We are working on new pieces for our booth at the upcoming Arts & Crafts Show. One of the works nearing completion is a Peacock Window.Taking our inspiration from a Tiffany Studios stained glass window, our version is scaled to hang in a home window. Here is a sneak peek at the window in progress!…
This suite of Magnolia Windows was created for a St. Paul, MN client. The windows feature magnolia trees at the peak of the Spring flowering season. Drapery glass was used for most the flower petals. This three dimensional glass is hand folded while it is still hot and creates a realistic look for the blooms….
A local client recently commissioned two Skylights for their cabin/lake home renovation. Each of the skylights consist of nine individual panels which are set into a wooden framework. The smaller of the two illumates a stairway landing, while the larger is located in a bathroom. To add sparkle and additional color to the panels, each…
We did an update on our website today, adding many of the new shades, bases and windows we have completed over the past six months.
New to our showroom is the Parakeet and Fish Bowl Window. Adapted from an original Tiffany window design, this piece features colorful birds clustered around a large hanging fish bowl, amid blossoming tree branches. While this is a fairly unlikely situation to be found in nature, the juxtaposition of the brightly colored birds and luminous…
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…
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…
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…
This week we completed the 12 Light Lily Chandelier for our showroom. As with the 7 Light Lily Chandelier featured last week, this fixture is created in our studio, finished in a verdigris patina, and can be made at different lengths. On this fixture, we have used two styles of blown glass lily shades –…
Bill has been working on another Oz-themed stained glass window – see the posting from August 2, 2010 for a previous Oz-themed creation. Commissioned by a local client, here are a couple shots of the progress. This window is based on the endpapers drawn by John R. Neill for Ozma of Oz, L. Frank Baum’s…