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Unicorn at Fountain

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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
Image size
2712x2008px 3.33 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Shutter Speed
1/50 second
Aperture
F/3.2
Focal Length
13 mm
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UnicornLover2500's avatar
beautiful. it looks just the like opening scene for the  last unicorn.