I couldn't be more happy with the finished item:
Sunday 14 September 2008
Nearly there!
Monday 11 August 2008
foiled again
Sunday 3 August 2008
Saturday 12 July 2008
Progress...
All of the pieces for the golden poppy lamp are now cut out. I'm grinding ('grozing') each piece for a perfect fit with its neighbours. Once ground, each piece is fastened to the polystyrene mould using glass-headed pins.
I've hit a minor setback. I need more pins, the one shop in town that's likely to sell them has run out (with more on order). I'm going out walking!
I've hit a minor setback. I need more pins, the one shop in town that's likely to sell them has run out (with more on order). I'm going out walking!
Sunday 8 June 2008
Tiffany Poppy in golden colours
It's been two years since I've picked up my glass cutter. Something about this request tempted me though. The chosen design is Tiffany's Poppy design - the 16" version in these golden colours:
The first step was to go shopping for glass. I was very pleased with the colours that I found.
The colours are very close to those in the picture of the Tiffany Lamp - the background glass is a pale gold, (the manufacturer calls it 'laburnum') It's fairly translucent and 'etherial'. It looks quite pale when not lit, but takes on subtle amber tones when lit. The glass for the poppy petals is richer in colour, and a more solid glass, which will make the poppies stand out against the background.
The next big step was to clear, clean, tidy and hoover the workshop. With that done, each of the 300-ish pieces needs to be cut and ground for a perfect fit.
The first step was to go shopping for glass. I was very pleased with the colours that I found.
The colours are very close to those in the picture of the Tiffany Lamp - the background glass is a pale gold, (the manufacturer calls it 'laburnum') It's fairly translucent and 'etherial'. It looks quite pale when not lit, but takes on subtle amber tones when lit. The glass for the poppy petals is richer in colour, and a more solid glass, which will make the poppies stand out against the background.
The next big step was to clear, clean, tidy and hoover the workshop. With that done, each of the 300-ish pieces needs to be cut and ground for a perfect fit.
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