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This is a stained glass window. I created the pattern for the window myself. All the little glass pieces were then cut and soldered together by my dad.

I modeled the pattern after a very famous series of seven tapestries known as 'The Hunt of the Unicorn'. They are part of the permanent collection at the Cloisters / Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. I have always loved these tapestries, and decided to make a window based from my favorite scene. When I discovered the pattern didn't exist, I created one myself.

Lots of people like to tell me this looks exactly like the opening credits from the film, "The Last Unicorn". Guess what? The folks who made that movie also modeled those scenes from the very same tapestries.

A keen eye will also spot portions of the tapestries covering the walls of Gryffindor Tower and in front of the Room of Requirement in the Harry Potter films.

Like I said, the tapestries are awesome. You can view pictures and read all about them and the story they tell at these links:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's official Page on the Tapestries: [link]
Wikipedia Article: [link]

The pattern I created for this is made specifically for stained glass, though it can be used to make an applique or quilt as well. If you are a quilter, or you work in stained glass... then you may be interested in purchasing this pattern via my etsy store: [link]


View the full gallery of all the Stained Glass art I create with my dad here: [link]


Stained glass pattern by Rosemarie Tursi
Window construction by Joseph Tursi
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~Feilan Jun 5, 2011  Professional General Artist
This is beautiful! Did you hang it or use it as a window? I'll be it's so much nicer inperson. I would love to have one of these some day. I'm going to have to learn stained glass too now. Ha ha ha!
Really though, this is gorgeous.
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*tursiart Jun 15, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Hi, thanks for your comments. We actually ended up building a wooden frame and stand for it, with back lighting. We hang most of the other panels in windows, but this one is just too big and delicate, plus its been in a few gallery shows. -Much easier to transport and display this way. :) Thanks again!
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~Feilan Jun 15, 2011  Professional General Artist
Neat! That was a great idea.
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*tursiart Jun 15, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you. :)
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!RunaMun Jan 13, 2011  Hobbyist Filmographer
I seen a picture similar to this on the cartoonmove "The Last Unicorn"
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*tursiart Jan 13, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Indeed! :)
That actually makes a lot of sense. You see, Rankin-Bass actually modeled all the scenes in the opening credits for 'The Last Unicorn' after the very same famous medieval 'Hunt of the Unicorn' tapestry series that I modeled this pattern/window from. :)
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~bug-in-my-eye Aug 21, 2010
beautiful!
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*tursiart Aug 21, 2010  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks!
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`MyntKat Aug 21, 2010  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
This deviation was included in my Glass Week Feature - Animals. :)
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*tursiart Aug 21, 2010  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks again for another feature! :)
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