Thursday, October 14, 2010

Halloween Inspiration!

Hi everyone! I am a simple person, but I do have my moments of pure inspiration! When they occur I just act on them, go with the flow if you will... Here is a fun example from a couple years ago.
This is a stained glass panel that uses both traditional stained glass and fused glass techniques. There are nine fused glass pieces (or pictures) in this panel. I cut and shape a picture out of colored glass, then lay it on a piece of clear glass and fire it in a kiln up to 1650 degrees. The kiln time is over 5 hours, the "design" time can be as long! I have a small kiln, so the five bigger pictures all had to be fired individually, the little "candy" accent pieces were fired together.

Bats and Jack-O-Lantern
 

The Witch is In!

Ghost and Black Cat
The background is a whispy light gray, I think it adds to the Halloween feel.
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35 comments:

  1. So glad to see you're not gone for good! What a fun but beautiful stained glass panel!

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  2. Hey, girlfriend,...didn't know if we'd hear from you again or not. Hope things have settled down some at work. I know how hard that can be. Don't think I have heard where you work??

    Really nice stained glass pieces. Lots of work there, I know.
    xo bj

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  3. I was so happy to hear from you!!! XXOOXXOO This is a lovely piece. You can tell I love witches and ghosts for Halloween. I wish I knew how to do stained glass. That and glass blowing are on my bucket list. Have a great weekend.

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  4. You Halloween stained glass is so beautiful! I have never really seen Halloween-themed stained glass! It just goes so well with Halloween. Joni

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  5. This is awesome. You are so very talented with stained glass. So glad to hear from you.
    Sherry

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  6. Welcome back! I missed you terribly.

    I LOVE IT! You are so talented, Lynn. I love stained glass, but I am not a patient girl...or this talented. You, my friend make Halloween pretty.

    How 'bout those Browns! (wink)

    Have a great weekend! La

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  7. Wow, your stained glass work is amazing. Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I juggle work, blogging, kids, creating too. Deep breath and just enjoy it all. Nice to meet you.

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  8. I love your stained glass pieces! Such talent and creativity! Awesome!

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  9. Hi Lynn, I think this is a very unique piece! Not often do we see Halloween stained glass! Certainly not in any medieval cathedrals!! So glad to see you are still there--I look forward to your posts! Linda

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  10. Very nice piece Lynn, have a fantastic day!

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  11. That stained glass is amazing, you are one talented gal! Good to see you back, have a great day.

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  12. This is gorgeous! You have such amazing talent. I hope you will continue to pop in blogland when you can, as your time permits. It would be a shame to loose such an interesting blogger. Thanks for taking the time to share this beautiful piece!

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  13. I was so surprised to see a post from you...last I clicked your blog was completely gone! I'm glad you are staying around a little:)

    This is a wonderful project, way over my skill level but so cute and clever. I love it.

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  14. That is so cool...you are quite talented! :)

    Thanks for stopping by my blog and for the comment too. Hope you will come back soon for a visit.

    Happy weekend!

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  15. A beautiful piece of art! The Halloween theme is very cool.
    You are one talented lady.
    Jane

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  16. See, you cant quit blogging...everyone missed you, including me! The stained glass is beautiful, and it's even more special because it's homemade. I'd love to learn how to do this. I'm glad your back, even if it is only every once in awhile.

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  17. I thought you were gone!! Glad to see that's not the case.

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  18. Lynn, This is lovely! I miss you and your blogging. I have decided to have a Pumpkin Party since I was so looking forward to yours. Hope you're back to usual soon!
    Beth

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  19. Love this panel. I'm envious! Happy Halloween!

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  20. Hi! Thanks so much for coming over and joining the party today! This was the perfect Inspirational post to link up, especially because I just so admire folks who not only come up with ideas like this but who actually have the talent to make it happen! I know you are swamped right now so it is especially a privelege to have you join in the fun this week! :-)
    Vanessa

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  21. That is awesome! You are really talented with working with stained glass. Just beautiful! :) cOming over from Vanessa's- nice to meet you!! :)

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  22. Hi Lynn...

    Ohhh...I didn't know that you did stained glass! This piece is sooo awesome and soooo fun! I love it! My late mother-in-law was a stained glass crafter...she was really talented. We have several of her pieces! It is one craft that I would love to learn!!! We even have a bunch of her glass and all of her tools...so I really do need to learn! I'm already set up! Anyway, thank you so much for sharing your pretty halloween piece with us...it really is awesome, Lynn!!!

    So sorry that things are crazy at work for you! I hope that things settle down for ya, my friend!!!

    Warmest autumn wishes,
    Chari @Happy To Design

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  23. That is quite a masterpiece! Love the black cat and the candy. Altogether, eye candy.

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  24. Your work is so beautiful. Yes, I would agree, a masterpiece. Very timely piece. I know you will enjoy using it. ginger

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  25. Oh, I'm so happy to see a post from you! Your glass work is exquisite. How fun that you create these pieces yourself. Thanks for sharing this, and hope to see you again soon. Thanks for the visit! ~ Sarah

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  26. You are so talented! Gorgeous glass-work- so glad you decided to share it today. I understand about the "crazy" work situation. :) So good to see your post! Take care,
    Betty

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  27. This is wonderful. How amazing to have such a talent. Glad to see you here, and I like simple people the best!!! You really could do an etsy shop or something with these, they are really fun.

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  29. So very pretty! Love your statement about "feeding the soul" on your blog. So true, so true!

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  30. How nice to see a post from you! Love the stained glass...so original! Happy weekend!...hugs...Debbie

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  31. Oh, it is so nice to see you posted!!! I miss you. Come back to us... blogging is just not quite as fun without you!!!!!
    You are so taltented! What a great piece. A real work of original art.
    xo Yvonne

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  32. Oh, I love this! What a talented artist you are! I am so impressed! Each pane is so cute, and when you put them all together, it is spectacular. Thank you for sharing this for Favorite Things. laurie

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  33. That Halloween Stained glass is so cool! I saw it posted on Laurie's blog, so I came over to visit..
    You are very talented..and I know your art projects "feed your soul"(btw, I love that)..

    Keep it up--and happy Halloween to you !

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  34. Wow, what a fun project. I am always in awe of stained glass work. It is a project I've never tried, but always admire. The designs are simple and effective. Great job.

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  35. This is an amazing work of art.

    Hope you'll join us at Seasonal Sundays.

    - The Tablescaper

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