AKCSAM Zodiac Composite

The center is Anna and mine's zodiac composite. The top and bottom has hidden and some not so hidden numerology specific to Anna and I. The runes spell out our initials AKCSAM. (I pulled these from a couple different rune alphabets)  The soldering is now complete. Next step is figuring out a wooden frame to make for it. This picture contains 4 photos spliced together. Some of the details are lost in this photo. The glass I used for the planets is clear textured but shows up white here. Also you cant see it here but I used mirror for the tips of the candle flames. This piece measures 22-1/2" x 51"

Sneak Peek

Here's a sneak peek at my next large window panel with a zodiac composite in the center. Over 500 pieces of glass. I've been working on this off and on for about 2 years. All of the foiling is finally completed and now all that remains is the soldering. More info on piece to follow once completed.

 Worried about not having enough room to start your next project? While I would love more room, my work area is about 4' x 7'. I use a shorter desk to slide in and out underneath my taller larger desk for more table space.

Dodecahedron II

Another dodecahedron candle holder with an encased skull. This one is 11" tall with 3 1/2" pentagons. Skull is unknown carnivore found in the woods near Bolinas CA.

X-periments with X-rays

Courtesy of my broken pinky finger. I'd like to try more of these. I just need to find a way to get x-rays without breaking my own bones.

Temple of Hatshepsut

My entry in the April Flores XXX Toy Art Show. The art show was based around the original plaster mold used to create the April Flores XXX love toy. Various artists were given these molds to paint, draw, decorate, etc. Since I do stained glass I made a tiffany style swag lamp based on that mold.

Originally I had planned for the lamp to be completely enclosed so I came up with the little door on the back to open in order to change the light bulb. It has its own hinge and latch. ( I scratched the enclosed idea in order to have a better functioning lamp along with allowing heat to escape more efficiently but kept the door anyway.)

I was thinking 20's art deco Egyptian and the central theme in the center is an inverted pyramid. The back has 2 hieroglyphs. The one on the left is for the Egyptian month that was closest to our calender April and the one on the right is for flowers so together they make April Flowers aka April Flores. Hatshepsut was the longest ruling female pharaoh of Eygpt and means Foremost of noble ladies. Thus the name of the piece: Temple Of Hatshepsut.

Measures 11" x 10" x 8". Completed 12/15/09. Contains approx 475 pieces of glass.

April Flores XXX Love Toy Art Show

I'm really bad with updates. Here's a link to an art show I was in fairly recently (LINK IS NSFW) 12/16/2009 and was very excited about. (Mine is the stained glass tiffany style swag lamp)

April Flores XXX Love Toy Art Show