"The Firebird" Stained Glass panel

The Firebird measures 40 inches wide x 41 inches tall x 2.5 inches deep.  It is meant to hang in front of a window.

This is one of my earliest stained glass works which I made in collaboration with a woodworker friend in 1977.  At the beginning of my glass career I was enchanted by the color and light of glass and wanted to create something that expressed my passion. The glass is hand-blown. A background of pale yellow amber surrounds rich reds and oranges with bursts of blue.  I fashioned the piece using the traditional stained glass lead strip method.  Faceted glass jewels sparkle in her wings. The unusual redwood frame gives the impression of a tree that holds a magic purple fruit which the Firebird is about to pluck.