Commission Completed!

This triptych measures 24" in height plus the spacing between the pieces. 

The base glass is clear topped with iridized cobalt, powder, and aqua blues. There are clear bubble dots and pink shard of glass  tacked on to the top. The pinkish glass is from the couple's broken wedding glass. Going into the kiln the glass had a bluish tinge , but the heat transformed it into a striking iridescent pink.

I hope to get a photo of this once it is wall mounted!

I could paint a house faster!

There have been many reincarnations of this project. The burgundy paint didn't adhere well in spots so I have had to lay down many coats. The stripes I painted looked nice while wet, but not so much dry.

I believe today I successfully applied the last coat of burgundy and the last coat of blue (although I may need to touch up the blue later?)

The picture doesn't do this piece much justice...but believe me....it's an improvement! 

Frankly, I probably could have painted a house by hand in the time it took to paint this!.....But I like it and hopefully so will someone else!

Commission goes home

Here's the glass work mounted on the wall. French cleats hold the piece in place.  It's such a challenge to photograph glass. There are many details involved in this piece that haven't been explained but each section represents a portion of the biblical story including a river of glass with Torah text inscribed across the panels.

My husband came with me to install the piece. We both enjoyed seeing it on the wall in its new home!

MIRRORS GO ON VACATION

Taking off the mirrors was a 2 person job!

This dresser couldn't look much worse right now!
...but good times are ahead!!!!

I'm grateful that my husband could come help me. Once a few screws were removed, each mirror needed to be braced so it wouldn't fall. 

The paint color is still of great concern but I will get to that next week.....Wednesday?......maybe? Burgundy and burnt umber to the rescue.

I imagine the mirror work will take 2-3 weeks to complete, but if I can get caught up on my commissioned art work, I might be able to get the mirrors finished sooner.

On another note, the warehouse desperately needs some financial donations in these next few days....$5? $25? $100?

Every dollar donated is used carefully to support the needs of those who would like to have a reasonable home with a bed, a table, some dishes. Their goal is to raise $2000/day for the next several days....please help!

communitywarehouse.org  in Portland, Oregon

We had fun!

The exhibit at Art on Broadway has come to an end.....but we had fun! 
Here's a shot of some of us enjoying the reception. 
Lobby show at the MJCC in February as we welcome Jewish Arts Month (or will it be Jewish Arts Moments....since there will be so many of them!) Stay tuned!