Happy Holiday Weekend..

Celebrating Easter this weekend with family... a lot of food...too much food...I did not go for a swim this year like last year..even though the weather is actually warmer...just could not get into the lake.  My record -for the first swim- was broken by my six year old...never a dull moment.  Tomorrow will be more celebrations with Easter Sunday..more great food and of course lots of chocolate. Wishing everyone a Happy Easter//Passover///Holiday weekend.

Here is a photo of Friday install.

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Today I polished up panels for the site in Oakville.  Beautiful panels..classic style....custom beveled starphire glass, Drawn antique from Germany, 50mm jewels in clear that are surrounded by more custom pieces of beveled starphire.  Everything clear beyond clear..no green reflection like in North American Glass.  Stunning..and then all electroplated so that the metal is a  black finish.  That is for tomorrow...total of 10 panels.

Tomorrow's day will start early and finish early...hopefully...FRIDAY!!!  Saturday I am playing in a "card tournament..." Here are pics of the windows...

One more complete...

Yesterday I installed the copper foiled transom and door lites that were completed last week...Every project looks so much better once they are unstalled..maybe because they are in the "home" that they were designed and created for. 

Today is just Tuesday and I already am thinking of taking Friday off...We will see how the week goes.

Have a good one!

long day at studio...continues tomorrow!

Complete one project and start another...today was a productive day...although I did spend the day admiring the Henry Street Transom.  Inspired from a fabric sample that the client provided...this shows once again that anything is possible..with enough thought...Tomorrow I am back at studio hoping to complete..oh..3 or maybe 4 door lites...I will let you know!

Than the exterior signage was put up!!!

and i was even able to get a "little" work done...but I have to admit I was bouncing around the shop all afternoon...I am still smiling!

First the table arrived!

Had to take the doors off the entrance to get it in...

Wednesday April 6th..

Nice sunny day this morning.  Thought there was a chance maybe exterior signage today...but no (just received the let down by email.)  Oh well....I really don't know why I am so excited about seeing my studio name posted on a building...  Today I am back down at One Bedford in TO.  Finishing up project.  At the studio the Victorian Stained Glass Transom is looking great.  Very excited about the colors!

This  afternoon I am at my silverers to work on some more samples with them...

tonight I have to work on some artwork for clients as I am falling behind on that front....but good news yesterday...I think I have found someone to help me at the studio.  A previous student of mine who is just what I am looking for...I really hope this works out....It would be great!

Hollywood????

Ok..today was a great day...I got so much accomplished and caught up with so many people...everything just clicked...learned some new construction terminology...had a good laugh...even if it was at my own expense...discussed a few amazing projects that are coming up...All good... 

Have new product where I am antiquing drawn antique glass in a silvered finish...Looks amazing and seems to really be catching on.."Drawn Antique Mirror."  Now I have three sites that want it, and a glass shop that wants to distribute it...crazy...

No Rest for the Wicked....."yes I am referring to myself..."

Ok...this morning I was at the shop nice and early...did the rebuild of my "well built" inserts.  Actually ended up removing 3/4 of the metal from the panel and started fresh...a lot of work..but I must say it looks better than the original...(because there is no scratch)...Amazing :)  Tomorrow  I am starting at one of my cabinet makers, then off to the electroplaters to drop of 2 door lites and 4 large sash window inserts..(as much as a can safely transport) At 11am I have a meeting with a new client...and then to the shop...This week in shop I am working on a Victorain Entry for a home in Toronto.  Victorian with some flare...crystal clear background with some drawn antique; then ivy  in a Kokomo brown and clear streaky;  then hits of Red Streaky and some blue/grey/green cathedral Bullseye.  I know sounds a little crazy but it is going to be amazing.  The entire project is  based off of a fabric swatch being used in the home. 

Other sources of excitement this week is the installation of my exterior signage "Glassworks Studio..." this will deserve a toast..    and I am hoping my custom designed harvest/design table will be delivered....still at the finishers...I am keeping my fingers crossed....I will keep you posted!

Filling up the glass rack....

Today I went to the studio in unpack glass...OK..it is crazy the amount of glass that I have stock piled over the years...and so many pieces that I completely forgot about. So I sit there..wipe the dust off them..admire them...waste my day away...and obviously I did not at all get accomplished what I had to get done.  Today's job was to take a part one of the beautiful inserts I made for a client this week because I noticed a small surface scratch....BUT the issue is I used 5/32 brass reinforced lead came...why? because I have a case and it does look beautiful...never try to take apart a project where you have used reinforced leaded came (the brass bar is inside the lead came..ie....VERY HARD to cut and take apart.  So tomorrow I am just going to build a new one.)  Now thinking about it I should have left it intact and kept it for a showroom sample...I will post  pictures once I  take them of this project...These cabinet inserts are made of Drawn Antique in clear...and a 3/4" pencil bevel that is then bordered by more GNA..Very simplistic but beautiful....Some times the hardest designs to come up with but the best reward!  Tonight I am going to catch up on some reading from my glass master...who keeps sending me notes on how to properly hold my paint brush....needless to say I have a lot of reading to do....maybe soon I will actually finish a glass painting project and get it fired...MAYBE..