Working in the Box

You can see how I work the glass

The light in the sandblasting booth is all about illuminating the background so I may see the glass moving away.
There are times I spend 2 to 4 hours at a time with ear plugs in concentrating on the dance of
watching the glass melt like ice. I have earplugs in to compensate for all the noise as it can be very tiring.

Hello, what a finished piece looks like, before it is unwrapped. The tape as you can see is burned from the blasting. When you are rifling aluminum oxide out of a nozzle 100  miles an hour is is hard to conceive the beauty that can
be made in this unfriendly environment.

As you can see from the back of the glass todays work was successful!

Pete Balseal  contacted me to create a family heirloom window for his home. Fabricated out of 3/4" Crystal Weighing 350 lb. was designed with the utmost care.

Pete gave me the espradrills shoes to draw them correctly, choosing the mountain, His mothers crest in the right, his father's crest on the left.

The flag of spain is located in the lower right,

The Familia Sargatha on the left lower section of the window.

"Dancers doing the Sardana"

I had to draw the costumes of the dancers one by one. Pete sent some items to my Studio at the time of design to make sure I got it right.

Right down to the Espedrills that the dancers are wearing, I had shoes on my desk!

The "Sagrada Familia Cathedral"  is located in the city of "Barcelona" Spain. The attention to the detail on the columns that rise to the sky were very challenging on this large scale project. A real math problem I really enjoyd the process

of sorting this one out.

The Photo to the left is from the master bath area of the home.
The illustration covers 5 separate windows.

The couple shared sailing and wanted to incorporate it into their life. Success !

To the Right you see a close up of the door notice you can see the two men on the helm of the boat. Tilting in the water as they peak out from behind the helm, and the sail. It was a challenge and I really enjoyed the process of this wonderful project.

I hope you enjoy it too.

Photographing Orchids

I was out doing some research on a new project.
Photographing some orchids for the piece is part of the whole

 Close up of the detail

 Capture the way the flowers rock back and forth on the shaft
It gives the piece a depth of feel

I just love doing research in the process of creating, seeing what is possible

A Good Working Space with plenty of light

It is important to have a good working space that has light and the right surface to cut on.

I enjoy the process of watching something develop, I just love working with glass.

Working on some new art

First you choose a size you wish to make

Then you paint the image you wish to place on the board

Cutting the glass carefully to fit into the spaces you just designed

Be sure to choose glass colors you like

With patience and time you can have a glass painting.