If you have been reading this blog for awhile you know that my husband Roger is a stained glass artist. I help with the design work and color choice and sometimes with the glass layout. We just got back from a trip to San Antonio the purpose of which was to install stained glass windows in the home of our son Brian and his wife Sarah. The process of making these windows started in April when Brian & Sarah came to Tucson to decide on a pattern and type and color of glass. They were here about 6 days and it took that long to make all the decisions. The windows were for the large clear glass window in the front foyer over the front door and a long panel by the door and also for a small arch window in their den. The largest window was too big to be just one window so it was designed to be three long panels that give the appearance of being one large window. They decided on something formal with a lot of clear glass to let in light with just a touch of color for accent. We had to take a trip to San Antonio in May for Roger to make the template for the window to make sure they would fit exactly right. It took him 10 weeks to construct the windows.
We have one more window to make for them. It will be in the kitchen over the sink and will be similar to these. Roger measured and made the template while we were there. Size of that window will be 35"X47". Brian has decided that he would like to learn how to construct stained glass windows so will be making a trip to Tucson soon to work with Roger on this window and learn the process. We will then have to make another trip to San Antonio to install it.
Below are photos of the installation process of the current windows and the finished windows plus one we did for their bathroom a few years ago.
Since the window was so high up they had to build the scaffolding first.
Roger would hand up a panel to Brian then would climb up to install the clips that hold the window in place. They worked slow and careful and made sure it was level and perfect.
This is the finished product. It is very hard to get good photos of stained glass because you get reflections and also see what is in back of the window. I took some close ups of the windows too. I hope you can see how elegant and beautiful these window are. The large window is 5'X6' and the door side light is 7'X19".
If you click on the photos you will see them closer up.
This is the arch window in the den.
This window is over the garden tub in the master bathroom. The size is four foot square. It was made a couple of years ago.
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