Wood & Glass Together?

[Old Joe]

Edited February 25, 2019 by Old Joe

[Old Joe]

The first shot is just the wood. It is 1” thick Red Oak done with a relief cut around the perimeter. Today I cut a piece of stained glass and mounted it in back with the cartoon recessed in the relief area. I haven’t set everything permanent yet. Looking for critique from you all.

 

[Scrolling Steve]

Wow !.....I like it, Very nice cutting !

[Fab4]

Hi Joe:
Awesome cutting - Personally, I like it without the glass
Just goes to prove that you can't please everyone
Fab4

[ChelCass]

I do both stained glass and scrolling and have combined them.  They look really good together.

[Scrappile]

I like it with and without.  I love the pattern,,, come cough it up, where did that pattern come from.....  Your glass is great, in my opinion.  I would also like it with a frosty blueish glass behind it.... to make it look cold.  Maybe that has to do with the Game of Thrones and the guy in the tree north of the wall.... Great piece!

[Tomanydogs]

Cool pattern great cutting. I like the glass behind it. It would look very cool with light or sun light behind it. 

[Old Joe]

1 hour ago, Scrappile said:

I like it with and without.  I love the pattern,,, come cough it up, where did that pattern come from.....  Your glass is great, in my opinion.  I would also like it with a frosty blueish glass behind it.... to make it look cold.  Maybe that has to do with the Game of Thrones and the guy in the tree north of the wall.... Great piece!

The pattern was purchased from Fiona Kingdon. Her forte is not pattern making as she doesn’t use patterns, nor does she draw them. She has 5 available on her site, but they are not like patterns that I have ever used before. I believe she adapts them from her completed work by photocopying the work itself. You must be careful as sometimes you can get left hanging with little or no bridging if you don’t plan your cuts carefully. I made changes along the way. The relief cut and glass backing was my feeble attempt to give it at least a little individuality.

Funny you should offer the blue glass suggestion as I was/am betwixt and between blue, green or maybe a combo of them both with a blue sky and the green below the tree line. I felt that there was too much empty space to not fill the background.

Edited February 26, 2019 by Old Joe

[Tomanydogs]

@Old Joe is it neat with light behind it? Can you post an additional picture here with light behind it?

[Old Joe]

13 minutes ago, Tomanydogs said:

@Old Joe is it neat with light behind it? Can you post an additional picture here with light behind it?

I’ll put it in a window tomorrow. That glass is a very rich piece.

[daveww1]

fantastic job, it's beautiful

[Charlie E]

Nice job! I love her work.

[oldhudson]

Love the pattern and your cutting is great. The color and 'texture' of the glass go hand in hand with the pattern. It would be interesting to see it backlit.

[bcdennis]

I think the background brings out the pattern better.  Good job. 

[Dave Monk]

That is totally awesome!

[Gordster]

Wonderful work  love it both ways

[lew]

Amazing wonderful piece of art!

[Rob]

I like both.  Great cutting either way!

Rob

[wombatie]

An interesting piece, I like it.  Great work Joe.

Marg

[Old Joe]

Thank you, everyone or your kind comments. I have decided to keep the glass. I actually was offered a pretty high price for it, though my wife isn’t sure that she wants to part with it yet. 

[Scrappile]

Well, tell your wife you can always make her another one.... sell!

[BigBubbaG]

Very nice

[RabidAlien]

AWESOME!!!! 

 

Although, I echo the request for a pic with the sun behind it. 

[Rockytime]

Your cutting is exceptional and the pattern is spectacular. It looks great with or without the background to me.

[amazingkevin]

This is a work of art!!!!,You've done!!!