Author Archives: debbiesshed

About debbiesshed

My blog is all about the stained glass projects I get up to in my shed. I promise to post regularly with fresh and beautiful jobs. Thanks for looking.

Farleton colours

This commission was just wonderful. The clients wanted their window to reflect the limestone landscape of Farleton Knott, that they lived at the foot of. As well as be colourful and abstract. They liked sunsets…bright colours… glints and grykes… thyme… … Continue reading

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hash tag red list

Red list. Red for danger. Red for endangered. Red glass. Red listed birds. Red listed crafts…. These were the stimuli and motivation for my recent works. See, I was invited and accepted thru my wonderful QEST scholarship to exhibit at … Continue reading

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‘A village with a church in the valley of the River Kent..’

Have you been following my progress…? Well. It’s finished. It’s in. (My Church window).. and I really couldn’t be any prouder. What I pictured…. what I wanted to achieve… well, I feel i did it. That lovely Kendal townscape as … Continue reading

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To draw upon glass

A labour of love said my friend Jane.  (of my church window project). Ha. And plainly speaking. It can be.  This window building….. I think again on why I started this year of improvement… enrichment…And I think perhaps of that … Continue reading

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A new beginning

Finally I gather the courage to announce the news…”I have my first church window!” And it’s not new news. I’ve been either working on the design or thinking about the design since I was first approached by my neighbouring United … Continue reading

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I always knew how to write. Right.

This was how I tried to ‘settle’ my thoughts ​…​(that were darting around my sparking brain like ricocheting chinks of light from a flicking rippling oily pool of silvery sprats!)(yeah. You get the picture)(chattery brain)…. As I accelerated out of … Continue reading

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On a Qest..

I told you in my previous post about my year of scholarship… and learning and immersing myself in my subject.  The other day I did a road trip to my local locale with my mentor deb. And this morning I … Continue reading

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I just want to be the best glass lass that I can be…

So there I was. A happy glasser at my bench. A healthy business at dc stained glass studio there in Kendal.. My bright lights and pretty colours drawing folks in… and filling my order book. A constant roll … of … Continue reading

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High Lights.. you may have missed…

What a busy old year or so….

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The Hayloft, Brantwood

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