Hispanic American Window #5

This is the bottom window of 5 sections for the Hispanic American Window.  The drawing was done by Greg Perez and I am fabricating it.  This photo was taken without light behind it.  Can't wait till you can see it installed. 

More details about the significance of items but the fields represent the many migrant workers who come to America to work in our fields and the Monarchs that migrate to Mexico are the main features of this panel.

Pat Deere

A look outside my window!

It's not so bad
working late into the night
when the view outside is
so gorgeous and
constantly changing.

Moving Right Along on Hispanic American Window

Still cutting, painting, and firing glass but we are moving right along on the 2nd window for the Hispanic American set of 5 panels.  This window measures approximately 4'x4', has painted elements in the butterflies, plant life, and portrait depicting Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

Still to cut are the hummingbird, flower, and greenery.

One panel is complete, one is almost finished leading, another is partially leaded, and this one will be leaded soon.  We have one panel that is yet to be started.

Like all glass... slowly but surely it is getting done.

Pat

Trillium In Crushed Glass

This posting is a little late, but I wanted to post the pictures of my trillium panel since I posted all of the photos I used as inspiration. 

Like the other crushed glass pieces, this was very fun to create.  I am planning on using this theme for the room in my house that faces the south.  I am actually making pieces that will go on the corner pieces for the window framing in that room and will follow that up with a transom or hanging panel that will go in the large window.

The top photo shows a close up of the panel prior to being installed into a beveled glass framework.  I like this picture because it shows all of the detail in a very clear way.

The next one shows the glass from a horizontal view and reminds me of rock candy.

And finally, you can see how it looks when the hanging is completed.  I used a series of 1" and 1.5" bevels to surround it and finished it in copper channel surrounded by rebar to keep it from warping over time and giving it a something sturdy to hang by.

This is one of the panels I created for a show in Little Rock Arkansas for the months of June and July.  More of my crushed glass panels can be viewed on my web site!

Pat Deere 

Links:    Crushed Glass Panels

Hispanic American #3

Moving right along on my Civil Rights Windows.  This is the middle panel for the Hispanic American Window to be installed in the bus depot in Flint, MI.  This section is about 21.5"x55" and has been constructed using 1/4" lead came from Streuter Technologies that is preglazed with an adhesive product.  Using this lead eliminates the step of cementing and this is the first large scale project I have used this lead on.  Because the budget was so tight on this project, I have been exploring all avenues I can to create a quality window at the lowest possible cost.  Glass I used included that from Uroboros, Bullseye, Spectrum and Kokomo.

Tayleen, my student from Siena Heights University in Adrian painted the the glass where needed.  For the most part, I cut and constructed the panel myself.

This photo was taken with the glass against a glass easel against a wall so there is no sunlight from behind. I don't have any pictures with natural light coming through but it looks great.  Can't wait to get the other 4 panels done so it can be delivered.

Most importantly, the design was created by Greg Perez and altared where needed to fit a stained glass design.  A great window begins with a great design and beautiful glass.  Thanks Greg for a great beginning!

Pat Deere