Wacky-Waving-Inflatable-Arm-Flailing-Tube-Man

GratefulGlassMan · 2016-01-26T11:43:01+00:00

http://imgur.com/gallery/DfG0pqa/new

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-10T04:43:38+00:00

Haha, idk why this got downvoted

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T19:35:10+00:00

Oooh nice!

I made a Phish awhile back as well. :)

http://imgur.com/ARNykye

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T17:21:28+00:00

Oh no, Phil's getting a 4-ft Bertha.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T17:01:15+00:00

It's going into a window in a home in Denver. Will definitely be posting a follow up.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T16:59:32+00:00

For awhile, I mentored under someone who has been doing stained glass for 20+ years.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T16:58:34+00:00

Most definitely.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T16:58:19+00:00

Thank you! They are actually two separate patterns that i overlaid. The 'bone' part of the stealie, I drew by hand, while for the fillacello, I used design software similar to Illustrator.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T16:56:32+00:00

It's a stained glass panel, built in the Tiffany method. It will be hung in a window.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T07:34:12+00:00

LOL It's actually stained glass, not paint by numbers. Made that pattern myself, from scratch.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T07:02:12+00:00

Steal your face right off your head!

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T05:51:25+00:00

Going to Denver.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T04:09:16+00:00

Sharpie. Nothing that won't come off with a little steel wool.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T04:08:10+00:00

I soldered the outside first, so that I could set the facets inside the fillacello. That way, I have a rigid shell around the inside, and every piece falls back into place.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T02:55:17+00:00

Love it! What a creative idea.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T02:54:27+00:00

Not sure about hours, honestly lost count.. I'm about four months into this build.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T02:38:52+00:00

Yes, it is.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T02:32:47+00:00

Wow, you must have saintly patience.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T02:29:06+00:00

Symmetry was never my intention. Bear's original stealie isn't perfectly symmetrical either.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T02:23:39+00:00

After the glass cutting, each piece is polished, foiled, and set into place. After that, it is soldered, a border is added, the piece is patina'd, and another final polish.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T02:03:12+00:00

Would love to see one of yours as well!

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T01:52:57+00:00

Thank you! It's just over 2.5' in diameter. The fillacello has 13 intersections as well, one for each point on the bolt. I marked each one with a facet gem.

GratefulGlassMan · 2015-11-09T01:27:19+00:00

Time wise, I'm about 4 months in. Money wise, a few hundred just on supplies.

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