When it becomes more than a doodle...

***I started this post on Wednesday but unfortunately ran into some issues with my internet mid post and was unable to publish it.  The sigh/groan/grumble that came from my mouth was quite it's own species***

About two months ago I started taking a stained glass class. Once a week for two hours. It was my escape. My heaven for six weeks. When the class ended I was in the middle of my second piece. I debated what to do, I couldn't really afford it, but I wanted to take the class again. Well, that is until one of the other "students" told me "you have to do what makes you happy." And then I knew I had to take the class. I had to finish my project. And I had to make more.  

So, tonight was the the first night back. I spent probably an hour and a half at the station, grinding down the pieces I had cut. It was AWESOME! I don't know what it is about this process, but I get so completely lost in it. 

This (above) was the grinder I used for an hour and a half to finish smoothing the piece below.

For now, I'm just going to share the visual, the story behind it needs it's own post.  But this is something I doodled all throughout grad school and it's finally becoming something MORE!

CLOSE up

I started foiling the edges.  You have to do this to be able to solder the pieces together.  

It's going down next week! Ahhh, YESSSSS!!!

today's cranes: 5

total: 72

NOTE: I thought folding the thicker pink and red paper from "a moment of bliss" was tough, but now I think the more fragile polka dotted tissue paper is more challenging.  However, I could definitely see playing with the thickness of the paper I use more.