This piece was handmade by Tamara Goldsmith, and is now available exclusively at sidestreetarts.com
 
This beautiful Atlas Moth suncatcher was hand-painted using permanent glass paint. A lovely mottled cream, blue and orange glass was used for the background, which complements the atlas moth's colors and glows beautifully in natural sunlight. Paint is on the front side only.
 
 All work designed, hand-cut, copper-foiled, handpainted, and assembled with love and careful craftsmanship using the traditional Tiffany method in her Portland, Oregon studio. 
 
Measures about 10" wide and 6" tall. It hangs from a blackened chain about 6 inches from the top.
 
Stained Glass, a technique relatively unchanged for hundreds of years, is the ancient art of assembling cut, mineral-infused, handmade art glass together with lead/tin seams. 60/40 lead/tin solder was used and the border is lead came. 
 
The piece will be carefully wrapped to prevent breakage during domestic shipping.
 
Lead is not dangerous to have in your home in an art-piece like this unless sanded, causing lead-dust to be airborne and inhaled or somehow ingested. However, it is always a good idea to wash your hands well after cleaning or handling the piece.