Restoring/Repairing 1980s Beveled Glass Panels

I have been working on 9 beveled glass panels that go into coffee table and a couple of end tables.  These were made in the early 1980s and solder joints have been cracking and the came separating on different panels, no glass was broken thankfully.  The came is zinc so is pretty durable, one thing the fabricator did not do was apply stained glass cement/putty which would have made the panels more durable.  

 I was able to re solder all cracked and separated solder joints as well as apply the putty.  The above image shows 3 panels that go into an end table, the center one is all cleaned up, the other 2 in process of cleaning.    The coffee table panels were larger and have been completed, one of which was separating which I was able to repair.  

Nice to be able to repair older panels and allow them to last many more years.  

My Journey with Synesthesia

 I was having a discussion with a friend about my experience with Synesthesia and she had never heard of it before. The conversation was a lot of fun so I thought I would have a link here that tells the story of how I started verbalizing what I was seeing when listening to music and how much it influences my artwork.  The link is http://isaacdsmith.com/synesthesia.php                 

Enjoy the journey!

The More I Observe "Spiritual Tuning" the More I See of Myself

 

I have really been enjoying looking at this painting daily, seeing how much of myself is in this piece.  So much of what I have been healing from spiritually and learning the last couple of years spilled over into the depth, color, flow.  I feel like my soul is laid bare on this canvas.  The process was amazing, painting the colors/flowing images I have from listening to different styles of music.  I am sorry that the images don't show the depth and real emotion, the texture as looking at the actual painting.  

Completed Oil Painting! "Spiritual Tuning"

 Took quite awhile and I have finally completed the oil painting!

Since the paint is not dry there is quite a bit of sheen to it and taking a good picture with a camera phone is nearly impossible.  Here are a few images at different angles to capture some of the background details.

I have been thinking about different titles and the one that fits is "Spiritual Tuning"

I have been in process on this painting for 2 yrs and during that time there has been a lot of healing spiritually, as a person, and being in tune with the images/colors in my head while listening to music.  The yin/yang implied feel to the background represents a lot of what I have been learning in regards to so many aspects in life.  

There is so much of my emotion on this canvas!

Figure is Completed on Oil Painting!

 I finally was able to complete the figure portion of the oil painting! Painted the hand yesterday.  I am very excited about this piece!

There is still a sheen in sections due to the paint being wet.  Next up is the background!

Oil Painting- Moving Along

 My family had different emergencies that pulled us away for awhile. I have been able to paint in-between different things and here is the progress so far.

A couple sections in bottom hand and then start on background.

Update on Oil Painting

 Here is the latest on the painting progress.

The further I get on this the more the fluid movement of what I see when listening to is becoming more prominent. 

Wonderful Client Comment of Entryway

 The client sent this lovely comment of their entryway:

Entryway Stained Glass Install

 Here is the process of the glass installation. The first pic is the "before" image.

This next 3 images show the trim work I placed in where the glass panels will set against. I did this to allow the maximum amount of light to penetrate the panel. 

1 panel in place with rounded trim holding it in place.

Both panels now in place.

The next 2 are details, interesting how the colors change depending on what is behind them! 

New Entryway Glass Project!

 I have been working on a new sidelight project for an entryway.  2 sidelights with clear textured glass and blue colored glass hand beveled and will be bonded on top of the clear bevels.

Images show fabrication, soldered, puttying and hand beveling of color pieces.

Oil Painting- Upper torso completed

 I have been able to get more time in to work on this painting.  The colors are flowing nicely! I feel like I am capturing the movement of what I am seeing when listening to different music instead of just focusing on the technicality of painting- composition, repetition, balance, etc.

Very much enjoying this painting!

Freeing Up My Mind!

I was able to spend a little more time painting and am really enjoying what is sections are coming together. When I was painting the foot, my mind let go of trying to paint sections just right, i.e. where the tendons are flexed, raised veins creating shadows, etc and it became more about the music and how it flows and what colors appear in my mind as well as the shapes. I was very freeing and I was the raised tendons, veins ended up in certain areas after all.