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GOG Finally Done!

18 years ago

Sorry I haven't posted lately, but thought you might like to see this. I had this idea that I wanted to do a vase of flowers, sounds easy enough, but then I realized that some flowers had to go behind leaves etc. I think you call it perspective, I've never done anything like that before, way too much thinking for me! While doing it I thought "I'll never do this again" but now that it's finished I'm anxious to do another one!

Comments (35)

  • 18 years ago

    Double Dawg Snot!!
    That is purdier than a pink poodle!!!
    The perspective really came out nice, and your flower colors are perfect. Oh, and it's done on an old window frame too? Dang girl, you really got it goin' on!!

  • 18 years ago

    Wonderful!! You did good! I think the next one will come easier. Nice job!!

    Maria

  • 18 years ago

    Ohhhh, Shirley it's gorgeous . You did a wonderful job , I am so glad you posted it. I'd love to see another picture with a closer up so I can see all the beautiful glass you used,
    Cindy

  • 18 years ago

    Thanks guys, I tried to take a closer up but pictures never seem to show how the colors look in person, glass is sooo hard to capture. The red is much nicer than the pic, the background glass is irridescent so it looks different at night.

  • 18 years ago

    WOW!!! Dang Girl!!! You did it again! Everything you do is amazing!!! Just yesterday I had company over and they comment EVERYTIME they come over, about your Frying Pan!!! This just makes me wanna give you my whole stash of windows and glass stash and hang up my tools!!! Jane

  • 18 years ago

    OMG!!!! that is SOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!! WOW, it's just stunning. Nice work SC

  • 18 years ago

    Wow! That really is a STUNNER! I feel like hanging up my tools too! WOW SQUIRRELLY!

    Hazie

  • 18 years ago

    Hey Jane! sure, I'll take your stash of windows (just kidding) but don't you dare, ever, hang up your tools!! I think YOUR work is amazing!! It's the inspiration I get from everyone elses work that keeps ME going!

  • 18 years ago

    O.k. yall can send your tools to:

    Susan
    Sanford, NC 27332

  • 18 years ago

    Beauteous work!
    Love all that red.

  • 18 years ago

    Awesome,I can't even cut a straight line with glass,I'm gonna have to go back to china,I just feels so ashamed with all of your awesome talents.Plates I mean not china china..LOl.Truly beautiful.

  • 18 years ago

    BEAUTIFULLLLLL!!!!!!!!

  • 18 years ago

    That is gorgeous!! You have a great eye for perspective. Love your color combinations and the vase is perfect. Great how you made the glass "grain" make it look so real. Wonderful job.

  • 18 years ago

    WOW! I love how you made the leaves! I feel so INADEQUATE when I look at other people's work! Truly a lovely piece of art!

  • 18 years ago

    WOW i love it. Awesome work.

  • 18 years ago

    Ok - again I'm hanging it up and going back to just plain old gardening . . . .

    Lovely piece!

  • 18 years ago

    ME too...going to bury my mosaic tools like a dog burys his bones........I'm done.......

    Really beautiful and rolling up my tongue now!

  • 18 years ago

    Wow that did turn out great. I love the black grout with it. The colors are great together. I still have yet to do a gog...makes me wanna do one soon!!!!

  • 18 years ago

    It is simply fantastic looking!!!!

    Barb

  • 18 years ago

    Yup, I love the way you used glass that has so much dimension that the glass gives a realism to the flowers!!! Especially the red ones!!!

  • 18 years ago

    That is really stunning. It looks like it took a lot of thinking in what goes up front, behind. Did you have a leaf cut & then think of a flower for in front of it & cut the leaf some or did you draw it on paper first.

    Fantastic GOG!

  • 18 years ago

    OH WOW!!! OH WOW!!!
    That is SO Beautiful!!
    I just love it!!!
    It looks like you did a lot of pre planning for the placement of every little detail! Amazing!
    I hope to get as good as all you talented folks on here!
    WOW!!!

    Crystal

  • 18 years ago

    So pretty and I love the design. Your perspective was right on the money and your color choices and wonderful!

  • 18 years ago

    Dear Squirrleycanadian:
    That is such a peaceful , wonderful , lovely, WORK OF ART!!!!
    it is soooooo colorful... and so real to me... I can just smell the flowers... I'm glad you helped me to STOP AND SMELL THE FLOWERS !!!!
    I have the windows.... and I am going to reeeeeeeally pray that God will help me get some glass and I want to try to do something.... just anything... my empty windows... are just crying out to be real pretty like yours..>>>!!!!
    thank you for sharing the pictures...
    and thank you for inspiring me !!!
    I won't be as good as you... but the window will still appreciate being DRESSED UP FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION !!!!
    Happy Holidays * * * * *M E R R Y + C H R I S T M A S !
    God Bless You!
    Susiesunshine

  • 18 years ago

    Squirrelly, I keep coming back to look at it.. it's really quite incredible! you have a great style that shows through all the different things you make... wonderful.

  • 18 years ago

    Squirrely, that is absolutely a MASTERPIECE!!! You did a BEAUTIFUL job and certainly understand perspective. Wow, your choice of glass and design are outstanding! Gosh, I love it! Please put me in your will and leave me this piece. : )

  • 18 years ago


    OMG...That is just awesome. I don't even know what to say. I absolutely love it. It's incredibly beautiful.

  • 18 years ago

    OMG you guuuuuys! I am totally overwhelmed by your comments! So many wonderfully nice things to say.......THANK YOU EVERYONE!!! I've never really felt that I had a "style" I just plug along like everyone else and hope it turns out ok. Everyone here is MY inspiration! I remember when this forum had hardly any posts, and someone on G Junk complained that there were too many mosaics on that site, so someone from here invited everyone interested in stained glass and mosaics to come over here, all of a sudden this forum just exploded with creativity!! You wouldn't believe how happy that made me, now I could learn from other mosaic people!!! I started small and this window is the biggest thing I've done, and thanks to you guys and this forum I know my projects will only get bigger and better!!!!

  • 18 years ago

    Yep, bigger and better!
    This is such a wonderful forum, I agree.
    I have grown so much in my mosaic abilities over the past few months. And its all because of the inspiration and feedback I receive HERE.
    SQ, your GOG is just amazing! I can't wait to see what you do next. Onward and upward!

  • 18 years ago

    Holy Smokes, Batman!!! That is incredible! I'm not to the point that I want to take on 'learning' something else, but I am loving these SG projects!!!
    I still gotta figure out how to grout!

  • 18 years ago

    Beautiful -- absolutely beautiful! Can someone tell me how you cut the small pieces in the background?

    I have a GOG piece started, but I think I'm afraid of it! Seriously, I have almost all the larger pieces cut. I think the next step is to glue the big pieces (I've already got MAC glue). Then I think I'll do small pieces for the background.

  • 18 years ago

    Really beautiful. Did you make up the design yourself? I love the colors. How long did it take for you to finish?

  • 18 years ago

    The small pieces were long strips then I used my mosaic nippers to cut them into little triangles. The design was something I had in my head, I got the leaf patterns from a book. I couldn't even tell you how long it took, a little bit here and there, but I'll guess at about a month.

  • 18 years ago

    Oh MY!!! It's SO bright and beautiful, Squirrely! The dark grout really brings out the colors! Love it!!!
    Katie

  • 18 years ago

    Everyone else has beat me to all the special words. I will just say this is a piece that is beyond belief. I love the bright colors. The way you put it all together. It is so stunning.

    Chris

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