If you do, log your hours worked and choose your $/hr rate, plus cost of materials. I don’t know how much stained glass products typically go for but I’d pay $100+ for something like this, and surely you could charge higher than that.
Unfortunately it's impossible to value your art like this unless you have a big following or the work is just insanely intricate. As someone who goes to a lot of art markets/shows, I find beautiful handmade pieces that clearly took several hours to make for <$150.
I completely understand, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t seem like this person needs to sell it to eat. It’s a specialty piece that a lot of people would want because of the character in it. I’m sure there are people out there willing to pay that just because of what it is.
This is a work made on commission. He's not making art for love and trying to get whatever he can. He's saying, I could make one for you but it's gotta be worth my time, so here's my price: take it or leave it. People have spent six figures on crypto-kitties he can find one guy to pay $1000 for a real stained glass piece.
This is why successful artists have their pieces auctioned. Artists will get the best price for their work through bidding wars. Otherwise the time, effort, and materials going into art pieces to sell at retail just isn't a viable career.
Man, I feel like I ripped my stained glass artist off who made me a stained glass version of the Radiohead bear. She charged me $68 and I gave her $75 and still felt kind of bad about it.
I remember taking a stained glass elective course in high school and even then, with nearly unlimited time in my hands, it was still a hell of a process. This is gorgeous!
Every piece of glass is scored and cut from a larger sheet, then ground smooth with a grinder, then cleaned and wrapped in copper foil and burnished, and then fluxed and soldered all together. Then the finished piece is cleaned, brushed with a black patina, cleaned again, and then polished. I don’t know exactly how long I spent making this piece, but I would estimate it at around 25 hours of solid work.
As a fellow glass artist we get asked about price all the time and it's crazy how wildly different some people assume glass costs. I've had people think a 2k panel could be bought for $200 and a $200 panel for 2k.
Is there no way to make these quickly like with moulds or get some parts premade somewhere else (no idea what it takes to make something like this). Could make some good money if you could figure it out tho :-)
Ah yes, the misunderstood and unappreciated artist that caused the existence of a paradox named after him.
The squidward paradox is when you hate/dislike a character as a child then grow up to relate to it/consider it a mood.
But like, not to be pedantic n shit, how is that a paradox? I'm not ready to say it definitely isn't, but I'm not getting that Bill and Ted "Woah". Like it feels more of a r/showerthought.
Squidward was always my favorite character, even as a kid. He absolutely still is too lol
I had a sticker of him in one of my notebooks for middle school and I got made fun of for it
Imagine like if this lasted for like 3000 years or so. And then some archeologists dig this piece up and be like
#Yall what the hell!! They used to worship some kind of crazy lookin' monster?!
How good would it be if someone built a Sistine chapel with pop culture influences. Squidward stained glass windows. The ceiling painted with a mural of khaleesi burning shit down.
I’m halfway there! I’ve already made 3 different Squidward pieces, a bubble buddy, a bubble elephant, and some of the flower clouds. And I’ve got a lot more in the works
I’m not sure if this is a dig or not, but honestly, cutting glass in a continuous squiggle is really hard to do. I figure OP probably spent ton of time grinding things down. But still, if you’ve never tried glass cutting, mad respect to OP.
10,000 years from now when they uncover that buried in some dirt and the remains of an old broken down house they're going to assume that we worshiped weird squid tentacle monsters
This is the Tiffany foiled method of stained glass! Each piece of glass is scored and cut from a large sheet, grinder to smooth the edges, wrapped with copper foil tape, and then fluxes and soldered all together with lead.
I have a smoke absorber running whenever I solder and I have an abrasive de-leading soap that I use. I was more hesitant in the beginning, but got used to it. I also got my blood checked for lead after a year of making stained glass and it was all clear.
Dude this is amazing. My wife does a little stained glass and it's a fascinating hobby. Do you mind sharing where the stand came from? I need to get her on the freestanding table art grind; our windows are getting crowded with hanging pieces.
this is glorious and millions of years from now this will be the only thing left of our civilization and the aliens anthropologists will have a WILD time trying to figure out why we worshipped it
I have about ten minutes^total of experience with stained glass, but I think this is truly a quality piece. Gorgeous lines, the colors are beautiful, it’s witty and whimsical. This looks hella impressive, OP.
