Creating Stained Glass Windows in BC

Stained glass is considered as one of the pleasurable art and crafts. For more, it is a hobby and for the few it is an art.

In this article, we’ll come to know about different stages in the creation of stained glass windows. Following are such stages:

Production of window

The very first stage in the window production is to acquire appropriate template of the window opening from the architect where one needs to use the stained form of glass. The size of the window opening is usually decided by the owner of the house but one can take help of the artist to decide the opening size for better results.

Subject matter

Another stage in the creation is the decision of subject matter of the window. And the subject matter should be determined by considering the theme and location. The design and theme varies from windows of churches to those used at homes.

Designs

Artists design traditional type windows by filling the surrounding areas with the use of floral motifs, borders and canopies. And for figurative windows, they use rows of saints or dignitaries. Moreover, mottoes and scriptural texts are also used in memorial of whom the window is dedicated.

Technique of artists

Stained glass artists prefer the art technique after considering factors like structure, design of the window, nature as well as size of the window. Whatever faces flowers or abstracts the artists paint on the inner surface of the glass, they make use of special glass paint that contains finely ground copper or lead fillings, ground glass, etc.
 
Modern techniques and styles which artists have been following these days to design windows of significant buildings include abstract, heritage, geometric and picture type.

Weather-proof glass

Once the window is painted by the artists, they make use of softly cement to make the glass weather-proof and to look beautiful for longer. And the feature of applying the cement is common for all kinds of windows including designed for offices and home areas like living room, landings, bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens also.

Creations of this form of glass art don’t ends here. Artists are specialized in the repair and restoration of stained glass windows and door panels. One is required to go through the past work of the artist before hiring him for the repair task. Usually, repairs work involves several things like treatment of the glass, treatment of missing areas as well as structural consolidation of the surrounding architectural fabric. There are three main methods of repairing the broken glass which stained glass artists follow. They make use of thin copper tape to both sides of the broken glass for soldering. Another two methods include silicone edge-gluing and epoxy edge-gluing.

Strong and reversible repair is done with the help of copper foiling and epoxy edge-gluing is strong and invisible.

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About the author

Ambleside Stained Glass is known for quality workmanship of stained glass artist Roger Bryant. He is adept in different styles and his work ranges from new stained glass doors and entrances in Richmond and nearby areas of BC.

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