Views from the Torch: LibertyCon 36 Wrap-Up in Numbers and Pictures
Looking back, it’s hard to believe a week has already gone by since we wrapped up LibertyCon 36. We miss all of you dearly. A thank you...
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Jun 24
Views from the Torch: 23 June 2024
We are on the last day, looking down as the truck is filled and people check out. The dead dog party is around the corner. But the...
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Jun 23
Views from the Torch: 22 June 2024
They say hindsight is twenty-twenty. What does that make looking back from a height? Forty-forty? Twenty-twenty x? Who knows, but the...
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Jun 22
Views from the Torch: 21 June 2024
It can be hard to understand things from the ground level. Sometimes, things become much clearer from a distance. Looking down from Lady...
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Jan 17
“Light My Fire” – Finishing Touches and the Big Reveal
Next order of business is to apply a zinc came frame mitered at a 45-degree angle at each corner. This adds stability to the window,...
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Jan 5
“Light My Fire” – Grinding, Copper Foiling, and Soldering
So once all the glass is cut, you must grind the edges of each piece with a machine called a “Grinder.” This is so the copper foil tape...
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Dec 5, 2023
“Light My Fire” – Cutting the Glass
It’sssssssssssssssss Glass Cutting Time…. This is my cutting area – isn’t it precious? Allow me to introduce you to the Tools of the...
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Nov 21, 2023
“Light My Fire” – Progress Update
Hours so far: 43 I apologize for not having the spare time to blog. I did wish you to see the work-in-progress of “Light My Fire”. This...
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Oct 16, 2023
“Light My Fire” – Glass Selection and Patterning (Part 2)
Hours so far: 25 Next, I had to select the glass for the flame away from the torch. This is when you google a lit torch and look at the...
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Sep 19, 2023
“Light My Fire” – Production Has Begun
The window I'm making for LibertyCon 2024 is on the table. I need to finish it early-ish due to it being on the program book cover, the...
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Sep 12, 2023
“Light My Fire” – Glass Selection and Patterning (Part 1)
Hours so far: 25 You can see the glass thought process in the digital mock-up, but that's completely different than actually handling the...
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Sep 6, 2023
Stained Glass Minute (Volume V): Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Women Who Made Him Famous
Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Women Who Made Him Famous... and a Major Pet Peeve How about a little humor? Odds are you've heard of...
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Aug 29, 2023
Stained Glass Minute (Volume IV)
How is Iridescent Glass Made? Here's another one of those sciency posts… Iridescence is one of my favorite features available in sheet...
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Aug 21, 2023
Stained Glass Minute (Volume III)
Frank Lloyd Wright and Autopilot Frank Lloyd Wright has always been my favorite stained glass artist. It's a wonder I'm not in jail. And...
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Aug 15, 2023
Stained Glass Minute (Volume II)
Stained Glass Facts: Coefficient of Expansion Coefficient of Expansion (kō-ə-‘fi-shənt ‘əv ik-‘span(t)-shən) Noun (Physics) The...
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