Glitz & Grandeur

Glass is amazing! It’s a suspended liquid that moves and flows. It changes with light and the lack of light! It's smooth and glossy, it has texture and depth. It's cool, it's hot, it melts, but is strong. It sparkles. It shines. It even casts rainbows. Oh glass, how I love you! I'm Susan, a stained glass artisan. I also work with fused glass, and make handcrafted jewelry. This, my blog, it's where I post pics, ramble on, and share things that catch my eye, turn me on, spark a reaction, or that I just plain like. You can find pictures of projects in progress here, instead of just the finished pieces on Etsy. I have an little shop on Etsy called Glitz & Grandeur. You can connect directly to Etsy, or directly to my shop by clicking the appropriate 'Etsy' or 'Glitz & Grandeur' link below. You can also find my page on Facebook under "Artists" as Glitz & Grandeur, or click the Facebook icon below. The same goes for my Pinterest boards. Thanks for visiting!

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WATCH: The Mesmerizing Process of Making a Glass Chandelier from Scratch (video)

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Fused glass coasters - Mod Squares II, Southwest on Off White with clear base

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David Smith - Glass Artist

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Great East Window, Holy Trinity Sloan Square, London - February 2015

Arts and Crafts window by  Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris

This is a terrific arts and crafts era church with magnificent windows. Really a must see while in London. It is in the same neighborhood as the Saatchi Gallery, another not to be missed London attraction, so you can combine the two with ease.

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It’s been a while ... super hectic summer.  Hope all is well for you. :)

A custom order remake of a panel.  Constructed two to give the client a choice.

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Another from the Waves fused & soldered series

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‘You are a Square II’ stained glass panel 

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‘You are a Square I’ stained glass panel

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Stained glass and detail, St.Patrick's Cathedral - image credit:  michael_hamburg69 on Flickr

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The Amazing Cold Glass Sculptures of Jack Storms

The intense cold-glass process which can take up to 24 weeks for each contemporary glass sculpture to come to life begins at the heart of the design, by creating a core of lead crystal which is cut, polished and laminated creating reflective mirrors. When wrapped in optical glass, the refraction of light as it passes through the glass creates rainbows of hypnotic color. The drawn out process of repetitive cutting, grinding and polishing requires intense passion, rigid self discipline, and more blood sweat and tears than any artisan could wrap their mind around. The results, are mind boggling works of contemporary glass art.           Thanks zerostatereflex

Storms specializes in both geometric and representational glass sculptures. Some of his work can be figurative as well as abstract. Storms works with three different types of glass: optical crystal, lead crystal, and dichroic glass. He cuts and stacks slivers of dichroic glass and glues them with a special two part epoxy to achieve a “floating core look,” he then layers optic or crystal glass around the first structure, then hand sculpts it into a specific shape. It can take more than ten weeks to produce one piece. Storms’ work has been praised for demanding both artistic creativity and mathematical exactitude. He uses the Fibonacci theory at the core of every one of his designs

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Stained Glass Panel, National Palace Sintra, Sintra Portugal - Jan 2015

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"Horizon" Fused glass insert stained glass panel - Glitz & Grandeur

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Black irid & metallic frit coaster sets - Glitz & Grandeur

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One way to cover a large window is to use multiple panels.  This window is about 72 inches wide by maybe 48 inches tall.  Five panels are hung to cover the space (because I want full coverage).  

The three in the center are only there for the time being.  I have a sun or flower (however you opt to view it) design planned for that space, but I can't seem to decide on if it should be one large square panel, or two rectangular panels .... a single large panel always looks nice and impressive, but two smaller panels are easier to work with, and more versatile should they ever need to be used elsewhere or sold.  Kinda digging on all the bevel panels though, they let lots of light through.

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Bern cathedral….”danse macabre”

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Stained Glass Window, Basilique Saint Pierre, Avignon France - October 2014