My Stained Glass art Class

Welcome back to my blog! I figured that I would tell you a little bit about what I am working on currently. Every Thursday evening I am taking a class and restoring original 100 year old stained glass windows that are located in the great hall. Here is a picture of one of the windows I am currently working on restoring.
Each "kite" needs to be taken down by hand on a 3 story scaffold. So far i have take out a few of these kites and it is quite a scary task. The lead tracking that holds all the pieces of glass together is so old and pitted that it sometimes can not withstand its own weight, and small pieces fall out to the ground 3 stories below. We however cover most of the window with tape before removing the window to try and avoid pieces falling out, but none the less, some pieces still fall to the ground. Sometimes the break, sometimes they don’t.




Once the windows are out, we take out all the old lead and lay all the puzzle pieces on a carbon rubbing of the original design. Once all the pieces have been cleaned of old soot, tar, paint, and caulk, we can re-cane the glass into the lead tracking following the carbon rubbings we took before we took apart the window.


I am working on this window with my co-worker Kathy, and we are not completely done this window yet, but could finish the cane of the window by tomorrow evening. After that we can solder and seal the window and reinstall the window into the great hall.

Well... I have a midterm tomorrow, and I feel its time to go to bed. I will talk to you all later.

Take Care and God Bless

~Reed

Welcome all to my Blog! Im Reed and I am officially the Assitant Volunteer Coordinator at the Union Project.

Reed Verdesoto
Assistant Volunteer Coordinator
Union Project
801 N. Negley Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412-363-4550 office
412-363-1216 fax
www.unionproject.org

Restoring neighborhood space to connect, create, and celebrate.

This blog will be the spot you can come and read about what is going on in my life as i do mission work out in East Liberty at the Union Project. I will keep this updated weekly, perhaps even daily, so check often for news of that’s going on in Pittsburgh.

If you want, post a comment, or email me at Reed@unionproject.org . I would love to hear from you and talk to you about all the other cool stuff I am doing out here at Cornerstone (the campus ministry I lead), about the Open Door (the church I attend), about In the Blood (the Christian Tattoo parlor where I got my tattoo), about my studies (psychology), or about the 100 year old stained glass windows I am rebuilding to be reinstalled in the great hall.

I thank you for reading and responding to my posts, and for your love and support in my endeavors. Thank You

Much Love
In Him,
Reed Verdesoto