Our stained glass rendition of Polychrome returning to her rainbow is finished!After passing through the stages of design, cutting, fitting, and painting, there are still several steps before a window is complete. We use a copper foil technique, which means each glass piece must be wrapped around the edge with copper foil, which is what holds everything in place after soldering. In the photo below, I'm foiling on the left and soldering on the right. After soldering, the window is cleaned and the lead lines are darkened. Finally, the window is ready to frame or install!
Wow. Wow. Wow. You are amazing! I bow to your artistry, sir.
ReplyDeleteThanks - of course having such wonderful source material makes all the difference!
ReplyDeleteWowsers! As someone with a B.S. in Physics specializing in Optics (I also teach Weather and Climate, so rainbows are part of my lecture series) and an author who writes about Polychrome in my Oz books, I applaud your vision and talent. Amazing!!
ReplyDeleteThat is GORGEOUS, Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!
ReplyDeleteGreat work! I don't think John Neill could have done a colour version better himself!!
Love This!!
Truly beautiful work! Will you be installing it to let the light shine through and if so will you post a picture?
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
Beautiful work! What a happy memory this brings.
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