Slate and Stained Glass Abstract

Quite a few years ago we had the old slate roof taken off our house and put a new roof on. I saved some of the old roof shingles, think I would use them for ....something....
Finally, I decided to use the shingles in combination with mirror and stained glass to create an abstract piece. And Yes, I am inspired my artist Helen Nock!!!

I broke up the shingles and laid them out so they looked as though it was one large piece that was breaking apart. I put mirror down where the cracks between the slate is. On the mirror, I used small pieces of stained glass of different bright colors. The mirror reflects through the glass beautifully.

I love the contrast between the brilliant, reflective colors and the rough, gray slate.

The slate is not glued down yet, but I like to lay it out as I'm working to get a feel for what the final piece will look like.

This glass reminds me of candy....when the light reflects the mirror under the glass, it looks so brilliant, coming through the slate pieces.

More to come soon.