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In
2012, I had the unique opportunity to traval afar from my studio and
execute a stained glass commission in Winnipeg, Canada. I had accepted
the task of producing the design of another glass artisan, and
producing his style would be a completely new experience for me in many
ways. The resulting stained glass can be see in the photos above and
below.
 The
captivating style of this stained glass is achieved by using all
mouth-blown glass and carefully placing the patterns on the
sheets
of glass so as to determine precisely the blend of colors (or lightness
and darkness) in each sheet of glass. (These photos do not do
the
artwork justice; many more nuances are seen in the actual glasses.)
The architect, interior designer, and stained glass artist who designed
this commission is named Koval.
He designed and produced this
commission, engaging me to craft the actual windows and get them installed
safely. It took about 30 days. They were installed in the Prairie Ink
Cafe portion of the McNally-Robinson Bookstore in Winnipeg. (Great
bookstore - great cafe - GREAT food!)
I learned a lot about this style of doing stained glass that I had
not experienced previously. I had to invent a few new techniques, too,
such as figuring out how to taper lead came from a thicker width to a
thinner one.
And the experience of working in a strange
city and in someone else's studio was an adventure that I
would
not have missed! |
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