Nautical theme

Recently completed this panel which sat in between 2 earlier sets of panels I adapted / restored / made new! One a beautiful old pictorial panel which came from a pub not surprisingly called 'The Ship', with newly made fanlight above. The other set of panels (door and corridor) incorporated the house motif of 'reed and ribbon' replicated in various decorative features across the house.

This panel needed to work with both designs with the customers being keen to continue the nautical theme. With this in mind we kept the same layout as the reed and ribbon panel, enlarged the borders, a compass was used for the central area and the Carrick Bend rope pattern used for the corner features.

Panel before fitting.

For the compass border we used a semi opaque streaky glass which changed greatly in different lights. 

With the amber streaky glass the ropes seem to glow!

One side soldered!

To see close ups of the ship look here  and to see close ups of the 'reed and ribbon' design look here.

Space Age New Cross!

I recently completed this traditional door set in New Cross. The stained glass is a copy of the original street design, part of the Hatcham Manor Estate but with a difference as the customer wanted something a little quirky and fun mixed in. Being a cat lover and also an admirer of the fabulous retro style work of El Gato Gomez we found some shapes that would blend with the traditional painted quarries and that on first glance you might possibly overlook but pause a while and you will get a surprise....

Traditional street design.

Space age cats dropped in!

All handpainted quarries by the brilliant Flora Jamieson!