Balloon in the clouds

Price: $1,500

This balloon window was an experiment in learning how to construct a 3-dimensional panel.  Plaster of Paris was used as the form.  As it cured it was shaped with a steel scraper to the rough size.  After drying it was sanded and a varnish was applied to seal it.  The linework of the balloon was transferred onto the form and a pattern for the glass was complete.  The assembly technique was the copper foil method.  After being soldered together, the surface of the balloon projects about 3/4” above the rest of the panel.  The clouds on the balloon are out of an iridized opaque white.  The color spectrum is out of transparent antique glass.