Can you see how the panel of white glass has been added to the back of the skull now?
I didn't like how blunt and square the glass panel looked at the bottom of the glass skull.
So I added some pieces of glass that came from the edge of a vase down at the bottom of the piece. Having the edges come to a point made more sense to me and looked more realistic.
All I did from this point on was to add pieces to the design to complete the skull shape. I had to remember that his head needed to be thickest at the top and become narrower at the bottom. I knew the pieces could be angled and unbalanced a little because they were resembling broken bone. I put glass gems in places for accent and flow of the design. Next - was getting the horns soldered in.
2013 will mark my 13th year working with glass. My third year in painting. I push the envelope as far as what I can create with both mediums. Good things happen when glass breaks or mistakes happen...from there more is beautifully and meaningfully revealed.
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