I created this window in 2021 for a dear friend and patron who lives in Floyd, Virginia. It was for an interior transom.

Typically, I design vegetation toward the end of the growing season, when plants mature and show great character. For this window, I chose a whiplash design similar to those often seen in fabric.

All of the glass is flameworked. 1/2-inch strips of stained glass 18 inches long are held over a flame of propane and oxygen and annealed for 30 minutes at 990 degrees.

There are no molds or forms, only simple needle-nose plyers, a graphite paddle, and a plentiful imagination supply.

The background is clear pieces of glass assembled to form a backdrop for the finished piece. The pieces, representing colorful leaves moving in a whiplash fashion, are arranged, attached with UV adhesive, and cured with UV light.

I am constantly impressed by how opalescent glass comes alive with color and form after being worked over a flame, especially after each piece is freed from being wrapped in foil or lead as in a traditional window.