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earth

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.
​-Charles Dickens
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elements of earth
 
the daydream, dante gabriel rosetti, 1880
oak leaves, acorns (quercus tobur)
hops (humulus lupulus)
garden snails (cornu aspersum)
trap-jaw ant (odontomachus monticola)
stag beetle (lucanus cervus)
common earthworm (lumbricus terrestris)
common mushrooms (agaricus bisporus)
russula mushrooms (russula emetica)
orange cap mushrooms (leccinum aurantiacum)
oak (fagaceae)





​medium: stained and leaded glass, brass, wood.
size:

22 1/2" wide (57.15cm wide) 
28 3/4" high (73.025cm high) 
7 3/8" deep (18.7325cm deep)
​price upon request


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earth...
detail of earth...
detail of earth...
detail of earth...
detail of earth...
figure from the daydream (rosetti) for earth...
matte painted pieces of earth ready to fire...
oak leaves for earth...
recut & traced mushroom caps for earth...
striking: the process in which a piece of glass 'matures'- changes color or becomes opaque- during firing. in this case, an undesirable effect for earth...
pieces of earth traced & ready to fire....
earth cut & laid out...
earth being cut...

love...

love...
detail of love...
detail of love...
love after overlays...
detail of love...
detail of love...
owls & roses for love...
love leaded & ready to solder...
figures from the ravishment of psyche (bouguereau) for love...
pieces of love traced & ready to fire...
love laid out...
love being cut...

the final part of the process: cementing the panels & building the stands...

custom engraved brass plaques for the elements...
stands almost ready to be oiled...
stands coming together...
stand bases...
my workbench...
stand bases & tops...
fitting the sides of the stands to the bases...
chiseling the notches...
i used chisels to cut notches into the stand bases so that they would break down for easier travel...
wood cut for the stands...
cypress, oak, purple heart, birds eye maple, padauk to represent each of the elements...
design for the wooden light box stands...
i just like that it looks as though she's crying black tears...
using sawdust to draw up any extra cement from the glass...
applying the 'cement' (a weatherproofing substance that fills the channels of the lead came) with a brush and some elbow grease...
applying the 'cement' (a weatherproofing substance that fills the channels of the lead came) with a brush and some elbow grease...
picking off any stray solder or lead bits...
brass strips cut for the panel borders...

the five elements project: wind, fire, water, earth, love...
A study of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's ideals of beauty and the natural world by
q. phia sherry
Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2019.
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Five stained glass pieces for the collective show:
Inspired by Burne-Jones, ​a unique exhibition of contemporary glass.
The Grange Gallery, Rottingdean, 4 – 16 June 2019.


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  • waistcoats
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    • the five elements project
      • water
      • wind
      • fire
      • earth
      • love
      • the finishing process
  • screenprints
  • adornments
  • concept garments