I’m creating a stained glass panel to donate to an auction – any design ideas?
March 7, 2011 by refl
Filed under Stained glass
We’re having a silent auction at work to benefit programs for children and seniors and I’ve decided to donate a stained glass panel. I know it’s a donation, but I’d like to come up with a design that would appeal to a wide range of people so it gets a lot of bids. Any design ideas/suggestions?
I forgot to mention that I have to have it done by next Wednesday…
Try something different like a campbell Soup can or Jesus on a cross.
Well, how about abig elegant open bird cage with a beautiful bird flying free in the distance. It signifies freedom, innocence and the fact that material things will never be better than freedom.
You can make it about age, like an old hand holding a young hand, although it has been done before.
I guess look online and work from other people’s ideas.
Good luck I bet it will be beautiful no matter what and it is great that you are donating it! !
Try picturing something nostalgic. Something to remind the Seniors of when they were children. With the holidays approaching you could create something along those lines.
A kid and grandpa sharing ice cream or fishing.
A giant Christmas tree or other symbol.
A mountain scene would be pretty with a snow capped peak and a pond……
Or you could do something making several smaller panels depicting different decades……..
get an art noveau book and take one of their designs which appeals to you. Art noveau designs are great for stained glass. Maybe just the Mackintosh rose? Or any flowers.
Of course it will be even better if you vary it a bit. As you don’t have much time you may want to simplify the design.
Try to do something that’s easy and fun for you. I like to go abtract, and not representative.. You can do wirh fewer pieces, and still have a really interesting piece.
good luck