Whattaya Think?
UNPUBLISHED RESPONSES
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WHATTAYA THINK • SGN #65
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I have a home which is over 100 years old, and the interior and exterior doors have transom windows over them, which had been painted many times. I wanted to do something different, so I took a stained glass course, and eventually created 10 different designs for the transoms. Some are traditional Victorian patterns, and some are just whimsical, but they do provide conversation starters.
– Floyd Waters
My wife, Karen, and I have a Park Model in the Voyager RV Park in Tucson, Arizona. It was there that Don and Doris Peterson offered to show me how to get started in my hobby of stained glass. After two lessons, I was on my way. I am 70 years old and I started in 1998.
'You can teach an old dog new tricks!'
I really enjoy it. I have a workshop in Arizona and one here in Port Elgin, Ontario. I have completed approximately 20 projects and learned something new each time. I enjoy reading your newsletter.
– John Reynolds
My interest in Stained Glass actually stems from a love of beading. When I was young (age 7 or 8), I started collecting tiny glass seed beads. I would get frustrated because I instinctively 'knew' that there was more to beading than simply stringing the beautiful pieces of glass. Years and years later (I am now 41) and many, many books later, I had learned to loom pictures from beads, and learned the many different stitches created long ago. My favorite beading projects to make is jewelry!
A co-bowler, told me about her stained glass hobby. One day, she drove us down to Connelsville, Pennsylvania where the famous Youghiogheny Station makes stained glass by hand! I not only got to see the process of making glass, but I also got many ideas for my beading/jewelry making. So, I started collecting scrap glass from many different places. I would use the copper foil around a beautiful piece of stained glass, put a ring on it, and still could incorporate my wonderful glass beads into the pieces.
The co-bowler, who now has become a very good friend of mine (her name is Barbara) has taught me how to foil, solder, and how to cut/grind to get the desired shapes! I kept telling her, 'All I wanna do is jewelry!'
That was over a year ago. Since then, I have gotten into suncatchers and have created pieces as large as 20"x12". That's some piece of jewlery! My largest piece is Southwestern Flair with an Indian Pot, Gourd, and Feathers. I also added arrowheads and beads to the finished product (ideas I collected from my dear friend).
Thanks SGN, and THANK YOU, BARBARA! I not only found yet another wonderful hobby that I totally enjoy, but, I have acquired a wonderful friend/teacher!
– Gay Matyuf