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Art Recycle for Stained Glass

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Eric Robert Posted in Blog Content, Glass Art Spotlight 14 Comments

Here’s our fourth art glass spotlight post for this year. This week we are featuring Cara Rider’s unique stained glass art that she uses from recycled items. She sent me all kinds of different glass art photos, but we can only display a few of them here to limit the size of the page. Here are her interesting photos and words below. I hope you enjoy!

A stained glass portrait art of a waterfall scene on a piece of scrap wood.
“Waterfall”
Stained glass on scrap wood
36″ x 25″

A stained glass backgammon table with intricate colored glass pieces from a recycled table.
“Backgammon Table”
Stained Glass on discarded table.
20″ x 23.5″

A decoration panel of a stained glass design on an old desk tabletop.
“Deco Panel”
Stained Glass on desk piece.
15″ x 43.5″

I mostly use stained glass in my projects and the bases for my projects are often of recycled items such as, broken down cabinet pieces, scrap wood, discarded tables, bowling balls and have even tiled shoes and tennis balls. When I find an object of interest, it seems to take on its own persona. It is interesting for me to see what I can find next and where it will take my imagination.~Cara Rider

Cara, thanks for showing your work, and I am sure your intricate and awesome glass art designs will inspire others with new ideas. I like your use of recycled things in this example. I always suggested to others to use scrap glass to practice my etching hobby also. Its a cool way to recycle glass and make something awesome out of it. Thanks again Cara! You can see Cara and her other glass art pieces at her website Cara Rider’s Glass.

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14 thoughts on “Art Recycle for Stained Glass”

  1. Pat says:
    September 10, 2010 at 5:40 pm

    I love it – just my kind of stuff. I am currently experimenting with similar techniques and will read your blog with interest. Thank You!

  2. Becker J. Gutsch says:
    September 10, 2010 at 6:22 pm

    Cara…I love green art, and when it is glass green art it is even better. You have an excellent range of repurposed items you use for your art on your web page. Keep going…cause you have it going on..

    Becker

  3. Angela says:
    September 10, 2010 at 8:18 pm

    Really great pieces of work!

  4. Swagata Nath says:
    September 11, 2010 at 12:21 am

    Awesome work. Thanks for sharing..I am trying my hands on something similar.

  5. gail says:
    September 11, 2010 at 9:11 am

    great work…i especially love the Waterfall!!

  6. Cindi says:
    September 11, 2010 at 11:54 am

    Love it! Great use of reclaimed pieces! You have given me ideas!

  7. Karen says:
    September 11, 2010 at 11:32 pm

    Especially love the waterfall project! That gives me an idea on what to do with the broken glass that I gathered up after my cousin’s house burned down. I kept a handfull, just didn’t know what to do with it yet. Thanks for showing us your unique flavor to stained glass art.

  8. Mike says:
    September 13, 2010 at 11:21 am

    Awesome work Cara,the table is excellent!!!

  9. em says:
    September 13, 2010 at 10:31 pm

    Great work,Cara.Also like your name, we have a grandaughter called Cara. I have made a gazing ball out of a ten pin bowling ball.I admire Mosiac work, but not my cup of tea.
    Good luck and glad you have shown us another medium.
    Thanks

  10. Dori says:
    September 16, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    Great work girl, I love all your work. Get ready for the big time.

    Love,ya Dor

  11. Neva says:
    September 17, 2010 at 10:12 pm

    Awesome artist!! I have seen her peices up close and personal and every one is Absolutely Awesome!! I have a couple myself and her work is phenomenal!!

  12. Paula says:
    September 19, 2010 at 10:39 am

    Wonderful work. Recycling does pay off..

  13. Cara says:
    September 25, 2010 at 2:48 am

    Thank you for your input!
    I build on info..
    You can add me on my Facebook page or Google me..
    Many thanks to all!
    Thanks for stopping by. ~Cara..

  14. Ron Dean says:
    November 4, 2010 at 11:53 pm

    I think you use your creativity, I actually believe one persons trash is an others treasurer. I see a lot of value in scrapes, things of different shapes and if I didn’t see the object or what ever it is, I may not have gotten the ideal. Thanks for sharing and keep putting it out there.

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