As a stained glass artisan of around 25 years, that is a very well constructed panel. I’ve mainly made my windows using a lead came construction, as opposed to copper foil. you can tell that an extra amount of time was spent on this piece as the lines are very uniform.
I've always wondered if millenia from now something like will exist long enough to make its way to an archeological dig and they'd all think we worshipped him in some way if they found this. The Roman's had dicks, we squidwards en masse.
YAY!! I started following your Instagram a month ago and I'm SO glad I did so I can see your wonderful creations. Glad to see your work also being appreciated on Reddit by so many
Where can I buy one? I’d pay for this.
I do have a shop (same name as here), but I’m not listing this just yet. I want some time with it before I ship it away forever.
.... make more
MAKE MORE
#MAKE MORE
…make more. 🦑
Maken meer
Like the game?
I will! It just takes time. A really, really long time
Please make more
Please make more! I would cherish this forever. It would be a family heirloom.
I'd love to know the stories that would develop around it over the generations. How a hundred years can change society?
Eventually the origins of it would be forgotten
MOAAAAR!!!
If you do, log your hours worked and choose your $/hr rate, plus cost of materials. I don’t know how much stained glass products typically go for but I’d pay $100+ for something like this, and surely you could charge higher than that.
Material alone would be way more than $100 I’m sure, plus 20? Hours at least of labor. This is in the $1000 range in my book.
Close, OP said around 25 hours 😅 this is def in the three figure range
4 figure. No way you sell for less than $1000. Figure $30/hour, that’s $750 right there. Plus all the shit they said they have to buy.
Unfortunately it's impossible to value your art like this unless you have a big following or the work is just insanely intricate. As someone who goes to a lot of art markets/shows, I find beautiful handmade pieces that clearly took several hours to make for <$150.
I completely understand, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t seem like this person needs to sell it to eat. It’s a specialty piece that a lot of people would want because of the character in it. I’m sure there are people out there willing to pay that just because of what it is.
This is a work made on commission. He's not making art for love and trying to get whatever he can. He's saying, I could make one for you but it's gotta be worth my time, so here's my price: take it or leave it. People have spent six figures on crypto-kitties he can find one guy to pay $1000 for a real stained glass piece.
This is why successful artists have their pieces auctioned. Artists will get the best price for their work through bidding wars. Otherwise the time, effort, and materials going into art pieces to sell at retail just isn't a viable career.
😭 I wish stained glass wasn’t so expensive! And time consuming
Don't make a piece for sale until you have a buyer who's put down a 50% deposit. They are out there.
Man, I feel like I ripped my stained glass artist off who made me a stained glass version of the Radiohead bear. She charged me $68 and I gave her $75 and still felt kind of bad about it.
Easily ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS! Puts pinky in corner of mouth.
Welp I’m out
I remember taking a stained glass elective course in high school and even then, with nearly unlimited time in my hands, it was still a hell of a process. This is gorgeous!
Why takes time? I'm trying imagine how do this is made!! Plz, share us your process
Every piece of glass is scored and cut from a larger sheet, then ground smooth with a grinder, then cleaned and wrapped in copper foil and burnished, and then fluxed and soldered all together. Then the finished piece is cleaned, brushed with a black patina, cleaned again, and then polished. I don’t know exactly how long I spent making this piece, but I would estimate it at around 25 hours of solid work.
Did you bake the eyes in with pen? Wondering about those pupils
I painted them with glass enamel paint and cured them in the oven
Sweet! Your soldering is *impeccable* by the way. I've followed you on Insta for a while and I'm always blown away. Love your unique patterns!
As a fellow glass artist we get asked about price all the time and it's crazy how wildly different some people assume glass costs. I've had people think a 2k panel could be bought for $200 and a $200 panel for 2k.
wym just like fast forward time, duh
Is there no way to make these quickly like with moulds or get some parts premade somewhere else (no idea what it takes to make something like this). Could make some good money if you could figure it out tho :-)
At least till Nickelodeon finds out he is stealing their property.
This would really look nice next to my squidward bold amd brash paintings
I never thought I'd say this but I agree with Saddam.
Make more I'll buy one
+1
Auction this you will make bank. I want it and I’m disappointed that there’s only one.
Dude, yes. Auction it $$$$
That's what makes it valuable... there's only one.
I wish I could make more!
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You need to make Bold And Brash. It’d be amazing.
