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!

Happy Friday ...it is finally here...

Another exciting yet crazy week is complete ...and I am staying away from the studio this weekend....Yesterday was a really good day...completed the Signage for "The Bureau of Land Management" Washington State...very very exciting...it is actually the first glass sign that I have ever produced.  Nice.  All of the glass used was brought up from the States for this panel...all Kokomo and Spectrum System 96.  The reason I went with the fusible glass even though this was not a fused project was simply "color saturation."  In fact I think I will start using fusible for many of my stained glass panels where color is needed...the fusible lines of glass are rich in color intensity only comparable to the antiques in my opinion. (And this has nothing to do with my newly purchased kiln...well not much :)   So here is a picture of the completed panel... although the patina is not applied yet nor is it poilished..."rough and in the buff."  On the same table you can see a door lite for a house in downtown Toronto.  The door lite was actually installed today (Friday) by Whalerjack Design and Construction.  Greatly appreciated too!

Fleur-de-Lis in some fanastic doors....

Stained Glass Toronto, by Glassworks Studio.

Here are some shots located recently of a previously completed project...I love this one!!