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I finally finished the teapot!!!! It's been my biggest nightmare ever, but I also learned a few things.

Working around curves takes twice as long and a lot more frustrating than on a flat surface because it is so easy for the tiny shards of glass to fall before it gets to the glue.

It started as a full teapot and with only 1/8 of it left to do and after 4 months of painstaking work - it got broken. This isn't the first time something broke after spending months working on it, but it made it very difficult to find the motivation to work on my glass work. After many tears and loud noises I decided that I will no longer throw out anything I've spent so long on - I'll incorporate it into a different type of art.

A different type of art also presents new problems - how? I didn't want any sharp edges of the teapot showing and I have nothing blue in my house. I decided to put it in molding clay and paint it with browns/golds/copper, yet leave those options open to changing the color should I ever change my house colors.

I'm just glad this is over and will finish off some jewelry pieces I'm working on, then my momma and baby elephant!!!!!

I've been experimenting with different materials and methods to see how my glass will hold up and on what material it can be done on. Ceramic is a definite as it grips the glass and by brushing resin over it, it can be wiped clean but still holds the appearance and texture.

My next project is to work with a mirror. I do believe it will hold well, especially with brushing the resin over it but I'm not so sure how the reflection will behave... only one way to find out.

Cheryl
http://www.loonargifts.ca
http://loonargiftsblog.blogspot.com/

After some time off - pouting over my broken image, lol. I have found some jewelry and various objects that I can do my glass work on. I'm really excited about this and am working like a mad woman trying to get a bunch done.

I've included a few here to give you an idea of the items.