Collaboration with artist Jonathan Cowell

 Jonathan Cowell is an artist producing beautiful works in watercolour, oils, acrylic and collage. He wanted to see how one of his works could look in stained glass. It's always a pleasure to work with artists and to see just how different their work can appear in a new medium. 

Jonathan chose this lovely pastel of Wendy Reading to translate into glass;

First I create a cut-line which we adapt for the glass to be cut;

Then we chose an assortment of coloured and textured glass which is cut and pasted up;

Then Jonathan painted the glass (which is kiln fired);

Then the panel was leaded up;

Then soldered and cemented;

The finished work which changes in different lights.

You can see more of Jonathan's beautiful work here

Peace and Smooth Sailings in 2024

Wishing all my customers, colleagues and casual visitors a peaceful and creative 2024

Photo from an original set of magic lantern slides, 'Gulliver's Travels'.

Back to work!

 Detail from one of the first jobs after a short break...

Am greatly looking forward to seeing this panel transform a beautiful original Georgian door in Peckham. The design is a classic Victorian one but with some strong Georgian colours. Glasses include, pale pink German Hammered, English Muffle, pale amber sparkle, a selection of Muranese, Waterglass, handspun roundels and an original antique cast glass jewel.

Later....

Quirkery!

 Recently completed repairs and restoration work on 5 beautiful porch panels made (possibly!) in the 60's or 70's. The quirkiness of these panels really endeared me. The centres had some unusual handmade glasses with painted and etched elements. The diamonds were an assortment of roundels, ends of bottles, painted fragments, coloured glasses and globs. One of the great things about stained glass is that it can be recycled in this creative way and someone had clearly had fun using up their odds and ends!

Original leadwork.

I thought I had found a makers mark until I found out that F M F stood for Food Marketing Federation!

Corfe Castle?

Sergie Tkachanko

Back around 2004 Sergie Tkachenko came to work at The Stained Glass Shop in London. He came from the Ukraine and was a skilled painter, some of the works he completed while at the shop are shown below. We were always amazed at how he produced such beautiful work with paint brushes that appeared to have only one hair on them! Around 2006 Sergie went to work for the internationally famous Birmingham company of John Hardman Trading Co as a painter and is featured in their (last?) catalogue before they sadly closed in 2008. Sergie returned to the Ukraine with his family including 'Little Sergie' and Valentina around 2012. Sending you very best wishes and hoping that you and your family are safe and well.

Sergei painting - shown bottom left

Sergei's son.

Beautiful panels on the Charlton Slopes

 I am taking a break for a couple of months but will be updating my blog with jobs recently completed. These lovely, Edwardian panels are on a street where they are lucky to have kept many of the original panels. A simple but classic design (maybe an Egyptian influence?) with multiple textures that really sparkle in the sunshine. 

The panels above have cracks and are need of the old paint and dirt removing...  

In the studio they are cleaned, cracks replaced, new border leads and re-cement / polish up

Below the panels are refitted with toughened glass at the front to protect them.

Photo Courtesy of Maria Quinn. Thank you Maria!

 Although the same design runs along the street the stained glass was often personalised by picking out the features in different colours, textures or by having slightly different birds.

More Sunshine - with sparkling sea in Hastings!

 A lovely Victorian door in Hastings needed a bit of brightening up to match the beautiful clifftop location...

Inside the porch is an original Victorian door with amber slips and brilliant cut starbursts in the corners...

Pasting up glasses - a mix of textured blues and ambers to check they will blend with internal porch door...

A mix of sea themed glasses for the borders; Oceanic, Ripple, Sparkle, Glistre, Krackle, Muranese etc.

Leading up, ready to solder.

Photo courtesy of Rupert Moy - thank you Rupert!

Door panel installed!