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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The last step was putting the night light bases onto the stained glass screens, and the tiny nuts & bolts had me laughing at just how damn small they are. ellumbagworks.etsy.com/listing/4449… #stainedglass #homedecor

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I’m obsessed with how these incense burners turned out! There is always incense burning in our home, so a stained glass incense burner just makes sense. Available over at: ellumbagworks.etsy.com #stainedglass #homedecor #incense

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Setting up for a soldering sesh! It takes a lot of gear to set up for a long stint of soldering stained glass. Might as well have fun doing it! #stainedglass #stainedglassartist

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Let’s pick out some stained glass. I’ve had a small little stained glass pattern waiting for me to hurry up and pick out some glass to use. #stainedglass #artist

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Foiling didn’t go as planned.. Time to foil & chill. I needed to replace some glass for my stained glass panel, and it was supposed to be non eventful, but my fid decided to die on me. Partly anyway.. #stainedglass #art #stainedglassartist

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Solder some stained glass with me. I put a little too much flux, and the sounds, well the sounds are quite something 😂 #stainedglass #glassartist #art

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

No one can see you the way I do. I remade my first stained glass piece to sell, and well it got a little chip in a right in the middle! Oh well, it’ll have a mark down on it when I put it up for sale later on. #stainedglass #glassart #stainedglassart #oops #artist #art

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Evening studio time. 10/10 soldering experience. Last piece that was waiting done. 8 weeks sober. Today was a good day. #stainedglass #stainedglassartist #sober

Black and white photo of a stained glass panel with wax drying.

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Deynix @deynix.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Not quite in the home stretch yet, but still moving forward.

In-process cross-stitch of a blue British police box sitting in grass surrounded by cherry trees. There are pink cherry blossoms, lavender ribbons, and multicolored eggs decorating it.

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The Hermit of Everything @hermiteveryday.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Today’s #makersmARTch theme is “fire”. Sharing a picture I did for a yoga deck a very long time ago. I used photos of my bonfire for inside the body.

Against a starry universe background a figure sits cross legged, arms outstretched. There is a fire burning through them.

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

My little glass shop is a mess. Half finished pieces, broken pieces being reinvented, new patterns waiting. And I’m just kinda frozen. Stuck in my head. Kinda speaking out into the void.

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Anyone have any art materials that are banned from your work? I’ll go first, white irid glass! If it’s stained glass with black patina, hell NO.

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Mayhem is breathing life back into me today

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Bringing some color into my day job’s space to help me trudge through these heavy times. #stainedglass

Stained glass panel glowing from the sun into my workspace

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

I had a lot of problem solving with this second mushroom stained glass sun catcher. Frustrating for sure, but I have more knowledge to keep in mind for future pieces. Plus a friendly reminder to not leave projects half finished for months on end, or pay for it later. #stainedglass #mushroom #art

Progress of making stained glass. Foiled glass, and taped together right before beginning soldering.

Stained glass after soldering, cleaning, and applying patina. Prior to waxing!

Waxed and buffed mushroom stained glass sun catcher.

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

My little shop gremlin always keeps watch over me, but often falls asleep on the job in the window. I don’t blame her, those sunbeams are so cozy. #caturday

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

My existence is resistance. This has been an exceptionally hard week, and I’m working on finding joy even in the smallest of places. Right now, that’s the light refractions from this stained glass mushroom sun catcher. #stainedglass #glassart #mushroom

$Stained glass mushroom sun catcher with light refractions in the evening sun rays$

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I’m still planning out my garden, but for now I’m foraging what’s in the backyard. Got mullein last year, grabbed henbit, speedwell & some dandelion greens the other day.

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Three weeks sober today, and clawing my way out of major depression. Doing so with the rapid rise of fascism is certainly a choice, but one I’m personally happy with.

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I’ve finally foiled up my last piece that’s been waiting ever so patiently. Now time to solder up everything! Then I can finally put them up for sale. Just about every other piece of glass during foiling, I just wanted to start on something new… No more half finished projects! #stainedglass #art

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The robins have arrived today. Still happy to see them, but also concerned.

