Religious Stained Glass
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| Our Finest Sacred Work |
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| St. Paul's Baptist Church Richmond, VA |
| Working with the stained glass committee, we were given symbols that were importnat to the congregation. Many of the symbols were from children's educational materials and literature collected over the years. It was our job to use our expertise and skill to interpret these symbols in art glass. |
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St. Paul's Baptist Church |
| A wispy, iridescent white glass was chosen for the background for it's ethereal quality. The symbols at the top were exectued in stained glass, while some of the images were enhanced by painting. Beveled glass was used in the circles to add sparkle and light as if the symbols were an opening in our background of wispy white. We chose the scrolls becasue we felt they gave a historical look to the scriptures. The lion and lily are just two of the many symbols we created specifically for St. Paul's Baptist Church |
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| St. John's Episcopal Columbia, VA |
This window was created in memorial to the minister's life work at St. John's Episcopal Church in Columbia, Virginia. I was in charge of installing the window over the back door of the small country church during the service and then taking a back row seat in the sanctuary. When the service was over, one of the members approached the minister and announced the church had a special birthday gift for him. As the doors opened to reveal the "Guardian Angel" over the entrance doors, I don't think I have ever seen so many tears, smiles, and joy expressed. One of the most moving experiences of my career |
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| Amelia Presbyterian Amelia, VA |
| This photograph shows a third of the windows in this sanctuary. By using a hand blown translucent glass from West Germany, we were able to blend the trees and bushes on the exterior into our concept. The striations in the glass gives movement to the windows as one walks through the sanctuary. This was my first complete church project, over 30 years ago. |
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| St. Thomas Aquinas Church Charlottesville, VA |
We were given this Icon by the stained glass committee to reproduce for their new chapel. One does not change an icon. We created the highlights for this window by acid etching european flash glass that is blow clean and dipped into a colored glass. The background was stippled onto a golden piece of glass to look like parchment. Glass jewels were used in the crown surrounded by small pieces of beveled glass for highlights. The faces and hands we delicately painted over a period of four firings in the kilns. |
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St. Thomas Aquinas Church |
| To accompany the icon above, the committee wanted thirteen cotemporary stained glass windows interpreting the paintings of one of their parishioners, Mary Atkinson. Here we chose to use an adhesive to bond the stained glass to a sheet of tempered glass, removing the need for lead lines and giving us a "painted canvas" effect. |
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| Faith in Christ Community Church Orange, VA |
| Simplicity can create a very powerful, emotional environment by allowing us to focus on what is important to us. Symbols spark our thoughts and feelings into interpretations that are meaningful to our lives. Color heightens our senses and emotions. |
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Grace Episcopal Church |
This window was created using our 1915 Henry Lang machinerey. We glue chipped 1/4" glass for the background first, always making at least three times as much as we need so we could select for the effect we wanted. Here we were searching for a natural frost look to contrast the border. By hand beveling various thincknesses of glass over rotating iron, stone, cork, and felt we were able to bring the beveled edges to life with many small facets. The opening for this window was an interior wall, so to bring our art piece to life we hung a chandelier behind it. The light from the many small bulbs reflecting off the bevels is stunning as one moves around the sanctuary. As one member called it, "Our Spritual Window". Richmond Times Dispatch: |
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Fork Union Presbyterian Church |
| A beautiful gothic church built in 1886 resisted stained glass all of those years, feeling it was inappropriate for its all white color scheme. We started this project by asking if we could place some sheets of glass in their windows. By "living" with stained glass they began to appreciate the warmth and beauty it contributed to their worship area. Soon there were three donors for memorial windows, each with a desired symbol, scripture, and memorial plaque for their loved one. |
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Buckingham Baptist Church |
| A memorial window for one of the members. Our challenge here was the face of St. Francis. To achieve his sweet, guant face took many experimants and seven firings to achieve. A wild rabbit was a part of the deceased's daily life. | This is a rather simple window in design with two significantly important components. The crown of thorns is three dimensional using our solder sculpting method, and the lettering on the bible is beautifully rendered as it follows the curve of the page. The green background was chosen to coordinate with the lighting fixtures and the gold to match the tassels on the American Flag. |
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| Elk Hill Farm School Chapel Goochland, VA |
| The changing of the seasons surrounded by royal colors gives this stained glass window a balance of casualness and formality; nice combination for a boys school. We cut holes in the window about the size of a quarter and inserted chalandiler parts so when the sun moves, rays of light travel around the chapel. |
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