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.

and the projects progress...

Ok...just so you don't think I sit around all day playing.... here is the progression of the projects on the table at the studio...The first one is probably going to be a favorite for a long time....and the second is the first of the 10 doorlites...

loving the kiln..

OK...I have been busy at the studio and at meetings this week....and I am actually tired and not at the top of my game  BUT I still have time to bake every morning...bake glass that is....  Lovin it! Yesterday I used one of my new reds for the background...played with some black and clears...and them used up some jewels that I made the previous day...Very cool...

finally some HOT glass...

Well..today was the day...I did it.  Primed my new kiln...and fired it up......wow..I love it....I have been doing cold glass for so long...and always learning and evolving... This just adds endless possibilities to what I already do.  Can you tell I am excited...

So today I picked though all the sheets of fusible glass I have been purchasing for so long....all the colors, textures...manufactures..hmmm..what to do..

I was suppose to be in the shop working on inserts and an absolutely fantastic contemporary piece..which I love...and I just could not get my kiln out of my mind...peering though the window in the top watching the process....so cool.  Well I did get the inserts done...Andrea did most of the foiling on the contemporary panel..and I fused my first project.  I would not call it an absolute work of art...but it is pretty cool.

It is amazing that something I already enjoy so much...just keeps getting better and better...too bad everything was not like this...

Anyway it was a fantastic day...starting this new process @ the studio...and of course I must thank Andrea who is a wealth of knowledge on hot glass.  Great to have her.

Hope I have not bored you with my uncontainable excitement.
Have a great night....cannot wait till tomorrow.