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

It was finally our turn to have the smallest dusting of snow! Not much to show off, but the lantern glowing makes it all feel a bit cozier. #stainedglass #glassart

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Neck deep in the dissociation pool with brief breaks for panic attacks. Still here & still kicking, and getting back to doing something positive. #stainedglass

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

This light fixture really helped me hyper focus on something positive. I took this ugly & broken lantern, and made something beautiful to be a light in the darkness. Flipping the light on every evening has been a needed ritual. #stainedglass #art

Work in progress of updating stained glass inserts into a light fixture.

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bluesviolet @bluesviolet.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Just about time to run around the house and scream at the ceiling. .jpegsonly .canonm6mkii #jpegsonly #stilllife #candidmoments #takemorephotos

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Motivation isn’t happening, but this glass unfortunately doesn’t grind/clean itself. #stainedglass #Art #januarty

Process of making stained glass art. After the glass pieces are ground down, before it is cleaned.

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Beauty in the mundane. Really trying to slow down, focus inward, and resting up. #cats

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Ciarán!! ⚽️🇨🇦🇯🇵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇸🇺🇸🇲🇽⚽️ @ciaranstrange.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I am not only relieved I’m still here. I am grateful. I am glad. I am proud. And I am defiant… ✨ 🏳️‍🌈 ✨ Please hold fast — today especially. We have each other’s backs. And we have each other. That won’t change. Stay strong, stay sane, stay safe. #lgbtq #trans #mentalhealth

Suicide Prevention talk options for LGBTQ+ folk. National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-Talk. You can text Talk in all caps to 741 741. Trevor is available 24/7 at 1-866-488-7386, or you can text Trevor in all caps to 1-202-304-1200. Trans Lifeline has trans people helping trans people at 1-877-565-8860. SAGE has an Elder Hotline at 1-888-234-Sage. Lastly, the LGBT National Hotline is at 1-888-843-4564. More information at afsp.org/lgbtq

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bluesviolet @bluesviolet.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Finally getting to break in the new studio space with a little test shoot 🙂. - Canon RP - Canon 24-105 f4 L #selfportrait #colors #testshoot #canon #canonrp #canon24105 #photooftheday #photographer #photography #create #keeponkeepingon

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Treasuring small quiet moments in the shop. #stainedglass #art

Psychedelic mushroom stained glass in the evening sun.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

So many have not learned them at all.

Post from 'Rev. Benjamin Cremer' states, "If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have deeply, deeply misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ."

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Breaking in the new shop, already feels like home.

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The Alchemist 🇨🇦 @alchemistsstudio.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Unfortunately the postal workers are being forced back to work. As a result, we've reopened our store. Doubtful anything will arrive before the holidays, but maybe you want to brighten up yours or someone's January with an original piece of art. #art #pottery #raku #ceramics #ArtAdventCalendar

A multi-coloured raku owl called 'Nebula Owl'.

A metallic, bronze/gold textured raku pottery vase called 'Hephaestus' Forge'

A set of 'Sky Mugs', they are multicoloured, great for strong coffee, tea or cocoa.

A blue/turquoise raku pottery vase with some pink, called 'Sedna' s Whisper'.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

#ArtAdventCalendar -- Day 15! THE JUDGE PRESIDES photo by, y'know, me

Black and white photo of a curvy, crooked tree in winter -- leafless and slumbering, like slow, liquid lightning returning to the dark and turbid sky. In the rough center of the tree is the black silhouette of a turkey vulture, or turkey buzzard. It is hunched over and looking down, its featherless, skull-like beaked face regarding something beneath it with an air of dark judgement. Which is a fancy way of saying he's probably looking at a roadkilled squirrel. Photo by me, Chuck Wendig

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Jay @rambleartworks.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Burn out For my completed third piece I really leaned into how I’ve felt all year. I was absolutely burning my candle at both ends, & hit burn out time after time. I didn’t have a chain yet for this photo, and it didn’t catch the iridescent glass either. #ArtAdventCalendar #StainedGlass #burnout