New door lite installed..just in case you did not see!

At the studio..this week is crazy..i am leaving for holidays Sunday morning and there just does not seem to be enough time to get everything done.... But is there ever?  At one point I thought i can do it and then by 3pm I was throwing in the towel....Nuts... Today was administrative with not much work complete in shop...hopefully tomorrow will be better...

There are a lot of great projects coming up...my beautiful roman column door lites are coming taking shape.  They are amazing..takes my breath away.



The new studio door lite (in the picture) dances in the sunlight with the Reds and Purple...acid etched, GNA and Bevels.  Not my usual style but I love it..

...Talk to ya soon! Kelly Anne

Glassworks Studio Toronto CANADA 2011

New Door lite at the studio.....

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It has been a week of change...reflection...and completion....LIFE.  It is strange how one person can make you sit back and just think about what you have, your potential, what you will achieve....

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma -- which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice."    -Steve Jobs

At the studio..it was a hard week to stay focused...Andrea started the layout for the new door lite....I finished it...selected the glass and started to cut...and it was a huge distraction...calling me....

Here is a picture of it as it sits...hopefully I will get in there this weekend to foil and solder...and install.
Happy Thanksgiving!

Glassworks Studio, Toronto New Door lite.....October 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love when people "squeal with delight...

Hi..
Ok this morning I had an installation...my mom reminded me it was Sunday...i just stated that this day worked for me and the client and off I went...And it was great...

You know that feeling when your breath is taken...you just look at something in amazement..well it happened again...I love all of my projects but some just give back a little extra and this contemporary panel did...and of course it helps when the client is snapping photos from the moment they see it on the glass rack...then as it is being carried in and through the installation.  I know how they felt because I could not wait to step back and have the first look from a distance...i love that feeling...

I have to say my new studio space enables the client to experience more of what I feel thoughout the process...they visit their project as it develops..through glass cutting, assembly, and finishing....it is great to watch the excitement build... 

It is a great feeling that I have for all my projects...but to have clients receive their glass with such enthusiasm and pure joy just makes it so much better...Great way to start my week!

Today's installation panel..I know its Sunday...Glasswor... on Twitpic

Today's installation panel..I know its Sunday...Glasswor... on Twitpic

OH......SHE IS A BEAUTY!!!

Ok..you have seen the initial sketches..and then the progress...well she was completed today,  patina applied...and polished....BEAUTIFUL...I must admit...I am feeling pretty good..  :)

So the materials are....GNA in the background, Uroboros Red in the central red flag..(fusible) and Red with Gold Wissmach flanking the "Uro" top and bottom...the ribbons are a combination of the background GNA, custom bevels, and a brown and clear streaky by Kokomo.  LOVE IT!!!

It seems everyone that has seen it (clients, fellow trades, friends etc.) are intrigued by it..the more they look..the more they like...and I obviously love..since I have spent so much time on it..

Notice the artistic changes from the original artwork to the final cuts..CRAZY.

I know enough chat...here are the pics..enjoy...and let me know what you think!   k

during soldering

...being polished.....installation on Sunday.....will post!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! 

KELLY

Stained Glass in historic renovation in downtown Toronto.

Here is a recently completed project in downtown Toronto.  Although there were a lot of us on this site..(Architects, Fine Home Builder, Designers, Me, Master Trades....)  it is absolutely amazing how everyone's visions come together in the end and work seamlessly...That was a great project to work on!  With these windows we actually removed the old sashes and built new sashes out of popular wood....installed thermal units (to create some "R" value...and the installed the leaded glass panels on side #4.   Amazing final result.