A SNEAK PEEK

SILVER SOLDERED LANTERN

3-D ART - SPECIAL STUDIES

colored glass, copper tape, silver solder, soldering iron, clamps, glass cutter, cutting mat, flux

Senior Shreya Sheth, 

who has 2 Independent Study classes with me back to back (2 hours),

has taught herself to silver solder over copper tape.

Using this Stained Glass technique over cut pieces of glass,

she has created a fabulous lantern.

She cuts her glass pieces on top of a self healing green mat

 using a traditional glass cutter tool.

Above you see her playing with her design.

Next she wraps each piece with copper tape and using a wooden clothes pin

as a burnishing tool,

she smooths the tape down tight.

Next she uses clamps as a third hand to hold her piece as she solders from the bottom up.

Flux is applied first with a make-up sponge to all copper connections

before she solders.

And here we see her about to solder her sides together.

Stay tuned for the finished piece.

One of the eye catchers at Open House this year.