A 7" round fused glass portrait of a black cat wearing his jaunty bow tie and black hat. Pieces for the center design are fused and assembled, details are painted on, and the cat is fused onto the base glass. H- and U-lead came are used to add the stained glass border pieces. This article was originally published on page 22 in the Fall 2017 issue of Glass Patterns Quarterly. Design, Fabrication, and Text by Leslie Gibbs Photography by Jon Gibbs