Dickof Window Installation

We installed this window over the weekend. Photos show the installation being done, what other areas of the room look like, and finally how the piece displays (from both the entry of the home and in the wine room) in the normal lighting conditions for the room.

Dickof Commission Window

This window is framed in rough cedar and measures 22 inches tall by 55 inches wide. It will be installed in a transom opening between a living space and a wine room. The clients wanted the image in the center to depict the Texas flag and they wanted a vineyard scene on either side. They had lived in Austraila for several years so the vineyard scenes were taken from Austrailian photos of vineyards. All three circles are surrounded by grapevines. There is a lot of detail in this piece with the use of stained glass, vintage rhinestones, pearl tiles, and glass beads. I included the one photo of the window resting on the cement drive to show the reflections cast with light through the image.

Graham windows installed

The windows are finally installed. They will have a carpenter build in molding around them on the top and sides. My only regret is how much the dividers in the original windows detract from the image.

Graham Windows

I have finally finished this commission - it's been quite a job but I am pleased with the results. The two windows measure 33 inches wide by 43 inches tall each. They are a continuing scene that will be installed above a bathroom garden tub. The left window has two doves in the tree and the right one has a robin on the ground and a bluebird in the tree. The lake appears in both windows. The border includes mother of pearl tiles, beige moonstones, and beads. The image area is made with stained glass, vintage rhinestones, polished rocks, glass beads, etc. My first three photos are of details and the last two photos show the complete windows. I will try to post photos of these windows once they are installed.

Window to the Vineyard I

This is a multilayer minature that measures about 9 1/2 " x 11". The front layer has the mosaic border. The second layer contains the marble walls surrounding the window and the image seen through the window. The green fields are additional stained glass applied to the back surface. One of the photos is shot at an angle in an attempt to show the dimension.

Oppenheimer Commission Window

This is the first large piece that I have made using multiple layers. It is approx. 45 inches tall and 22 inches wide. The frame was built with two separate channels to slide clear sheets of glass into. The two sheets of glass are separated by about an inch of space. On the first layer I used stained glass, vitreous glass tiles, vintage rhinestones, and glass beads to create the foreground with wildflowers and the tree trunk and branches. Small glass leaves were also added to this layer. The second layer consists of a lake in the distance surrounded by small bushes and trees with purple hills in the background. It also has many various shades of green glass shards to depict additional tree leaves. The front layer of glass was grouted in the frame. The second layer was completed and grouted on a table and then inserted into the frame. The fourth side of the frame was slid in place and attached. The one photo I have included with the piece lying on a table is the best attempt I have to show the layers. In a photo the image looks flat but it is very dimentional and changes as you walk from side to side viewing it.

"Hummer Dance"

This window will also be shown at Artisans in Fredericksburg, TX. It is 24" x 24" in a cedar frame.

"The Road to the Pond"

Haven't been posting photos for awhile because I have a new camera and am not very good at using it yet! Maybe that will improve with time. I have made many new pieces since the last posting but will just add a couple of new ones today. This window measures 24 inches wide by 36 inches tall. It will be shown at Artisans in Fredericksburg.

"Texas Tribute"

This piece is 24" wide and 36" tall. The photos are not very good - colors don't show up well because the day was a little overcast but it has already gone to the gallery so this is the best representation I will have.

"Wildflower Bouquet"

This piece is done in a little different way than most of my work. The border and the vase are mosaic which has been grouted. The center image area is on clear glass with multiple layers of stained glass, vintage rhinestones, and beads. The photos taken at strange angles are my attempt to show the dimensional layers. In the photo of the whole piece you are seeing the blue sky and a few puffy white clouds through the clear glass. This one could be hung in a window or on the wall with your wall color showing through.

Bradley Commission and Texas Star

Here is a newly completed commission piece - 24" wide and 36" tall. The clients are hanging this in their bathroom and love lots of color! The Texas Star with Yellow Roses measures 24" square and will be available at Artisans in Fredericksburg in September.

"More Texas Flowers"

Here is one more 16" x 20" Texas wildflower window. This also will go to the gallery in Fredericksburg, TX.

Two new small windows

These both measure 16" x 20" and will be shown at Artisans of Rocky Hill Gallery in Fredericksburg, Texas.

"Texas Star" and "Texas Wildflower Parade"

More Minis

3 Large Minis

I am behind in posting photos so decided that I would update the blog this morning. Here are three larger minis that I completed in June - these are at Artisans in Fredericksburg, TX.