After finishing Large Stained Glass XC, I immediately got to work on this one! I really like the six-pointed star in the central circle plus the fact that I used almost every color of polyester stretch velvet in my stash!
Another great thing about making these pieces in my new location is the oven vent which blows all the fumes from melting polyester to the outside world. I'm still wisely wearing my ventilator mask but I don't have to brave the elements any longer. There's also no wind sapping the temperature of my soldering irons.
(Above: Detail of Large Stained Glass XCI.)
Melting inside was important this time. Why? Well ... it was cold and rainy outside and I really needed to get this piece done! Steve and I planned to deliver it to the Grovewood Gallery last Friday. Friday was the first day of the annual Arts and Crafts Conference in the Omni Grove Park Inn ... just next door to the gallery. Thankfully, I really wasn't rushed or dodging bad weather!
Steve and I had a great time looking at all the Stickley and Roycraft furniture as well as the work of various contemporary artists who still work in the Arts and Crafts style of yesteryear. There was a gorgeous, antique green ceramic vessel ... with a $16,000 price tag but there was also a little, wooden carved bear for $10. Almost every booth included beautifully stitched table runners. Lusterware and hammered copper caught my eye. One area was filled with Japanese woodblock prints. Between sterling silver jewelry and wrought iron chandeliers with stained glass panes, there baskets and leather bound books and even carpets. Below are just a few of the photos I snapped.
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