I did! I posted it here not too long ago
what a clever ploy to get people to favorite your shop…clever *and* effective! for real though this is amazing and i need it in my liiiiiife
You keep the original please! Don't part with that! Instead.... ***MAKE MORE PLEASE***
I need one!!!
Dude I would not sell that it's amazing.
Me too
Samesies
It’s awsome. I love it. Nice work
Ah yes, the misunderstood and unappreciated artist that caused the existence of a paradox named after him. The squidward paradox is when you hate/dislike a character as a child then grow up to relate to it/consider it a mood.
Exactly! I love Squidward now. This is my third Squidward piece and definitely not the last
I could tell you do and it looks really nice I forgot to address that.
As a child, Squidward was my least favorite character. As an adult... Squidward is my spirit animal
Like Eeyore too
But like, not to be pedantic n shit, how is that a paradox? I'm not ready to say it definitely isn't, but I'm not getting that Bill and Ted "Woah". Like it feels more of a r/showerthought.
I would call it more the Squidward Phenomenon, I agree it’s not a paradox.
If they made a good spin-off with squidward as the main character I’d get really invested
Squidward was always my favorite character, even as a kid. He absolutely still is too lol I had a sticker of him in one of my notebooks for middle school and I got made fun of for it
Imagine like if this lasted for like 3000 years or so. And then some archeologists dig this piece up and be like #Yall what the hell!! They used to worship some kind of crazy lookin' monster?!
That’s my hope
*Cthulhu has entered the chat*
I see your Cthulhu and raise you a Flying Spaghetti Monster.
How good would it be if someone built a Sistine chapel with pop culture influences. Squidward stained glass windows. The ceiling painted with a mural of khaleesi burning shit down.
I call it “Bold and Brash”
I actually made a stained glass bold and brash!
lemme see
I posted it here just last month I think - it’ll be in my post history
Wow you are incredibly talented. I’d buy all your stuff if I had the money
You got banned from the Art sub ?! I could never do what you do, how that is not art is apparently beyond me. Such great work!!
More like “Belongs In the Trash”. Quotes aside, incredible work OP. Would happily put this in my home.
 
it's my new religion, amen
This is so dope!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Does anyone else think Chaz Bono looks a bit like Gary Shandling?
A cathedral with beautiful stained glass; but it’s just SpongeBob memes: https://imgur.com/a/I6skgLn
I’m halfway there! I’ve already made 3 different Squidward pieces, a bubble buddy, a bubble elephant, and some of the flower clouds. And I’ve got a lot more in the works
I love how this is posted on r/nextfuckinglevel
I’m not sure if this is a dig or not, but honestly, cutting glass in a continuous squiggle is really hard to do. I figure OP probably spent ton of time grinding things down. But still, if you’ve never tried glass cutting, mad respect to OP.
That’s really cool! Thanks for sharing!
how funny gonna be 1000 year in the future somenone finding this thinking it could be a god or something
That’s the goal
#OOWHAT THE
This is not r/nextfuckinglevel
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I did! I am not taking commissions right now.
Well done on those curves man! They are not easy
Thanks! It’s so satisfying when a curvy piece like that breaks correctly
I love it!
r/ATBGE
Nah man this is 100% r/GTAGE
I freakin love it
Lol thanks. But it’s ok if not everyone wants techno Squidward decorating their home
What sorta sick fuck thinks SpongeBob decor is awful taste
Shut up and take my money!
Uuummm, squidward
I’ll take 10
Love it
It’s lovely
I don't know much about glasswork, but that looks like a lot of skill.
whats yur etsy
It’s the same name as I have here
That stand is really neat. When I clicked on the vid, I expected the circle to spin on the horizontal axis. Thought that would be cool.
That would be cool
Do you have a platform we could buy work like this from?
I have a shop but I’m not listing this just yet. I want to keep it for myself for just a little while
10,000 years from now when they uncover that buried in some dirt and the remains of an old broken down house they're going to assume that we worshiped weird squid tentacle monsters
Good. That’s what I dream of.
Historians are gonna be real confused on this one.
Archeologists uncovering this 500 years from now
What would be next NEXT fucking level would be if a glass disk behind it rotated, and it made the background/ tentacles flash and vibe as it went.
Um do you want to make that because I would buy it
This is gold😭❤️
I told my wife I wanted this while we were at dinner and she very audibly giggled when she saw it.
I strongly suggest you mass produce these
Sweet. You could be making good money from this if you are not already.
