Scoon Glass Creations

Lizard stained glass panel

It's been a long while since I've done any new stained glass. Painting is quicker. And less painful. ("paper" cuts from glass and copper foil, burns from the solder if you aren't careful)

But there is nothing quite like the look of stained glass art.

I kept track and this one took me 27 hours to complete from design to putting the hooks on. It's a 20" x 30" panel consisting of 100 pieces.

I made this one for my office window. Then realized it didn't look good there and moved it to the family room where it gets more light.

It's a two piece project. The wall and leaves are one panel. The lizard is separate and soldered over the top. I did it this way because I didn't see a viable way to do the lizard toes justice if embedded in the back panel.

In hindsight, I probably should have made the glass behind the head clear. When lit from behind, it makes it look like his head in in shadow. However, a friend told me that "To me, it looks like the lizard is headed into the foliage so its head is in shadow.” I like that.

Against a white wall. Still might move it to here.

Without sunlight

With sunlight behind it

The lizard by itself

Source image

Comparison of glass to inspiration - my dogs

Marlie

Peanut

Rags. Not as pleased with the way this one turned out. Keep meaning to redo it. But then what would I do with this one?

Comparison of glass to inspiration - Woman, bear, husky

On the left is the original painting by the client, on the right, the stained glass interpretation.

Photo on the left, the completed stained glass on the right, complete with faux bear claws.

Photo inspiration on the left for the stained glass on the right.

Creating a stained glass project

My first paid commission was to replicate a painting in stained glass. Obviously paint and glass are two different mediums, but the reproduction was close.