I designed and made this for Monica so she could sit in her living room chair and look out at the birds in the birch tree.
This was a fun project because rather than being just a straight flat panel, I made it into a trio of panels with the birch tree being the connecting element.
At 468 pieces in total, this was an ambitious project and took me further into small glass technique. I loved making it.
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- a collection of suncatchers in the kitchen – for inspiration
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- The pattern is cut out and the frame jig is ready
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- The full pattern is on the fridge
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- Panel #1 pieces rough cut and ready for grinding
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- panel 1 ground to fit and ready for foiling
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- my foiling station
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- Abbey keeping me company while I foil glass
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- panel #1 foiled and ready to solder
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- panel #1 soldered but not yet patina-ed
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- Panel #1 finished
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- Panel #2 – starting the bluejay
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- the blue jay ground to fit
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- panel #2 in the jig
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- panel #2 foiled and ready to solder
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- panel #2 in the jig – foiled and ready to solder
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- washing panel #2
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- panel #2 – the nuthatch is my favorite
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- panels 1&2 soldered but not yet patina-ed
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- panels 1&2 together
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- shown at night – the birch really stands out
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- panel #3 ground to fit and ready to foil
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- panel #3 with just the clear parts foiled
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- panel #3 foiled and ready to solder
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- panel #3 finished
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- Winter Birds in the sun
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