This oversized window, for the landing of a two-tier stairwell in an historic home, measures 59 1/2 " X 72 ". Since the window was missing when the owner bought the house, I was commissioned to re-create it from existing photographs. The central scene is hand-painted and kiln-fired and then leaded into the architectural design. The window consists of three panels which are 'stacked' one on another with meeting joints. Horizontal reinforcement bars and external brass fins will keep this window in its vertical plane for many years. The glass is primarily Kokomo Opalescent Glass.
This panel is an example of my keepsake line. The student's actual graduation announcement is sealed between two thin pieces of clear glass and then leaded into a panel made of school colors and the 'panther' mascot paw prints, which are painted and fired. The same can be done for wedding invitations or any special document.
This guy is a detail from a 5 ft. X 5 ft. chapel window that I designed, fabricated, and installed for the Westminster Woods Retirement Village in Jacksonville, FL.
Here's a unique gift for new parents. The birth info is hand-painted on a
3" x 3" bevel and then leaded into a mini-panel of textured glass with loops at the top for hanging.
This 11 X 17 panel includes reeded, English Muffle, and antique glass in several colors, as well as faceted bevels that are 1" X 1". I painted the oriental birds standing beneath the blossoming tree. The painted focal piece is painted on clear GNA glass and is fired for permanency. It is based on a silk original. The colors are muted sage, mocha, and other 'neutral' tones.
Here's another mini-panel featuring a hand-painted, kiln-fired focal medallion; I enjoy feeling the serenity of the airborn insect while I am painting it.
I based this oriental scene on one done in ink centuries ago, and I give the original artist credit in the lower left. Working to create a worthy rendering on glass of his ink work was humbling. Sorry about the camera angle; it's not a 'straight-on' shot.
Here are some painted grapes in another mini-panel. As a bonus, you get to see part of my back yard!
For small-gift giving, here's an example of my autonomous mini-panels, featuring hand painted & kiln-fired central motif and border accents.
This panel is an example of my keepsake line. The student's actual graduation announcement is sealed between two thin pieces of clear glass and then leaded into a panel made of school colors and the 'panther' mascot paw prints, which are painted and fired. The same can be done for wedding invitations or any special document.
