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Stained Glass
The art of stained glass is centuries old and has been through many changes, although the basic principles remain the same.
Stained glass can be used as a general term that means these use of coloured or painted glass, cut to make a pattern and then assembled using lead and solder. Strictly speaking the term should only be used when the glass has been painted using metal oxides, silver stain and enamels, which are then fired into the glass to become permanent. The term leaded light can be used when the glass used is already coloured, and no painting is involved.
My personal preference and expertise is in the latter, as I only use paint occasionally to put in small details. Traditionally lead with an H profile is used to hold the glass pieces together, and this in turn is fixed by using solder at each joint. The leads of the panel are then filled with soft putty by brushing it between the lead and the glass. When this hardens it gives the panel strength.
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There are any number of styles that can be used in stained glass, from the traditional designs of the Victorian or Edwardian eras, to simple linear styles of artists like Frank Lloyd Wright, or the flowing Art Nouveau designs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The medium is so flexible there is a style to suite almost every taste. In fact anything that can be drawn in such a way that the lines meet can be made in glass!
You will see from the following photos that I have worked in many styles, the majority designed by myself, and on occasion working from designs found in books chosen by the client.
(Any work that is not based on my own design is marked with an asterix)
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I can create a ‘work-of-glass' to any brief. Take a look at the Commissions page for some ideas of what is possible in stained glass.
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