No studio would be complete without Batman to protect and oversee daily operations. I constructed this stained glass panel from one of my son's coloring books back in the early '90s. Twenty-some years later, they are fighting over ownership. I've told them both, "It goes to the first grandchild." No rush boys - NO RUSH!
After spending years working in stained glass I decided to try my hand at lamps. I worked on a few smaller, panel type lamps before I sunk my teeth into a full scale Tiffany. The bamboo pattern on this lamp has over 800 pieces. I spent six weeks putting this together with the Alex twins. It was my first attempt at trying to get a flat piece of glass to bend which didn't work out so well.
Now that I've moved on to fusion, I would like to try and curve the pieces before soldering them into position.
Now that I've moved on to fusion, I would like to try and curve the pieces before soldering them into position.
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Building flat, fan-type Tiffany lights is just as challenging as three dimensional ones. There are over 150 pieces in this light and some of them are smaller than my pinky finger nail. Cutting glass that small is not the challenge, foiling and soldering it is a horse of a different color. Using quilt pins, I will secure the foiled pieces to styrofoam or an acoustical ceiling tile before attempting to solder.
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