Stained Glass Iris by Maddy7This beautiful piece was a labor of love for the artist, it took her about 12-14 hours to complete. Maddy shared a little about the process with me:
"After the pattern is drawn, the glass has to be cut, the rough edges have to be ground off, then each piece has to be wrapped in a copper foil, when all the pieces are done, all the copper seams are soldered, (also known as the Tiffany Method). Then, clean the piece and a glass wax is applied."
Maddy lives in Wisconsin and has been working with stain glass for over 20 years. She is a true artist and master of her craft. I encourage you to visit her shop and browse, I'm sure you'll find something you like. I am happy to own two of her christmas ornaments and hope that someone in my family might be inspired to buy me this gorgeous piece..lol
oh, I am an avid stained glass collector...I love maddy's shop as well, and hope to buy from her shop as soon as I can.
ReplyDeleteI purchased some tulip suncatchers for my friend from www.maddy7.etsy.com and I can tell you her work is fantastic!!! I would highly encourage anyone that is looking for stained glass to give Maddy's shop a look-see!!
ReplyDeleteLovely piece of stain glass work. I too am very fond of the Iris flower, it is a beautiful flower, very different from the frilly rose, carnation, or peony.
ReplyDeleteI will have to check out Maddy's shop as I am also rather fond of sunlight shinning through lovely pieces of stained glass.
Beautiful work. I love stained glass, and this piece is gorgeous. Love the color!
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Sharon
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI found you through the Etsy forums and am now following your blog. Best of luck to you!