This week, I am working on tiny little fused glass roses which will become part of a larger stained glass piece. To create them, I started by cutting apart my drawing so I can place the individual petal templates (the numbered paper pieces in the photo above) onto the sheet of glass from which I will cut them. All those little petals are cut, ground and reassembled to become the full blossom. Once they fit together like a tiny puzzle, they are fired in the kiln. Each finished blossom is about 2-3 inches— they easily fit in the palm of my hand. Although I am creating the rest of the panel using a traditional stained glass technique, I wanted the roses to be fused together so there are no black lead lines separating the petals. Because the roses are so small, I felt like lead lines would make them look heavy and distract from how pretty and delicate they are. This first step, creating the roses, is incredibly time consuming but I really like the way they are turning out. This project is far from finished but I will share more photos as it comes together. If you want to follow the progress, follow me on Instagram. Cheers to tiny, little roses!