Whattaya Think?
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WHATTAYA THINK • SGN #67
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Start on small projects like sun catchers. Get the best glass cutter and grinder you can afford, also the best soldering gun. If you run into trouble, ask your local stained glass dealer. They are more than glass to help. And, last, take your time. This is your most basic problems but your most important.
– Jerry Carver
The most helpful thing I wish someone had told me is that glass breaks easier when it's warm. I set up my studio in my garage and had no idea why I was having such a difficult time as that first winter approached.
– Leanne Blevins
Though still a beginner myself (doing glass for 1 year), I think the most important thing I have learned is: "Perfection is the enemy of good." Also, get a box of bandaids!
– Sally StoneThere are many sources for answers to your stained glass questions. The simpliest is go to your nearest supplier. But, since glass suppliers can be few and far between, the other option is go to your local library and check out the videos. The video I checked out was very antiquated but the information was plentiful. It covered everything from the proper angle to hold cutters and soldering irons to making a lampshade. So, whether you purchase your own or check out a video at the local library, you can't go wrong.
– Donna DavisAfter a beginner has a few projects under their belts, so that they have the fundamentals of stained glass work,I feel the beginner needs to begin thinking outside the pattern. That is, start to imagine their own patterns. Perhaps an amalgam of patterns they have seen or developing a pattern from non-glass object such as a geode slice or wood. This is the beginning of creativity.
– Roy BollingerMy best advice is to NOT get discouraged, and to take a photo of the piece in mid-stream! Even when a piece doesn't appear to be exactly what you have envisioned....take a picture of it. In that way you can "see" your project as others will see it, and 9 times out of 10 you will be pleasantly surprised with your results. I've learned that the artist is almost ALWAYS their own harshest critic. Also, wait until you haver cleaned the project before you make ANY judgement calls on it! It's amazing how much a good cleaning will change the whole project. I've only been working with stained glass for a year, but those are the most important things I've learned.
– Tillie O'KelleyMy advice to a beginner in stained glass would be to start with a simple, flat project consisting of less than 10 pieces of glass — a small framed mirror, a photograph frame or a suncatcher. Don't be daunted by the cutting and just practice, practice, practice. It will come—all of a sudden you will realize how much you have improved.
– Christine Edwards