden outside, I got to spend the day in a nice toasty (I was firing projects from a class earlier in the week in the kilns) classroom at Mandarin Stained Glass teaching one of my favorite classes (okay, I love them all) Glass garden stakes.
This one was mostly made with glass found in the scrap bins. What a lovely combination of colors!
One of the best things about this class is that there are no rules and anything goes. It was a great time with a fun group.
Like flowers in nature, every one of these creations is unique and I'm always delighted by the imagination of the students. It all starts with an idea and some glass.
A little cutting
A bit of wrapping.
and soon a flower begins to take shape.
One person wanted to create a passion flower.
This one was mostly made with glass found in the scrap bins. What a lovely combination of colors!
One of the best things about this class is that there are no rules and anything goes. It was a great time with a fun group.
Next week is spring break and I plan on spending most of it working in my garden but helping others play with glass has been a nice diversion from the cold wet conditions outside. What do you do when you can't be out in the garden?
