Size: 6’’ x 3’’
Images shown are to showcase the design; see drop-down menu for actual glass options.
This item is made upon request: please allow 2-3 months for the production of this piece.
If you need your order to ship sooner than this, please reach out before placing your order to see if I can meet your deadline.
Back in 2021 I was newly doing stained glass full-time and wanted to create some kind of creative event that could take place entire online. Pandemic days where filled with uncertainty and I wanted to use my experience working in event design to bring some well deserved entertainment and community to makers.
I had an idea for a little bee design and while searching online to see if others had posted about stained glass bees that looked like mine, I started thinking about creativity and uniqueness. IP theft is rampant online and the pandemic brought a lot of newcomers (myself included) to start artistic hobbies and small businesses. Unfortunately, not everyone is careful about developing an aesthetic or their own and plagiarism is often excused away as inspiration. Speaking against these practices is often seen as gatekeeping.
I became curious with how many takes there were online, on silly bee designs for stained glass sun catchers. There were so many! Surely, everyone could draw a little bee, no matter their drawing skills.
World Bee Day was around the corner and it felt fated: I decided to create a creative challenge for the occasion. Weeks in advanced I started posting about challenging every artist and crafter who wanted to make a bee to draw their own, make the piece and auction it for charity on WBD. We all kept our ideas secret and shared our finished work on the same day, proving my point that everyone could come up with their own take on the same concept if they put their heart into it. No reason to copy anyone else, original ideas are possible even when making something so recognizable as a bee.
Hundreds of makers participated, bringing together the online stained glass community for the first time on a scale like this.
👉 Click here to discover the online event from 2021
👉 Click here to see all the pieces that were created and shared using my hashtag
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Handmade in Montreal 🇨🇦
Handle with care, glass is fragile! Do not hang with a suction cup, please always use a nail or a push pin for smaller items.
Border contains lead, it is best to always wash your hands after handling your piece. Lead is only dangerous when ingested, so don’t lick it and you’ll be fine 😘
Contact me upon delivery if your piece has been damaged in the mail, to discuss options.
All my work is © Isabelle Raymond, 2021-2025. I do not allow reproduction of my patterns.
Size: 6’’ x 3’’
Images shown are to showcase the design; see drop-down menu for actual glass options.
This item is made upon request: please allow 2-3 months for the production of this piece.
If you need your order to ship sooner than this, please reach out before placing your order to see if I can meet your deadline.
Back in 2021 I was newly doing stained glass full-time and wanted to create some kind of creative event that could take place entire online. Pandemic days where filled with uncertainty and I wanted to use my experience working in event design to bring some well deserved entertainment and community to makers.
I had an idea for a little bee design and while searching online to see if others had posted about stained glass bees that looked like mine, I started thinking about creativity and uniqueness. IP theft is rampant online and the pandemic brought a lot of newcomers (myself included) to start artistic hobbies and small businesses. Unfortunately, not everyone is careful about developing an aesthetic or their own and plagiarism is often excused away as inspiration. Speaking against these practices is often seen as gatekeeping.
I became curious with how many takes there were online, on silly bee designs for stained glass sun catchers. There were so many! Surely, everyone could draw a little bee, no matter their drawing skills.
World Bee Day was around the corner and it felt fated: I decided to create a creative challenge for the occasion. Weeks in advanced I started posting about challenging every artist and crafter who wanted to make a bee to draw their own, make the piece and auction it for charity on WBD. We all kept our ideas secret and shared our finished work on the same day, proving my point that everyone could come up with their own take on the same concept if they put their heart into it. No reason to copy anyone else, original ideas are possible even when making something so recognizable as a bee.
Hundreds of makers participated, bringing together the online stained glass community for the first time on a scale like this.
👉 Click here to discover the online event from 2021
👉 Click here to see all the pieces that were created and shared using my hashtag
—————————————————-
Handmade in Montreal 🇨🇦
Handle with care, glass is fragile! Do not hang with a suction cup, please always use a nail or a push pin for smaller items.
Border contains lead, it is best to always wash your hands after handling your piece. Lead is only dangerous when ingested, so don’t lick it and you’ll be fine 😘
Contact me upon delivery if your piece has been damaged in the mail, to discuss options.
All my work is © Isabelle Raymond, 2021-2025. I do not allow reproduction of my patterns.
