We have been working on several projects over the last couple weeks including a 22″ Dragonfly shade. Irwin did the glass layout while Bill was busy drawing window patterns for upcoming projects.Once all the glass was cut and fit, Irwin got down to foiling the dragonfly shade. Once all the foiling was complete, the pieces…
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10″ Geometric & 22″ Curtain Border
We recently completed a couple of geometric lamps for out of town clients. The first was a 10″ Geometric for a client in Kentucky. This shade was created from a two tone, mottled green Circa 1900 glass. It is shown here on the Lustre Ball Base, which is a perfect compliment to this petite shade….
Limited Edition Dragonfly Vase #14
CENTURY STUDIOS LIMITED EDITION DRAGONFLY VASE #14PRE-ORDER PRICE $200.00 Century Studios is pleased to announce the next in our exclusive series of limited edition dragonfly pots, created annually by Ephraim Faience Pottery. This vase is the 14th in our ongoing series, and is approximately 5.75” tall and 4.75” wide. The vase is glazed in Algae,…
Boreas Window Completed
This past week we completed the Boreas Window. While we have created many elaborate, multi-layered windows for clients recently, it has been quite a while since we had one on display in the showroom.As we mentioned on our blog posting from January 16, 2012, Bill cut and fit the window while Irwin worked on several…
More New Showroom Lamps
In our previous posting, we showed the 12″ Dogwood and mentioned that we had completed two other lamps since the first of the year. All three shades were cut and fit during the holiday season, completed this past month, and are now available for purchase in our showroom. Despite its small size, the 14″ Geranium…
12″ Dogwood
Since the first of the year, we have been working to complete three lamps for the showroom that were underway during the Holiday Season. The first is a 12″ Dogwood shade on a very unusual Lundberg Studios blown glass base. This base is much taller than standard Lundberg bases and is one of a pair…
Boreas Window
While Irwin has been working on lamp orders, Bill has been busy creating a new showpiece for the studio. Inspired by the 1903 John William Waterhouse painting titled Boreas, this window will be a multi-layered, plated window, displayed in a custom made light box. Boreas is the god of the North Wind, and the painting…
Recent Projects
Here are a couple of projects we completed in December.Pet portraits are popular, and many artists and painters specialize in this genre of art. We occasionally get requests for pet portraits in stained glass, and this window was commissioned by a local client. The delightful trio of pups are relaxing in a regional landscape. Completed…
Thank You for a Fantastic Year!
In 2011, we introduced 10 new shade designs to our list of available patterns. With the addition of these new patterns, we have increased our shade offerings to over 150 different designs. For more information on each of the patterns shown below, look at our blog entries from the month listed. January – 20″ Windswept…
Happy Holidays!
Century Studios is closed for the Holidays. We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday January 3. Thank you to all our clients and friends for making 2011 a great year! -Irwin & Bill