Neptune's Dream

Last summer I collected a garage full of old window panes from my neighbors recent remodels, and have been playing around with different ways to re-purpose them. My favorite is changing out the old or broken panes with fabulous new colored glass and using a traditional glazing technique to secure them. Adding some large eye hooks and chain, makes the windows a hanging work of art.

I has the color scheme in my head since last summer, when I lined up all the sheets from a recent glass store trip to see what inspired me. Although sometimes inspiration comes instantaneously like in my table, others take time to perculate. Moving all the shades around and letting them "sink in" for awhile, I gravitated to the greens, blues and aquas.

Even the name came into my head. I guess it is all my years in the footwear industry (where all the shoe patterns had names), but I enjoy giving each project an identity, or persona of sorts. For this one...Neptune's Dream. And about 6 months from its inception.....I completed it.

Oh, I wish you could all see it from my vantage point on a Sunday morning with the light streaming in. Truly fantastic. I smile everytime I go out on the porch.

I really do not think I can part with this one, but I am already dreaming up other combinations to add to my shop later this month.

Let the sun shine in.