Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Private Chapel UPDATE: Final firings

Glass painted for window panel

Final glass to be fired - blue enamel on door panels
Book for Transom

Door panels

Completed painting and enamel work

Completed painting and enamel work

Detail

Detail

Detail

Detail

Monday, September 10, 2012

Private Chapel UPDATE: Painting & Enameling

Glass selected for Left Door Figure

Preparing Blue Enamel

Enamel painting on background glass

Enamel painting on background glass

Enamel painting on background glass

Enamel painting on background glass

Black "trace line" paint added to glass to match client's painting

Black "trace line" paint added to glass to match client's painting

Firing the Black paint

Black "trace line" paint added to glass to match client's painting

Red & Brown enamel applied to "flesh" to match client's painting


Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Private Chapel UPDATE: Patterns & Glass Selection

Here is an update on the color selection and fabrication of the Chapel panels
1:1 templates for full patterns & glass cut for borders

Preparation for glass selection

Pattern pieces, cartoon and color guide for Figure 1

Pattern pieces, cartoon and color guide for Figure 2

Pattern pieces, cartoon and color guide for Head

Pattern pieces, cartoon and color guide for Book


Lambert's mouth blown streaky glass sheets

Looking for color variation in the sheet to match the color rendering

Placing templates where glass is to be cut

Templates placed where glass is to be cut

Templates placed where glass is to be cut

Strips for borders prepared for acid paste 

Applying acid paste

Border glass frosted with brush stroke pattern

Glass cut for the "flesh"

Black enamel work tracing client's drawings

Black enamel work tracing client's drawings

Black enamel work tracing client's drawings
These templates represent the custom beveled pieces. They are currently out to bid. 
To be custom beveled

To be custom beveled

To be custom beveled