A customer was looking for a stained glass window to block the view on the neighbors driveway.
Since they live in a picturesque town in the middle of Niagara's grape region, we decided to go with grapes
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The 1st 2 panels from the lamp are ready
First, a drawing is made, in this case we used our Glass Eye 2000 software for it.
pattern made with glass-eye
3 panels ready now
The lamp installed
next we used the software to give it color.
pattern "placed" in window with Paint-shop-pro
another picture but now without flash
as third step, the real-size pattern is made and the glass cut according to it, and the joints are all soldered on both sides of the panel.
glass cut on the light table
than the putty will be applied and the panel will be cleaned.
when using glass that will not show the patterns trough the glass very well you can always trace the lines with a medium size marker
flowers and butterflies
here it's installed at the customers backyard bar
Lining up the pieces for the border to make sure we install a straight and " true" window
This is a rendered pattern that a customer picked out of a book. it's redrawn and adjust to the size of their front door.
view by night
the pieces all cut and soldered
when the customers did see it, they ordered right away the 2nd matching panel.
With special patina for zinc, the frame is stained dark
With a regular patina, the solder lines are stained dark
The panel installed
When the lady of the house peeked around the corner when it was installed i got the best reward possible .. a " wowwww, that looks great "
Now we have an expanded selection of textured clear glass to give your cabinets a custom design look.
See for examples how textured glass can change the look of your cabinet doors