But I've always admired stained glass panels in churches so suppressing my phobias, I signed up for a workshop in Ennis. (I heard on radio today that we should try - at least once a week- to do something that we are afraid of.) Yes, that's good therapy.
Claire Carroll the expert guided me through the process of planning the design and then cutting the glass to match the design, just like pieceing a jigsaw together.
Pieces of glass cut according to the design
I also learnt a glossary of stained glass terms: shards, sharpie pen, pistol grip and pencil grip cutters, running arrow and grozing pliers and how to tack the flux.
Pistol grip cutter
Pencil grip cutter
Grozing pliers
Running Arrow pliers
Tacking the flux
Then I had to grind the rough edges. This is the part where I had to wear googles and look like the expert.
And we were given a good lunch as well.
It took me 3 cups of coffee, one scone, one plate of pasta, 21/2 hours of driving and 5 hours of glass cutting and soldering to make this wee fishy.
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