r/StainedGlass • u/Sonderformen • 1d ago

Original Art | Foil Pink thunder

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So I had this one piece of glass that I'd completely fallen in love with, but wasn't quite sure what to do with it (Mississippi River Glass 1000 S, the in case anyone is interested). Then I came across a tattoo design a friend of mine did that instantly struck me - and here we are. I happened to have matching Wissmach colors.

For effects I did some overlays, solder dots and spikes. Copper patina and sharp spikes are an horrible pairing! In any case, I'm thrilled with the result.

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u/nowhiteflags 1d ago

Super impressive cuts on this piece! Wow

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u/LsTheRoberto 1d ago

Yeah I want to know how they did the inside of the lightning bolts. I struggle when I need to get out such a small piece/section. I can’t even begin to think how I would cut the very bottom purple middle piece.

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u/Sonderformen 1d ago

Thank you! I have a ring saw and really small bits for my grinder, that does wonders! For the even smaller parts I also use my dremel.

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u/BrokenSweetDee 1d ago

Gorgeous. What a great vibe. I love it.

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u/Sonderformen 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/booksknittingcatstbh Newbie 1d ago

Wow, that’s beautiful. Especially that featured color in the lid & drops & iris

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u/Sonderformen 1d ago

Thank you! And yes, darker purples are just fantastic in the light. Love the Wissmach palette for those since they have so many colors and textures and aren't too pricey!

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u/booksknittingcatstbh Newbie 1d ago

Thanks for the rec!

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u/MynahThreat 1d ago

Love it!

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u/epantha 1d ago

Very cool design

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u/iekiko89 Hobbyist 1d ago

"struck you" heh nice pun

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u/Claycorp 1d ago

Just FYI for anyone wondering who "Mississippi River Glass" is. It's a mass produced lamp company that makes lamps overseas which started a sister company to import the China made glass sheets they use. It's not a new glass maker, it's very likely the same glass or glass factory as all the other "house brands" of glass like what you find at hobby lobby, Tiffany Today from Delphi and the like half dozen other random named brands that exist.

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u/Clean_Usual434 1d ago

Beautiful

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u/Raven5241 1d ago

Very cool! I love the colors you chose!

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u/MarlyMonster Newbie 1d ago

Wow that pink purple cloud looking glass is so stunning I want it!! Love your creativity 🥰

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u/Sonderformen 13h ago

Many thanks!

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u/fuzzy3158 1d ago

Wow. That's some very impressive cutting you did there.

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u/Fluffy_Orange4146 23h ago

So original! I love this!

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u/DatLadyD 1d ago

This is amazing! How did you do the spikes? Is it just copper foil cut to shape and soldered over?

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u/Sonderformen 1d ago

Just solder! Took me ages to solder since I was mainly playing and figuring it out. The edges of the thunder bolts are also drawn with solder but for the spikes i turned the piece upside down, put a dot of solder in the spot, let it cool down a little bit, then put the iron on that dot and really slowly pulled the soldering iron up. That way you can see the solder grow higher. I reduced the temperature of the soldering iron a little for that and sometimes let the parts cool down to prevent melting.

I have to mention though that I use non lead solder, that is usually more rigid but I think it should work with lead-solder, too!

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u/DatLadyD 1d ago

Cool thx! I’ve never seen anything like that before, very creative!

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u/Aromatic_Mousse 18h ago

This is lovely! I really like how you made the lightning bolts emerge from the cloud

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u/dr-awkward1978 14h ago

Bad ass! I did an eye of god piece a few years ago:

https://www.reddit.com/r/StainedGlass/s/tvhoX8xYcx