Often the details of an etching which is just shading are only effective in front of a dark background. I’m trying to combat this by including carved elements in a strategically balanced way.
Memorial Stone
I’ve done several memorial stones lately. This one turned out particularly well, with the earthy tone of the stone, and the nice natural shape.
(Click on the image for a larger view)
Painting Upright Glass
I’ve been putting color on sandblasted glass for a long time, but this was the first time I ever had to do it with the glass in the vertical. I wasn’t even sure it was possible, and did quite a bit of experimentation and then practice and preparation.
All went well and I managed to get a few pictures of the work in progress which took place in an uncommonly beautiful dentist office – Trust me, you have never seen a dentist office like Aadland Dental in Vancouver – absolutely stunning! It features stained glass windows by Chuck Franklin Glass Studio. (Click the image for a small slideshow).
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On a completely unrelated note, some parts of the website are disjointed right now, especially for users of “internet explorer”… sorry about that. We are doing some re-organizing and adding a couple of new features. It should only take a few days hopefully to iron out the wrinkles. We want to make it clearer to people all the different things we do, and also to consolidate the different mediums into a more comprehensive form – so each one is now going to have its own page. The words you can see in the white box up in the header will be actual links when we’re all done.
Stained Glass
Things are getting exciting in the studio regarding stained glass. As a specialist in glass etching I have been kept busy with that pretty much my entire career. On occasion over the years though I have been able to sneak over often enough to become a proficient stained glass craftsman. We’ve had an opportunity recently to significantly expand our art-glass inventory to the point where I can now (for the first time really) build some serious windows.
Click on the image to the left to see some examples of what I’m going to get to work with. Read more
The Art Of … paint removal
I always enjoy fixing up a fixer-upper. I knew I was going to love this old potters wheel once it got cleaned up. It’s quite a contraption. It has a lever that you push with your foot that turns the big heavy lower wheel. Once you get it going, it goes for a long time on its own.
This was todays project. Several hours of sandblasting off the old layers, and then some really cool Rustoleum spray I found that gives the finish a “hammered” look. (Click on the photo to see progress shots).
