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.

In the shimmering shadow of Ingleborough…

Posted on January 2, 2020 by debbiesshed

Cavort swallows and hares. Dancing amongst grasses and Swirling through seedheads. Between the sun and the moon Tossing a riot of colour. This one made me smile. Beautiful subjects… (and not least because I was to ensure the hare was … Continue reading →

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Swiftly goes it..

Posted on September 12, 2019 by debbiesshed

…And so now door and panel are in place. And this door and window composition work well on many different levels… Solid beautiful oak door. Simple gentle floating panel. Shiny polished leadwork complimented by burnished iron mongery! When viewed from … Continue reading →

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Blackbirds

Posted on September 2, 2019 by debbiesshed

And the many colours they come in! Remember that lovely commission I had at Brantwood. Well, I have just completed another composition, similar, but different. It was so lovely to revisit this idea….  Similar but different. And this one is … Continue reading →

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Pure Goldie

Posted on May 14, 2019 by debbiesshed

And Ouli. Two. Well. Never had a commission quite like this before. My initial response was to say no, oh no, i don’t do folk. But when Laurie sent me her photos and i saw the wonderful glamour of Goldie … Continue reading →

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To hatch an idea..

Posted on May 7, 2019 by debbiesshed

Lapwings…. eggs…. feathers… landscape. Were the elements that the customer came to me with…. I have taken my time (i usually do!) to get from doodle to cutting board. I like the design.. the ‘thinky’ part of the process. The … Continue reading →

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A charm of red and yellow

Posted on April 21, 2019 by debbiesshed

Well I know I know this works… So when i got asked to do a panel to work with existing leaded lights… and i saw the colours… and i saw the classic shapes. I thought I could make it work … Continue reading →

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Hung, drawn and coloured

Posted on February 22, 2019 by debbiesshed

(No pretense this time…) From this… To this…. To this…. and this. And finally. THIS…. I first drew bitterns years ago. I mosaicked bitterns. I made a sculpture that boomed. I read Bill Baileys book… discovered collective noun for bitterns … Continue reading →

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It’s 2019 – Happy New Year

Posted on January 4, 2019 by debbiesshed

ps…. I add these… Just because. Painted walls are beautiful. Gosh. What a busy year 2018 was… Here is what I got up to towards the latter end…. Sunflowers and swallows and Blackwell inspired this installation… (and lovely to get … Continue reading →

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Year of the swift

Posted on October 21, 2018 by debbiesshed

The year my eyes turned to the skies and urban bird, the swift… They scream around the streets of Kendal i was told.  So in the spring i eagerly awaited their arrival. They’ll come. Said the locals. And they did. … Continue reading →

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A gorgeous gorging of goldfinch

Posted on October 5, 2018 by debbiesshed

“How did I get the idea”… a friend asked. Katherine and Iain are art lovers. Their home is filled with beautiful colours and textures, I had previously captured their woodland garden in glass and now it was time for the … Continue reading →

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