Select various pieces via links from the index below:
Geometric Celtic Circle for Paula
Geometric Eggplant for Liz
Work By Students
Muir Front Hallway Window
Muir Bevelled Family Room Windows
Muir Crane and Water Viking Windows for Resort Living Room
Emily Carr Window
LETTERS FOR STEPH'S GRANDCHILDREN
I was given the two J's not in a circle with the request that I make up similar letters, G, R, C, M and B for her collection that she plans on giving to her grandchildren down the road as each letter represents the first one in their names. In good conscience I could not make the letters stand alone as they would just be too fragile. Hooks to hang stained glass need to go into joints as otherwise the foil will pull away etc... so I decided to put the letters into circles. I used a font from the Word selection and then enlarged it to get the basic letter shape that most closely matched the J's and then added some freehand curves etc. I used various types of iridescent clear glass for the back ground circles. Steph was quite pleased. They hang in a window that has 8 small panels separated by wood and make a happy collection.
HANGING VICTORIAN LIGHT FOR JOCKIE
Jockie is a collector of historical artifacts and fanciful treats from the past. She presented me with this old pewter light in which the glass was long gone. I had to do a lot of work sanding off the corrosion inside in order to make the solder stick to the foiled glass pieces. I decided to tie in with the lacy look of the light by using glue chip glass which is no longer being made. I used cobalt blue because she has a blue glass collection amongst her treasures. Aren't the cupids cute.
2010 OLYMPIC LOGO & INUKSHUK DESIGN
Meaning of the Olympic Rings Symbol
As can be read in the Olympic Charter, the Olympic symbol represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games. However, no continent is represented by any specific ring. Prior to 1951, the official handbook stated that each colour corresponded to a particular continent: blue for Europe, yellow for Asia, black for Africa, green for Australia and red for North and South America but this has been removed. The current view of the International Olympic Committee is that the symbol "reinforces the idea" that the Olympic Movement is international and welcomes all countries of the world to join.
While we were enjoying the Olympics that were hosted in our very own Vancouver this winter, I got the idea to create a piece of stained glass that would be a memory piece for this awesome event. I had just the use for this piece as I was wanting to make a donation to a silent auction fundraiser being held at our curling club this month.
I tracked down the logo and inukshuk photos online and then put the pattern into Microsoft Publisher so I could enlarge them before drawing up the design. It was quite a challenge grinding out the inside of the circles, impossible to do without a seam as glass needs to go to the edge of the glass when you make a cut. I tried to match the colours closely with those in the actual logos and then found an interesting abstract fused glass circle that contained similar colours to use at the bottom of the design and add interest. The background was done in various textured clears rather than white so the light would play through the piece as it suits the medium better. Retail value for this piece would be $300.00 as it is a fairly large circle. This was great fun to create. Check out this lovely night light photo taken at the Olympic site in Vancouver as well as this link to an article that my brother Kevin has written about the Olympics.http://kevinpammett.blogspot.com/2010/03/olympics-proudly-hosted-by-mycanada.html
GEOMETRIC CELTIC CIRCLE FOR PAULA
This celtic circle window was a thankyou gift for Paula from the bridge ladies who have wonderful weekend outings to her home in Port Elgin. The furnishings of the home are kind of 70's retro so the loud orange and blues fit in nicely. The unusual lime green blue glass in the swirls was the workaround colour that is picked up by the blue rondel in the centre and the blue gluechip border on the outside. Choosing colours for geometric pieces is very challenging. The vibrant orange water glass was the final choice for this piece and yep, it's loud!!!
GEOMETRIC EGGPLANT FOR LIZ
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I organized a gathering to celebrate the birthday's of several of my friends who were turning 60 this year. We had a wonderful weekend at the Westlake holiday home of our old high school friend, Liz McIntyre. Ten of us met for a weekend of fun and bridge, restorative laughter and comraderie, not to mention great munchies. We presented Liz with this geometric piece as a thankyou for her wonderful hospitality. I chose this design because it was one that I had worked up for Liz over a year ago when she was doing renovations on her house and she had not gotten back to me to actually place the order. She was surprised and delighted as the I accidentally chose the right colours to match her new bathroom.
The rectangular opalescent glass was the workaround colour for this geometric. Originally the piece was to have two faceted eggplant colour jewels where you see the two turquoise circles. When I got to the final stage there was just too much mauve and the piece needed a third colour. Turquoise worked but because it had not been used anywhere else in the piece I decided to have Arthur paint the wooden frame he made in turquoise to tie in with the design. |  |
WORK BY STUDENTS
I have a great time teaching bridge in my studio and often offer day classes as part of the silent auction at our church. We often make a small hear design to learn the process and then the students choose a second piece, always picking something that is a lot more challenging than they really should be doing. The ladies below were quite thrilled with their pieces and seemed to appreciate my "magic touch" of stepping in when the going gets tough.
Jessica's second piece was a colourful modern waterlily with some gorgeous pink glass in the centre.
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Lee's second piece was a very large Dove and came back twice to complete the project. Doesn't she look thrilled!!!
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MUIR INSCRIBED FRONT HALLWAY WINDOW
Coming soon..... The bevels seen below will be incorporated into swirls with stylized flowers coming out of them. The oval in the centre will have the MUIR name sandblasted onto the surface. This is my own design.
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MUIR BEVELLED FAMILY ROOM WINDOWS
Coming soon.... These 4 windows will tie in with the theme of 8 other windows I have already made for this client.... using the birth colours of family members within the piece. The bevels chose for this piece are very elaborate and will be enhanced by coloured faceted jewels in the birth month colours.
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MUIR CRANE AND WATER TRAPEZOID WINDOWS FOR RESORT LIVING ROOM
I am very excited about making these two windows for Muirs living room at their family resort in Haliburton. It was quite a challenge to come up with a design that worked for a trapezoid that is 82 inches long; 4 inches high on one end and 20 inches high on the other. The design needed to flow. I spent several days mulling over different ideas and designs that might tie in with the wonderful view of lake and trees outside their huge living room wall of windows. I have come up with a modern crane surrounded by a flower ribbon and glob design that suggests flowing water. It will be fun to choose the colours and textures for this piece. The large circles will be rondels.
EMILY CARR WINDOW
Also in the works is an exciting opportunity to come up with a window based on one of Emily Carr's famous paintings... not sure if it will be wild trees or totem poles. Stay tuned.
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