Lord Ganesha, Remover of Obstacles

Lord Ganesha was a gift for a friend on her 40th Birthday. We both love the symbolism and pageantry that are represented by  this beloved Hindi idol. I had had given my friend her choice of subjects for a glass piece, thinking she would choose a dragonfly, and it would be a smallish, quickly completed piece... but no, she shouted out "Ganesha" immediately. after adjusting to the idea, I dived into the project with relish. I drew the pattern from a rubbing of a sgriffito tile i purchased years ago. i refined the lines, scanned it and enlarged it. did that a couple more times until i had a workable pattern. I used a Gemini Taurus ring saw for the more difficult cuts. Oh, and I want to give a plug to GelBits; they are great! I used Pebeo Vitrea 160 paints for the eyes, henna, and scroll work on the dias, which i drew by hand and traced on, using the paints. the entire piece took about 5-6 months with my work schedule then. the finished size is 19x26. you can see more of my work at www.glasswench.com