A collection of background stories to the making of various stained glass windows
OK, something new. A mini-series. Starts today. 12 episodes. Each video will reveal a glass painting technique-in-use. And step-by-step you’ll see the methods we used to paint and stain “The Beastly Lion of Wolsey Towers”.
Watch episode #1. It’s here.
A while ago, I promised you the low-down on the techniques we used to silver stain a fine front door.
The client’s brief was, his window had to have the ‘”Wow!” effect’. And the ‘”Wow!” effect’ was what our client got. If you’re interested in the story of its design, you’ll find Part 1 here – and just be sure to come back afterwards to learn how it was done.
Here now are the techniques.
There’s nothing magical. But the effects you can achieve are extraordinary.
OK, so imagine you come up with a wonderful idea for your client, and now you also worked it up into a gorgeous full-sized – maybe even full-colour – design …
And the last thing you (you, a designer, an artist, a maker, a glass painter, a student – or however you see yourself) will want to do with this wonderful design is … muck it up and kick the !>@?! out of it, right?
Yes, right. But also wrong. Because of course it all depends.
Goodness me, yes, it’s hard to “wreck” a design. But sometimes that’s what you just must do to show you understand what’s needed.
Those of you who get our e-mail newsletters – well, you know a bit what we’re like.
And those of you who’ve spent time with us in the studio – you do too …
We work hard.
But we don’t “do” showing off.
We definitely like things to be fun.
And I suppose the thing here is, it’s our idea of fun (which won’t always be someone else’s).