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See all my stained glass art pieces here! From my very first piece completed in September of 2025 until now.
Please note this is a work in progress.
Zelda Triforce
My first piece. The big experiment. September 20, 2025
I bit the bullet and purchased all the supplies I needed to start making stained glass. It was quite an initial investment. Would I even like making art?
I started with something very simple. I sketched out three triangles on my iPad and printed it off on vinyl. I didn't know much about design creation and it shows. My triangles were not even the same size and the lines were not perfectly straight. I found it quite fun to score and cut the glass. It all seemed well, until I tried to place the pieces together. And none of them were the same size or correct shape.
I broke out my glass grinder for the first time and used a black sharpie to draw better lines and shapes. I learned really quick how messy the grinder is!
The final step was soldering. I have never soldered anything before. What a learning curve that was. Lots of videos on YouTube and Instagram gave me the basics.
It turned out okay. Definitely a beginner piece. I was so proud of it. I had actually created something. Did it have a TON of flaws? Yes. Did I learn a ton from it? Yes.
Beach Sunset
October 4th, 2025
I love going to the coast. And one year I took a picture of the sunset over the ocean that quickly became one of my favorite photos. I quickly decided to turn it into a glass project.
It was a very basic piece, and there are a lot of errors that I learned a lot from. It really was a foundation piece that I learned what works with cutting, grinding, and soldering.
It still sits in my display cabinet. I consider it my first original design, since the Triforce is a well-known icon from a famous game. It is a rough piece, but I am still proud of what it taught me.
Mushrooms
October 4th, 2025
Along with the sunset, I really wanted to make some stained glass mushrooms. I had seen them in a video I had seen on Instagram. I cannot say its an original design, as they are very similar to some that I had seen, although I did create the pattern on my iPad.
I loved the choices of glass colors that I picked for these. They were really fun to make.
Mini-Beach Sunset
October 9th, 2025
I made this as a smaller version of my original sunset. I changed the pattern a bit, making some of the layers wider and removing other ones that I didn't think fit well. I made this as a special request for a family member. It was fun and I thought it turned out really well. I felt like my skills were improving and I was learning to improve my designs as well.
Orange Cat
October 10th, 2025
I really wanted to make this as a gift for a family member who loves cats. I had seen a design similar to this on google images, and decided to draw up a pattern of my own. I won't claim it is original, but my pattern is my own creation.
It was a fun piece to make and I love how it turned out. I was so excited to give it as a gift, and it sat in bubble wrap for two months waiting for that opportunity.
I have since rebuilt my pattern that I have created, making even more significant changes and altering it.
Sunrise at the Temple
October 26th, 2025 -- My first large piece.
This was a completely custom, original design. I set out to create this as a gift for my mom for Christmas. Even before I started making stained glass, I wanted to make something like this for my mom, and was inspired by some of the neat artistry creations that my older sister always makes.
I drew and redesigned it at least 4 times on my iPad before I got a design that I liked and would not include impossible cuts. (You cannot cut a interior 90 degree angle into glass). I learned the pattern design is critical to making the art beautiful AND able to be created.
This piece took a lot of planning, and careful selection of the glass. I decided on a sunrise color sky glass, with wavy lines to create a good texture. The clouds were white and clear mix, and honestly included to make the design work.
It probably took me close to 100 hours between the design, redesign, cutting, re-cutting, and building of the piece. I was so pleased at how this turned out. When I completed it, I was honestly suprised that I could actually make something like this. I knew from that point that I can push myself and really not hesitate to try things.
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