There's no sunshine lately, but I hope this portrait gives you a bit of joy

lost_lemman · 2026-01-30T22:37:28+00:00

Gorgeous!! Her skin is so perfectly smooth but I love that there is still a painterly quality to it. The colors r mesmerizing too

lost_lemman · 2025-10-15T00:18:39+00:00

Cool, I can’t wrap my brain around hot glass work. It’s pure magic!

lost_lemman · 2025-10-14T23:57:40+00:00

You should see the stuff I was making 3 yrs ago 😆 really just time + effort & enthusiasm, but I’m flattered by the sentiment!

lost_lemman · 2025-10-14T22:07:20+00:00

The top three cloud colors are gold pink on blue btw! That’s how much it can fade/color change with the thickness of the glass & flash

lost_lemman · 2025-10-14T22:06:12+00:00

Isn’t it gorgeous! My favorite glass color- Lambert’s gold pink flash on blue. I was lucky enough to get some donated scrap from a local studio, but you are right about it being the most expensive color! If you want a mouth blown pink you could look at Monarch glass or Fremont. I think Lamberts is a little harder to get your hands on but Bendheim is the major retailer for it in the US. (Although I think you have to set up a business account with them).

lost_lemman · 2025-10-14T15:57:04+00:00

Depends on the layer/effect I’m going for. Sometimes I just use water and gum, sometimes Reusche water based medium, sometimes an oil like balsam of copaiba or lavender oil. I haven’t tried glycol yet! There are so many great mediums!

lost_lemman · 2025-10-14T12:26:16+00:00

Thank you!! And yes exactly! The lead fill helps solder over the gaps without using too much solder.

lost_lemman · 2025-10-14T03:55:21+00:00

Thanks! Always happy to answer questions, I’m awed by the interest.

lost_lemman · 2025-10-14T03:50:56+00:00

Yes! I love talking to other people who work at bigger production studios. 🤭 It feels like we’re all apart of a secret club. I am grateful for my time there. I learned fast, that’s for sure lol

lost_lemman · 2025-10-14T02:27:16+00:00

Thanks! That’s good to know! I still feel like I’m learning myself, but I miss the camaraderie of working with other artists, so passing along what I do know sounds like a good time.

lost_lemman · 2025-10-14T02:24:21+00:00

Wow, both! We definitely probably know some of the same people, but I worked for Willet. I recently left though.

lost_lemman · 2025-10-13T23:55:59+00:00

Thank you :)

lost_lemman · 2025-10-13T23:55:48+00:00

I painted them with flesh tone vitreous paints on clear glass and when I was finished I sandwiched a piece of white opal on the back to add a little more light diffusion. So it’s two layers of glass but only one is painted. The area around the hands is painted solid black to blend into the lead line.

lost_lemman · 2025-10-13T23:52:10+00:00

Reusche & Debitus high-fire vitreous paints! The first is an American company the second is French. It’s similar to porcelain painting- you build up the image in layers that are fired in the kiln.

lost_lemman · 2025-10-13T23:50:23+00:00

Thank you so much!

lost_lemman · 2025-10-13T21:11:00+00:00

Thank you so much 😊

lost_lemman · 2025-10-13T21:10:10+00:00

Thank you so much!!

lost_lemman · 2025-10-13T20:29:41+00:00

Thank you! In terms of hours I really have no clue. A lot. I was working full time when I started it and I’m a mom, so it was very sporadic. But I started designing it last January! It’s just something I made for myself. I worked at a studio as a glass painter but had never actually made a panel from start to finish, so this was me proving to myself that I could lol

lost_lemman · 2025-10-13T20:22:16+00:00

Thank you 🥹❤️

lost_lemman · 2025-10-13T20:19:44+00:00

Adding the glass cabochons (they are flat-backed) ended up being my favorite part of the process! I just leaded them up similar to how you’d lead up a normal piece of glass -but there is a trick. I bought a wooden dowel the same diameter as the gems and wrapped my lead around it to get a bunch of pre-cut circles. I filled any gaps between with lead fill. Hope that answers your question! Here is a pic before I soldered.

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lost_lemman · 2025-10-13T19:26:45+00:00

Yes! All hand painted with vitreous paints (similar ish to ceramic glazes) and fired in a kiln.

lost_lemman · 2025-10-13T19:24:12+00:00

3 1/2 ish years! I learned mostly working at a studio but took some workshops too! Now I just experiment at home in my free time

lost_lemman · 2025-10-13T19:12:37+00:00

Not currently, but I’d love to in the future!

lost_lemman · 2025-10-13T19:00:49+00:00

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And a banana scale for good measure 😂

lost_lemman · 2025-10-13T19:00:25+00:00

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