Les Feuilles mortes—the leaves of fall, close out the journey that began in spring, conveying vibrant drama with their warm colorations and undulations. Glass is the perfect medium to capture some of this character before our landscape is blanketed with snow. Translucency and opacity, intermingled with spotty variegation, is a veritable feast for the glass artist, allowing one to unleash their full creativity!

Pick some leaves from your garden, and re-create them in glass. Realistic or stylized, they will surely brighten up your favorite winter nook, just like they set my sunroom wall aglow!

This tutorial has directions for making some of these leaves, along with pattern templates and layouts, and step-by-step instructions with process pictures.