OT : Project Platypus

EcoTeam · Post by **EcoTeam** » 14 July 05 8:47 am

swampgecko wrote:Believe it or not, that is only her third project, the first was a small tulip panel and the second is hanging in our dining room, a lampshape. The next is a panel for the entry area, this one will be massive, the design is all Clare's own work, right from scratch. The focal point will be a pair of sulphur crested white cockatoo's. The rest of the panel will be geometic patterns in a classic federation style. Then once she has recovered from that stress loading, there is a whale panel for the toilet window.. over a meter long by about 40cm high..

WOW, we'd be interested in seeing that, would match our hand painted Whale tiles in our Antarctic themed bathroom!

EcoDave

Team Red Devil · Post by **Team Red Devil** » 14 July 05 2:34 pm

You're makin me jealous Dave!!

Marie

swampgecko · Post by **swampgecko** » 03 December 05 2:40 pm

As promised Here are some shots of the door panel. I haven't done a full shot, that will have to wait till it gets fitted.

These are work-in-progress, Clare still has to putty the glass in, stove black the lead and then clean it all. She only just finished the soldering this morning.

So now we have two panels awaiting the time they will be married together and put in place.

Team Red Devil · Post by **Team Red Devil** » 03 December 05 5:04 pm

Gorgeous....just gorgeous!

She's talented. One day Santa will buy me leadlighting classes....

I think they're awesome Swampy...give her my congrats!

Marie

EcoTeam · Post by **EcoTeam** » 03 December 05 7:06 pm

Nice work!

EcoDave

SNIFTER · Post by **SNIFTER** » 03 December 05 8:59 pm

Wonderful work and I am priviledged to have seen the other 2 works as well.

swampgecko · Post by **swampgecko** » 30 March 07 9:50 pm

Well Clare has finally completed the leadlight panel, by having it fitted to the new front door. Will post pics soon

SNIFTER · Post by **SNIFTER** » 30 March 07 9:58 pm

Looking forward to seeing it and I bet it is wonderful. Would you believe we were talking about you today.

swampgecko · Post by **swampgecko** » 30 March 07 11:24 pm

The completed work, 20months from conception to installation. In $$ I stopped counting after $2800, thats just for the new frame, door (oversized), Toughen glass (To give the Leadlight protection on the outside of the house), oversized security screendoor and installation of the Leadlight itself.

Cost of the Cockatoo Panel, no idea, we never kept track of it, but we found out that the shop where Clare did her lessons charge $10 per piece if you want a repair done. working on that alone, that panel is over $2500(not $1500) just in labour. Size of the Panel, 200cm by 40cm, in two pieces to allow for ease of making it and installation.

Will post a better close up of the cockatoos later on, I failed miserably at trying to get a reasonable image. Som much for the new ditigal SLR camera, this shot was taken with the little kodak digital.

EcoTeam · Post by **EcoTeam** » 31 March 07 9:57 am

Supurb work Mr & Mrs Gecko!

We just got around to finishing off our front door frame after 3 years

EcoTeam

Team Hylton · Post by **Team Hylton** » 31 March 07 5:50 pm

Wow thats fantasic! I would love to learn lead lighting - especially as we have just brought a older home it would suit. Maybe if I give enough hints Papa Hylton might get me some lessons - that or I'll just ask your wife to make me some pieces

Shell (Mama Hylton)

swampgecko · Post by **swampgecko** » 31 March 07 9:38 pm

Team Hylton wrote:Wow thats fantasic! I would love to learn lead lighting - especially as we have just brought a older home it would suit. Maybe if I give enough hints Papa Hylton might get me some lessons - that or I'll just ask your wife to make me some pieces

Shell (Mama Hylton)

Thankss, I take no credit for this one, all her own work. In the 2 days this has beeen up,Clare has already had three requests for panels to be made. The next project however goes to our niece, a re-build of a fairy mirror she purchased at a garage sale.

SNIFTER · Post by **SNIFTER** » 31 March 07 10:35 pm

Fabulous, what a great masterpiece. You won't want to sell the house.
BTW if you need insurance to get some cash I can send my grandson around. He has a keen eye when it comes to cricket and front glass doors.
Well done Clare.