Repair and Restoration
Much of what I have learned has come from the restoration and preservation
of stained glass windows. Carrying on this tradition has been a rewarding
and enriching element of my work.
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| St. Paul's Episcopal Church Salem, VA |
| For St. Paul's we removed all of the yellowing plastic over the stained glass windows and replaced it with clear safety glass that will never fade or yellow. The stained glass windows were created almost 100 years ago by a German studio. Except for the two large windows, the stained glass was in excellent condition due to the level of crastsmanship and being protected from the elements by the plastic coverings. |
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| St. Paul's Episcopal Church Salem, VA |
| This is one of two large windows in which both of the wood frames had to be replaced. We braced the frames and removed each section of stained glass. Each window was carefully restored to revive the original beauty of the artist who created them. |
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Colonial Heights Baptist Church |
As churches grow and rebuild, they often take their stained glass windows with them. Here we removed one of the two original windows and restored it by cleaning, removing the bows, and bracing the sections. We then installed it into a light box in the new sanctuary and focused the light on the highlights of the window. |
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| Church of Our Savior Charlottesville, VA |
| Here we removed all of the stained glass windows, brought them to our studio, and removed all of the lead cames. By releading the windows with a high quality lead, properly bracing them, and covering them with clear temper glass protective, these windows will be fine for the next 100 years. |
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| French Ambassador's Home Washington, DC |
| Southern exposure is hard on leaded glass. In this section of the home, the leaded glass was literally falling out of the sashes. We rebuilt the windows using the old glass and new, high quality lead came. |
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| Residence Baltimore, MD |
| This is the original skylight window for a four-story stair case in the historic district of Baltimore, Maryland. Found in the basement, we were given this window to restore in hopes it would once again grace the top of the stairs. Caked with dirt and coal dust, sagging, lead joints broken, and also missing the center, we dismantled the four sides and went to work. We decided to make the center panel using a slight different, more opaque glass to lessen in the center and brighten the side panels. |
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| Fork Union Military Academy Chapel Fork Union, VA |
| One of the great pleasures of our work is working on beautiful stained glass windows that inspire our own work. This chapel is full of beautiful windows, and the intimacy that evolves in the detailing we do in restoration often gives us a feeling of kinship with the original artist. |
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| Hopewell Baptist Church Hopewell, VA |
Fork Union Baptist Church Fork Union, VA |
| Removing faded and yellowing plastic coverings and replacing them with clear tempered or safety glass with proper venting systems is an important part of what we do to preserve the integrity of our clients architecture. | |
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| Grace Episcopal Church Bremo Bluff, VA |
| A beautiful church in Fluvanna, Virginia with several styles of stained glass that were greatly enchanced by removing the faded platic and replacing with clear glass protective coverings, greatly improving the quality of light. |
