The Tree of Life panel was my first stained glass project. The panel was the result of a short beginners class on techniques of creating stained glass objects. Students had to pick or create a design. When I mentioned to my wife I had no idea what I wanted to make and she asked if I would make a panel representing a tree-of-life. The resulting design is based upon a beautiful photo of a very old Japanese maple, which I discovered on the ‘Net. I’ve included a copy of that photo for reference. 
The photo at left is a close-up of the hand cut dovetailed and pegged cherry wood frame with ebony pegs.
The photos below shows the finished panel and the sequence of steps creating the panel once the pattern completed.
