’59 Chevy

In 1997, a friend came to me about a window he had envisioned for his hot tub room by his outdoor pool.  He had meticulously restored his red ’59 Chevy truck, and wanted the window to depict his beloved hotrod in a desert scene complete with a skeletal bull’s head and the setting sun.  You can see in the two detailed images that the word Chevrolet was engraved in the grill, and other fine details were added throughout the truck’s body.  To appreciate the work involved in this piece, you have to realize that everywhere you see a dark line, it represents a single piece of glass.  All the long, thin pieces in the grill, for example, were extremely difficult to cut and foil.  It was an early piece in my development, and I really pushed my skills to the limit on this one.  I would be reluctant to attempt a similar piece as this today, mainly due to the amount of time it would require to complete.

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Artist: Peter Allan Rice Materials: Glass and Agate Date: August 1997 Category:

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In 1997, a friend came to me about a window he had envisioned for his hot tub room by his outdoor pool.  He had meticulously restored his red ’59 Chevy truck, and wanted the window to depict his beloved hotrod in a desert scene complete with a skeletal bull’s head and the setting sun.  You can see in the two detailed images that the word Chevrolet was engraved in the grill, and other fine details were added throughout the truck’s body.  To appreciate the work involved in this piece, you have to realize that everywhere you see a dark line, it represents a single piece of glass.  All the long, thin pieces in the grill, for example, were extremely difficult to cut and foil.  It was an early piece in my development, and I really pushed my skills to the limit on this one.  I would be reluctant to attempt a similar piece as this today, mainly due to the amount of time it would require to complete.

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