The Cutting Edge

Stained Glass on Display at the Peppermill in Hamilton, New York

2011-10-15T19:52:00.002-04:00

Laurie’s Art is now on display at-- the Peppermill-- located at 5 Madison Street in the beautiful town of Hamilton, New York. The peppermill is a kitchen store and so much more, owned and operated by Leslie Yacavone. You will be pleasantly surprised when you stop in and see all the wonderful products available, many of them made by local artisans. You can also get a sampling of goods at the peppermills website: http://www.hamiltonpeppermill.com

Local Artist, Laurie Green-Schillawski, of Cicero, New York, is focusing on Stained Glass art. She has been working in stained glass for over 10 years. Laurie enjoys the process of designing and making original stained glass pieces. She also makes the well known pieces that have been around for years, such as the wonderful, Fairy designs by Jillian Sawyer . Laurie prides herself on the quality of her work, with an eye toward original designs, beautiful color combinations and strong lead seams.

To view a sampling of Laurie’s Art in person, please visit:

the Peppermill

5 Madison Street

Hamilton, New York 13346

You can also find Laurie’s Art at http://www.lauriesart.com . There are going to be many more pieces to view on the website as pieces are made and photographed. If you see something you like while visiting the Peppermill please let Leslie know. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Laurie at 315-730-7431 or Laurie@lauriesart.com.

Pumpkin

2011-09-14T14:54:00.000-04:00

I've finished another pumpkin. This one is slightly larger than the other. I feel like I should make 20-25 of them and hang them all in one window--and call it...The pumpkin patch!

Iris Panel almost done

2011-09-07T18:24:00.000-04:00

I've finished the foiling and soldering. I cut the zinc came for the outside edge (and only made one incorrect cut). Tomorrow I'll solder the came and put hangers on. Then, I'll need to patina and polish the whole panel. Pictures will go up tomorrow night.

Iris Panel

2011-09-06T20:25:00.000-04:00

I've just finished cutting all the glass for the large Iris panel. It looks pretty awesome. I used a blue/green wispy glass as the background that I really like. Pictures to follow on the new website.

LauriesArt.com

Hope you'll take a few minutes and check out the website.

Getting there!

2011-09-05T13:37:00.001-04:00

Norm and I have been working hard to build a working website. The process has been an interesting challenge. But, I think we're almost there. There will be photos of the stained glass pieces with descriptions of how many pieces, size and price. I'll let you know as soon as the website is up and running.

I've been creating small pieces lately such as Christmas ornaments. I also designed and built a panel called 'Pumpkin Field' which seems to be generating a lot of interest.

I'm currently working on a large pink and purple iris panel. I should have this completed in a few days.

Website Coming Soon!

2011-08-26T20:05:00.000-04:00

I should have my website up and running very soon now. Norm is in the process of building it and uploading photos of the stained glass that I currently have made, with prices and sizes for each piece. Do you have a suggestion for something you think I should include in the website? Let me know.

Thanks for all of your support!

Pumpkin Field

2011-08-08T14:53:00.000-04:00

Pumpkin Field is now complete! It's an original design and it looks awesome! Norm will photograph it tonight. He's still working on editing the photos already taken. I should have a website by next week!

Now, on to making a bunch of smaller pieces for the craft fair. I'll make a few Halloween pieces, but most of it will be Christmas stuff.

Photography done...now to develop the pictures

2011-08-06T11:11:00.000-04:00

Norm finished photographing the stained glass. Next he needs to Photoshop them. Once that's done they will go on the website and also be printed to put in a photo album as a portfolio. Still working on the Pumpkin Field piece. Just a few finishing touches and it should be done by tomorrow. I recently made two photo frames using stained glass and glass cabochons. I think they are really cool.

Making progress

2011-08-04T14:29:00.000-04:00

I have been cleaning and polishing what little stained glass that I currently have so that Norm can take photos of them. I'm building a photo album of pieces for sale for my website and a hard copy portfolio to take to different businesses in the hopes they will display and sell my work.

My business will be called Blackberry Bay and will feature my stained glass, glass art, my hand bound books and Norm's photography. Someday I may add other artists works, but for now I'm focusing completely on getting myself up and running.

I'm also in the process of building a panel that is a new design called Pumpkin field. And, I still need to build pieces for the craft shows that I plan to be at to introduce myself to the Art community. My first appearance will be at the Mattydale Craft Fair on October 8, 2011. I hope you will be able to stop by and visit me.

Fairy

2011-06-21T11:36:00.000-04:00

Well, Google Chrome finally 'found' my blog again! Just in time for me to post that I've finished a Fairy for someone. Hopefully, I'll be able to give it to the designated person soon. The workshop is great this time of year. I'm able to open the windows and let in some fresh air. The temperature is very comfortable and allows me to focus completely on my work and not on wiping sweat off my face or having to rub my hands together for warmth...lol! Now, I need to spend some time reorganizing the workshop after I've added a bunch of new elements to it.

I'm planning to work on a large piece next. Not sure what it will be exactly. Maybe a window or something for the front of our house....hhhmmmmm.

