Over the years we have seen several original Tiffany Studios’ shades and bases come into our studio. We have also been fortunate to have been invited by clients to see their treasures in their homes. It is always a thrill to see an original Tiffany lamp “up close and personal”. Recently, we had a couple…
We have completed the large, multi-layered window inspired by the painting By The Seaside by Pierre Auguste Renoir. This Impressionist masterpiece presented several exciting challenges as we translated the piece into a stained glass window. Impressionist paintings are all about color and the play of light on the scenes being depicted. When touring our studio,…
The Oz window is completed and in place. The finished window can be seen in the photo above. In the picture to the right, Bill is foiling the pieces in preparation for soldering. To the left, Irwin is seen finish soldering on the back of the window. Once the soldering was done, the window was…
Over the past week, Bill has completed cutting and fitting all the pieces for the Oz window. He has also finished all the painting and firing, so it’s ready to start assembling. Above, you can see the window laying on a light table – the window is wider than the table, so the entire image…
A recently completed window project was a larger Wisteria window for a local client. The design of the window was loosely based on the Wisteria windows which graced the breakfast room of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s home in Long Island, New York. The original windows were part of a traveling exhibition a few years ago, and…
As Irwin completes the soldering on the Renoir window (see posting from June 28, 2010), Bill has been starting a large “Oz” stained glass window. This window is based on the Oz Parade, shown on the left, a mural painted by John R. Neill in the 1930’s. John R. Neill was an illustrator who is…
Last week, we completed a 12″ Acorn shade for a New York City client. Tiffany Studios created Acorn shades in many sizes including 10″, 12″, 14″, 16″ and larger. We are pleased to offer all of these sizes for our clients today. The Acorn shade was originally called a Vine pattern, but today everyone refers…
Commission work at Century Studios ebbs and flows between window and lamp orders. We seem to hit stretches where clients are ordering more windows, and we are at the tail end of one of these time periods. A local client commissioned us to make a pair of grape windows which are to be installed on…
We recently completed an 18″ Peony for a client in Cape Cod, MA. His request was for us to create a peony shade with lush red flowers. The completed shade is shown on the Turtleback Band base. It can be tricky to find red art glass that is not one-dimensional. Fortunately, we work with several…
This past week, a new flock of Wally Birds flew in from Bur Oak Pottery. Each hand crafted bird is a one of a kind creation, and each has a distinct personality. Wally Birds were first created by The Martin Brothers Pottery in England in the late 1800’s/early 1900’s. Each bird had a removable head…