Diane Schneck
Kissimmee, FL

Victorian Lady in Red

When I received the theme items the oval bevel immediately made me think of a front door on a home while the parrot made me think of Jimmy Buffett. Interested in making a Victorian Lady for some time now, I researched dresses, hats, and accessories from Harpers Bazaar magazines from that era. Eventually, the lady was drawn, carrying her umbrella, having just descended the steps of a fine Victorian home. She was placed just beyond a garden, framed by a trellis bursting with lilac colored clumps of flowers.

Statistics:

• Height: 28"
• Width: 23"
• Number of pieces of glass: approx. 900
• 2-1/2 pounds of 60/40 solder
• 2+ rolls of copper foil

Glass was chosen from various manufacturers, but primarily Spectrum, Wissmach, and Youghiogheny. The colors were chosen to represent the Victorian era and to complement the room where the piece was to be hung. Her face was drawn with a black paint pen. Wood frame is stained golden oak and crafted with mitered corners from an 8-foot piece of molding.

The Theme Items provided were used in the following manner:

The oval bevel with the sandblasted parrot was used as the glass insert on the front door of the Victorian house. The hexagon mirrors were used as windows, also in the front door of the house. The 48 white opal jewels, all but four were foiled and used. Some of them represented a ruffle on the umbrella carried by the Victorian lady; the others were used as flowers in a planter at the bottom of the steps.