As with all commissions, there is a fair bit of trial and error as an idea becomes reality. In order to get a feel for the finished pieces, I started by making a scale sized maquette of each panel. These were on display in my studio as I worked on the full sized ones and gathered a lot of admiring comments. Now that I have finished the commission, I am delighted to be able to offer the scaled down versions for sale.
I was so pleased with the results of these pendants that I decided to explore the use of dichroic glass, which is popular with glass artists when making jewellery. The resulting pendants are delightful and I’m pleased to have explored this avenue.
The shimmer of the dichroic glass and the drawing in of the evenings made me realise that Christmas wasn’t very far off and I needed to get making, so over the last few weeks I have been busy creating decorations and gifts.