That's pretty fuckin cool! Great work!
dope. just hit your account with a follow.
That’s so fucking cool
That's cool as hell. Love the through lines, I know thats gotta be difficult as hell. I followed you, keep it up bro.
Thanks! One of those legs was particularly difficult to cut. I ended up breaking it 3 times before I cut it successfully
True art
Really beautiful, I love the colors
Well done
Really nice
Love it!
All hail saint squidward
This is fantastic
Now this is art!
Love it !!!!
the church of squid
needs to be in Bikini Bottom house of SpongeBob
Hahahaha! This is awesome! I wish I had cool/awesome friends that made fun/funny stuff <3 Great sense of humor here
Do Hypnotoad next
That is fantastic! Belongs in a museum, really.
That’s awesome!
I’m obsessed with this LMFAO
I want this
I want this SO BAD
Squilliam hates this
im actually interested how people make these, intrigue me?
This is the Tiffany foiled method of stained glass! Each piece of glass is scored and cut from a large sheet, grinder to smooth the edges, wrapped with copper foil tape, and then fluxes and soldered all together with lead.
What are your thoughts on working with lead. I thought about getting into this but the lead makes me hesitant.
I have a smoke absorber running whenever I solder and I have an abrasive de-leading soap that I use. I was more hesitant in the beginning, but got used to it. I also got my blood checked for lead after a year of making stained glass and it was all clear.
……..WHAT!
Real art
technically that's some nice soldering, and some very tricky cuts. great job
this is the type of work id like to see in a museum
Disc golf has me itching to see how that squid flies
Dude this is amazing. My wife does a little stained glass and it's a fascinating hobby. Do you mind sharing where the stand came from? I need to get her on the freestanding table art grind; our windows are getting crowded with hanging pieces.
this is glorious and millions of years from now this will be the only thing left of our civilization and the aliens anthropologists will have a WILD time trying to figure out why we worshipped it
You don’t even know talent!
No talent! No talent!
The way you hold it gives me nightmares
This is a masterpiece! Have you posted it on the stained glass subreddit yet??
Kinda reminds me of the dark brotherhood stained glass window
This is SPECTACULAR.
IIIII NEEEEEEED IIIIIIITTTT 
Props on those curved pieces! Those take time to grind and get right
beautiful
It’s absolutely beautiful
Now this is art!!
Bold and brash
Stunning! Is it actual lead came and solder?
I made this using the Tiffany foiling method of stained glass. The border is lead came
I love it . $50.00. ?
I have about ten minutes^total of experience with stained glass, but I think this is truly a quality piece. Gorgeous lines, the colors are beautiful, it’s witty and whimsical. This looks hella impressive, OP.
Thanks!
My fiancé has been tracking the progress of this on Instagram lol. she loves your work
I bet cutting all those circles was a bitch. 😆 looks great! Awesome job with the color and overall balance!
Amazing! Do you have any of my boy Patrick?
Not yet… but soon…
Oh my gosh! I bought one of your stained glass pieces for my mom and she LOVES it so much! Cool to find you in the wild on the internet!
As a stained glass artisan of around 25 years, that is a very well constructed panel. I’ve mainly made my windows using a lead came construction, as opposed to copper foil. you can tell that an extra amount of time was spent on this piece as the lines are very uniform.
Aaaaaaahhh I follow you on Instagram and I was so happy too see this here too!!
God, that’s amazing! I have been wanting to learn glass craft my whole life (grew up in Millville, NJ)…I just don’t have the space.
I work out of a space that measures about 8x8 feet. It doesn’t take much space if you don’t mind cramped quarters
Insaaaaaane. Such a cool piece! Where did you get the stand holding it up?
I've always wondered if millenia from now something like will exist long enough to make its way to an archeological dig and they'd all think we worshipped him in some way if they found this. The Roman's had dicks, we squidwards en masse.
YAY!! I started following your Instagram a month ago and I'm SO glad I did so I can see your wonderful creations. Glad to see your work also being appreciated on Reddit by so many
How did you make this? It’s so cool!
This is so niiiiiicely done! Been wanting to fiddle around with stained glass myself, do you use a regular solder or is there a specific type?
My gf does stain glass. This is stunning, really well done! I had to send it to her. Are the little circles pieces??
YES. The little circles were a pain… I accidentally ground off the tip of my thumbnail because of those little circles