Grandfather Philip's Stained Glass

Clearly Black and White

This panel is 18 1/2 by 20 3/4 inches unframed, contains 90 pieces of glass and depicts Aesop's fable of the Eagle and the Crow. For those who don't know the fable; a crow in the meadow with a herd of sheep sees a golden eagle swoop down and take a lamb back to it's nest. The crow thinks this is a great way to feed itself and lands on the back of a ram and entangles it's feet in the ram's wool and can't escape. The crow croaks and croaks to free itself and the farmer hears it's cries. He clips the crow's wings and takes it home as a pet for his children.
The pond in the meadow was an accident. The meadow scene was just a tad too big and as I attempted to trim it the glass broke! Another interesting feature is the plain white and black glass. It was flat and I wanted it to have some texture so I slumped it in the kiln. Pretty cool!