Poppies at Slade.

Posted March 23, 2019 by David Kennedy

Poppies at Slade

The story of this panel began a few years ago whilst I was visiting family in the UK. I managed a visit to Kansa Stained Glass where I was fortunate enough to purchase two sheets of Uroboros art glass which is hard enough to find at the best of times. The first sheet I pulled out of the rack was this one, code 10-16-5 Light & dark browns, turquoise with mini fractures.My first thoughts were I loved the colors and it would make a great background glass.

The next sheet I pulled out was this one 60-25-5 Red,orange & white at this point I thought “Poppy panel “. Over the next few years I made a few attempts at a pattern, which for various reasons I had to shelve. However in October 2018 a window of time opened up so I went for it. The colors of the two sheets gave me a feel of Liberty/Art Nouveau which strongly influenced the final design.

I have cut the top and bottom background here.The leaves ( Youghiogheny stipple 4117 Green, ice white & bluish grey ) and the soil ( Uroboros granite backed 65-17 Light & dark browns ). Ready to add the flowers now so hoping I’ve got it right.

First five flowers here and just really feeling my way. I have an idea in my head but I like to keep everything fluid so am prepared to adjust as I proceed.

More flowers added now. I have also cut some background glass using the band saw. I am working my way down the sheet of 10-16-5 so I have to be very careful otherwise my vision will be ruined.

Top two rows of flowers in and feel like I’m well in control now, just have to bring it home from here.

Decided to fill in the sides now, trying to link the top and bottom parts together seamlessly.This has more to do with the background glass as the sheet goes lighter from bottom to top.

Everything seems to be falling into place now. This is not a quick process, slow and steady wins the day, very pleased at this point.

Background is now completed, just the last few flowers and the seed pods to add.

So here is the completed panel, very happy with the way this has turned out exactly what I was trying to achieve.

I entered this panel into Delphi Glass’s online competition 2019,unfortunately it was unplaced in the large panel category. They did however decide to use it for their annual catalogue cover for 2020 for which I am very grateful. This panel is available for sale, all sensible offers considered.

Round Apple Blossom Pattern

Posted August 4, 2018 by David Kennedy

Round Apple Blossom

Staying with the ” Tiny Tiffany ” theme this time I have gone for an Apple Blossom design.The background glass here is a Uroboros fracture glass code 10-55 Cobalt Blue, White and Green. This panel can be hung in a window or placed in a stand as shown here. The original panel size is 12 inches, ( 305 mm ) diameter.

The stand can be purchased here http://www.fireliteforms.com/category/39175338 The pattern for this piece can be purchased in the pattern store as a PDF download.

Original panel size is 12 inches, this can be scaled up using the printing instructions included in the PDF download.

Clematis foil and solder

Posted June 23, 2018 by David

Clematis foil and solder

I am now starting to foil the pieces, I do this by removing them one at a time and then replacing them as I proceed. I find this method works very well as you are able to make minor adjustments as you work across the panel.

Here is the panel with all of the foiling complete and I will now proceed with the first soldering. Once this has been completed the template can be removed and the first solder can be repeated on the reverse side. It is important to be very careful with the panel during these stages.

First soldering completed on both sides and the perimeter lead added, you can see the two pieces of black tape securing it to the panel until it is soldered into place.

The final bead solder can now be added to finish the panel. Bead soldering completed and patina added and you can clearly see the difference the bead solder makes to the panel, gives it a nice finish.

474 mm Clematis being cut

Posted June 8, 2018 by David

474 mm Clematis being cut

One is never sure how a color scheme is going to pan out so I have started this panel by cutting a flower, some background and leaves.After having tried a few different colored centers for the flowers I have settled on Youghiogheny ” Laburnum ” glass. This may yet change as the panel develops.

I have added more of the background glass now which is Youghiogheny stipple glass, code NO 57 ” Neodymium Pink with Peach Gold & Bubblegum “.

More background, and leaves now in this picture. Flower glass is Youghiogheny code N367 ” Neodymium Pink, Dark Purple and Blue”. Leaves are also Youghiogheny code 1431 ” Lime and Emerald Green “.

I have taken the background glass down the left hand side of the panel here and am thinking of introducing some fracture and streamer glass on the right hand side.

Glass Patterns Quarterly

Posted June 11, 2016 by David

Back in January we posted a small panel ” Scene with Poppies ” Shortly after we were contacted by GPQ , and as a result this design has been published in the current issue, along with a pattern and tutorial on how to construct this small panel.

Glass Patternshttps://www.glasspatterns.com/ Quarterly — Glass Patterns Quarterly

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Here is the finished panel .

Round Apple Blossom

Posted May 28, 2016 by David

Apple Blossom Pendant

This piece has been cut and sitting on the workbench for the past two months so I am delighted to have it complete and able to post pictures. Staying with the ” Tiny Tiffany ” theme this time I have gone for an Apple Blossom Pendant design. The background glass here is a Uroboros fracture glass code 10-55 Cobalt Blue, White and Green, this is the reverse side and you can clearly see the fractures in the glass.

I think the fractures prove very effective when viewed from the front adding a sense of depth to the composition. This pattern is now available in the Patterns Store © David Kennedy 2016.

Scene with irises

Posted February 18, 2016 by David

Scene with Irises

Effort number three in my ” Tiny Tiffany ” series is another scene, this time using irises which just work so well in stained glass. Getting some small pieces of yellow in here was a bit of a challenge but like to think I managed it ok. I find using the water glass really adds another dimension even though the piece is so small. This design is now available in the Patterns Store as a downloadable PDF pattern.

Scene with poppies

Posted January 25, 2016 by David

Scene with Poppies

When using art glass you invariably end up with lots of different pieces of odd glasses that you simply don’t want to dispose of. After a while these start to mount up and take up space so some thing has to be done with them which leads to this panel. I have taken the idea from a ” Tiffany ” window, I’m not sure how large the original window is but my small panel is 12 inches in diameter, a Tiny Tiffany if you like.

I wasn’t sure how this would work out but I thought I would give it a go anyway, having seen the end result I may well try another one so watch this space.

Hummingbird

Posted January 1, 2016 by David

Hummingbird

This is a small panel of a hummingbird made with Youghiogheny glass, these are all the pieces cut. I prefer to cut all the pieces before I start foiling as it provides some room for further slight adjustment should it be required.

Once all the pieces are foiled they are then flat soldered using 50/50 enabling me to remove the template. I then attach the perimeter lead and bead solder the piece using 60/40. The finish patina is then applied and a final polish completes the project.