Friday, December 29, 2006

Stained Glass

Another day on drawing things for the report. We do two sessions of stained glass. I get a load of glass fragments thrown out by stained glass makers and the kids pick colors they like and wrap the edges of the glass fragments in copper foil tape. They soon learn to cut glass once they realize the right sound and feel, but mostly only make it as far as straight cuts. The important thing is to lower the height of the work surface so that hey can put the weight of the upper torso behind the push on the cutter.
The next session they finish up and solder the bits together to make patterns or sometimes little boxes and things. Soldering is also something most pick up quite quickly.
Charcoal on cartridge 20x30cm