Repaired but not yet finished

2011-05-16T18:24:00.000-04:00

I spent most of the day making the repairs on the Blossoms on Mirror piece. It foiled and soldered well in the repair areas, not so much when attaching it to the mirror backing. I plan to frame the outside edges, hiding the zinc caming, with real bamboo. This will take some time as I will need to split each piece of bamboo, then whiddle away quite a bit of it to get it to fit over the zinc caming. And, for some reason, the mirror doesn't want to stay clean. It appears that every time I look at this piece that I was so proud of, I'm going to end up cringing. sigh. Live and learn, live and learn!

Dolphin

2011-05-11T12:07:00.000-04:00

I finished the dolphin for my niece. It turned out pretty good. I hope she enjoys it. Now, I need to find a skateboard image and I'm still waiting to see what Evan wants.

Appreciation...

2011-05-09T14:05:00.000-04:00

Both my sister and my niece enjoyed their candle holder and sun. :0) My nephew, Brandon, would like something...maybe a blue skateboard! Evan's planning to send me a picture of what he would like made for him. And, I'm starting the Dolphin today. I received my shipment from Glass Crafters. I will now be able to start the repair work on the Blossoms on Mirror piece. This time, I won't have to move the piece to the sink to rinse off the flux...I bought Flux Remover Cleaner! You spray it on and wipe it off! No need to move the piece!

Next...

2011-05-03T19:20:00.002-04:00

I'm going to be making a pumpkin next. Will keep you posted.

Finished with two!

2011-05-02T15:41:00.002-04:00

Black and White Baroque candle holder and Yellow Sun

I finished the black and white baroque candle holder, as well as, the yellow sun. Next, I'll put the picture and easel holder on the back of the bamboo-esque picture frame that I completed the other day. Moving right along. Now, can I sell some pieces? A commission for a stained glass window or door panel would be lovely. :o)

Getting geared up

2011-04-30T17:36:00.000-04:00

I went to the Camillus Stained Glass shop and bought two rolls of copper foil and a 6' piece of picture frame caming. I should be able to finish the picture frame I've been working on and also foil the pieces of the candle holder. Then on to the yellow sun...

Black and White Baroque

2011-04-29T16:15:00.000-04:00

I finished putting together the bamboo-esque picture frame. I just need to figure out how to build a frame that holds the picture. Caming seems like it will be too big. Maybe I'll try a metal spacer and then use glass to frame the picture slot. I started on a black and white baroque candle holder today. For some reason, all the foil I order a while back is opened, which means it's not been airtight and is worthless at this point. It doesn't stick to the glass...ugh! I'll need to order more or maybe run to Camillus Stained Glass and pick some up. I'm going to build a yellow sun with alternating colored flares when I'm done with the candle holder.

Taking a 'break' from Blossoms on Mirror project

2011-04-26T18:08:00.002-04:00

I've put things on hold with the broken blossom project. I'll have to take apart several pieces, refoil them, resolder them and probably add some support pieces to help avoid a similar scenario. Maybe some straight edge pieces to mimic a trellis or something.

I worked on a picture frame today. I went to Wally World and bought a 5x7 picture frame with glass for .95 cents to use for the center portion. The only thing is...the foil doesn't seem to want to stick to the glass. I've tried grinding the glass (after cutting it to fit the opening). I've tried cleaning and drying the glass. I'm not sure if maybe it's the foil is old. I think I'll start a new roll and see what happens.

I recently finished a Cowboys jersey for my daughter, Terri's boyfriend, Drew. Soon I'll be making a yellow sun for my niece, Hailey and a dolphin for my niece Morgan (I think it's for Morgan). My nephew Evan would like something with hockey and his team number on it. My sister Sandra would like a fairy and my other sister, Kathy would like a picture frame made with the black baroque glass. My other sister Tanya says she plans to order some pieces to be given as gifts. This sounds very good to me! Maybe I'll actually start selling some glass again!

Disaster strikes!

2011-04-21T12:35:00.000-04:00

It happened. The glass broke. I had just finished applying the patina to the piece and the weakest piece broke. It took with it two pieces of the frame that cracked under the pressure. Well, live and learn. I just can't believe that I'd managed to wash this piece twice (and rinse it) without any problems, then when the end is in sight...disaster strikes! Live and learn...

My latest design--Blossoms on Mirror, April 2011

2011-04-20T21:05:00.000-04:00

I've spent the day re-cutting, grinding, foiling, soldering and tinning. Unfortunately, I'll have to go back and do more tinning...as I seem to have missed random spots throughout my piece.

The 'bamboo' frame is done. The branches and blossoms have been soldered to the frame. Next, I'll patina the zinc on the mirror and the frame and branches, etc. Then it all gets soldered to the zinc frame on the mirror, touch up the patina, washed well and then it should be ready to hang! I sure hope it looks as good when it's all done and hung up, as it looks to me in my mind!

I learned a lot of new things doing this particular piece. I discovered I love the design element! I also found out that zinc caming will only cover a single piece of glass (or mirror) that is 1/8" inch thick. sigh. But....I also remembered that I love a challenge! Please tell me that it can't be done and I WILL find a way to do it! Thank you Tony!

I'm looking forward to finishing this piece so that I can start on some projects for my sisters! Don't ask! I won't tell you. Just wait and be surprised.

Yours,
In Lead and Glass,
Laurie

Beginnings...

2011-04-16T22:14:00.001-04:00

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