Monday, August 24, 2009

Stained Glass Workshop

This past Saturday I took a Beginner's Stained Glass workshop. It was really fun, and I rather like making stained glass. I think Matt would love doing it too. Maybe he and I can go glass shopping next pay check.

First thing I had to do was pick one out of four patterns. I chose the most geometric cause I had a hunch that cutting glass would be harder than it seems.

Then I got to pick the colors I wanted to use. There were plenty of choices.

This machine is the grinder. Its used to take off the sharp edges and to help shape the pieces if they need little touch ups.

This is my final stained glass. The colors look really different when in a window and not. Kind of prefer the way it looks not in a window.

Monday, August 10, 2009

Miniature Art

Last trip home I found a few mini canvases under my bed and brought them back to paint on. These are the two I've done so far. They're 4x5" and quite cute. Aren't really practical since they're so small, but I still like them a lot.
Considering putting them on my etsy shop, but not quite ready to part with them.