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What you see here is my first attempt at combining glue chipping with glass carving. � About 12"x19" in size, it is framed in 3/4" brass which really sets the piece off nicely.

I did the glue chipping first, then blasted a thin outline on the inside of the glue chipped border and then staged the lilies about 7 times to get the 3 dimensional effect of the lilies against each other and their stems wound around each other.

Glue chipping is a process of putting glue on the glass, allowing it to dry, and as it does it pulls a very thin layer of glass off the surface leaving a beautiful and slightly unpredictable pattern.� For more information on glue chipping, visit my good friend Chris Kersey's site at:� http://www.kerseyglass.com� and look for the tutorial on glue chipping.

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Framing is a lot of fun as well.� This piece, about 12"x16" is all hand cut, letter by letter.� The frame is 3/4" oak with a 1/8" inlay of rosewood.� When finished, the red of the rosewood set off the glass and oak frame beautifully.� Be careful not to over power the glass with framework, but it can be fun and just as much a creative work as the glass!

The corners of the frame have been splined to add strength.�� Two eye hooks in the top are used to hang the piece.

Wooden sign blasting is always a pleaser!� This one is done in vertical grained redwood. � The gold band was actually routed into the piece after the sign was cut to size. � The background to the business name was stained dark to offset it from the rest of the sign.� The sun was airbrushed in and the outline just plain old painted on.

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