Stained glass and glass art
What I've really enjoyed about this whole process is the opportunity to try other forms of art and craft. I have done stained glass windows in the past with window paints but have recently had to throw all of my window paints out as they were well past their use-by dates! So when I made the decision to make a couple of the oval windows into stained glass I had to try and figure the best way to achieve a look I was happy with. In one photo you can see the results of two ways. One where I used plastic from containers and a stationery folder, drew the black lines with a permanent marker and then coloured inside using marbleing paints. The marble paints gave lovely vibrant colours however the black lines were chunky and so I have ruled out those. The other sheet is where I have printed out pictures in the right size of stained glass windows and then I applied oil to both the front and back sides of the sheet. Given that it's cold here now, despite following the sun around the house with the sheet, it did take 2-3 days to fully dry. I am pleased with the results though and will use those for my windows. I did also try melting crayons but even though I got fantastic results when they dried they all cracked. Hmmm....
The other art I tried was where I again used plastic from a milk bottle and clear packaging, drew on it with permanent markers and then popped it into the oven for 45seconds to 1 minute depending upon size. Put them in on a crinkled piece of tinfoil so that the plastic comes off easily. While hot the plastic is easily moldable and so I created shapes like the glass art you see around!
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