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A 18" by 36" custom stained glass American Flag hanging that adds a touch of pride to
your favorite interior space. It could also be used as a window hanging.
The custom stained glass hanging depicts a basket of red apples sitting on a table with an American flag in the background. The American flag is made from a checkerboard pattern of one inch red, white and blue stained glass squares. The hanging is set in an oak frame.
The photograph on the left shows a window hanging approximately 20" wide by 23" high.
It is an adaptation of a sketch by Alex Spatz in his book "Prairie Designs for Stained Glass
Windows II" which contains many drawings inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. The
color selections, final size, and detail shapes are my own. My title for the panel
Rising and Setting Sun says it all.
The design uses seven different glasses, four textures, and two sizes of lead came. The clear glasses, which dominate the total surface area, are Spectrum Clear Waterglass ® and a special clear rough rolled. The clear textures are difficult to see in the photograph. The larger clear pieces are Waterglass while most of the smaller pieces are rough rolled. The rising sun is Spectrum Yellow Waterglass ® while the setting sun is Spectrum Medium Amber Rough Rolled. The two sun images dominate the visual area. The colored pattern areas are made from German New Antique (GNA) light green and light blue glass and a little Spectrum Pale Amber Cathedral.
I've also used this pattern to construct transoms, with either the rising or setting sun used. For a transom set each gets one of each sun. The photo on the right shows another variation of my "Suns" panels. This is a Moon transom. The moon is made from Spectrum Firelight Opal®. This deeply textured white opal glass yield a light red visual effect at the top curved portions of the surface dimples. I assume it is due to some internal light refraction related to the variation in glass thickness and shape. Spectrum selected an appropriate name, Firelight, to describe this unique glass effect.
The photograph shows a transom for a single width doorway. It is 28" wide and 14" high.
The white glass is Spectrum clear translucent (307S) while the small yellow segments are
Spectrum semi-translucent yellow opal. All the clear glass segments are Spectrum Clear
Waterglass ®. The lead came used is two different sizes, most is flat 1/4" with
some flat 3/8". The golden tone of the clear glass is due to the fall background
viewed through this window.
The photograph shows a sidelight set that is an adaptation of a sketch by Alex Spatz in one of his Prairie Designs books.
Each panel is 13" wide and 32" high.
The glass used are: Spectrum Clear Baroque ®, Teal and Light Amber Spectrum Waterglass® for the one color areas,
and Ruby Red / Amber and Sky Blue / Deep Steel Spectrum Waterglass® for the two color regions.
The two-tone blue segments are dark in the full set image. The close-up of the top of one panel shown on the right gives a better view of
these beautiful two-tone Spectrum Waterglass® segments.
The photograph shows a set of custom stained glass cabinet doors where the plain glass was
replaced by an Art Deco custom stained glass design. A set of doors is shown on the left and
the detail of the upper portion of one door is shown on the right. The doors are approximately
30" high and 12" wide.
The design uses four different glasses. The outer clear glass is Spectrum Clear Waterglass ® while the inner clear glass is Spectrum clear rough rolled. The central area is Spectrum Colonial Blue Translucent Opal glass. The two other colored regions are Spectrum Steel Blue Translucent Opal glass.
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This custom stained glass window hanging using a large central bevel cluster, frosted glass surrounding the bevel cluster, a border of
rectangular bevels and finally an outer border of Medium Blue Spectrum Waterglass ®.
The piece is set in an oak frame. The image edge is too dark to see the actual wood color.
The dimensions of this window hanging are 20" by 20". The framing is available in Red Oak, Natural finish Cherry, American Walnut, and Mahogany.
This custom stained glass design can have an outer border made from a wide range of colors. I have usually made the border from Spectrum Waterglass ® which is available in about 30 colors. See the Spectrum Art Glass section for all Waterglass colors available.
These designs are extensions of the smaller bevel hangings I've been making for years.
The layout is nine columns of bevels plus a color border to yield a 16" width.
The height is approximately 24". I try to arrange the different length bevels to make
rising or falling patterns from the two smaller size bevels.
The hanging on the left has a dark blue border, Spectrum Waterglass ® Cobalt Blue 136W, while the one on the right has a light blue border, Spectrum Waterglass ® Light Blue 132W. Each hanging has a Cobalt Blue 35mm jewel attached to a 1.5" square bevel to add some visual contrast to the bevel space.
There are many layout possibilities and the border color is only limited by the available stained glass colors. My personal taste is to have a medium to dark color so that the border trim clearly defines the bevel space.
This design uses a zinc outer frame and lead interior came. The came around the colored border is thicker then that around the bevels. No cement is used so that the maximum bevel area is revealed. Two solid brass hooks are soldered to the zinc frame. Panels of this size with so many bevels weight 7 lbs. So I include some sturdy hanging chain and hooks appropriate for wood window trim. All my panels are waxed and signed.
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Below are shown three different style mirrors. They all have borders made from opal glass. This allows the color of the border to be seen when displayed against a wall.
This custom stained glass mirror wall hanging made from Mika's mirrored bevel cluster
Rising Sun II, a border of Spectrum Colonial Blue Semi Translucent Opalescent glass,
and an Oak frame with a natural finish.
The dimensions of this beautiful custom stained glass living room piece are 18" by 32". The border trim is available in a wide range of stained glass colors to coordinate with your home decoration needs. The hardwood frame is available in Red Oak, Natural finish Cherry, American Walnut, and Mahogany.
The mirror on the left is a small 8" by 12" mirror with a border made from blue opal
with iridescent white opal in the corners.
The mirror on the right is larger, at 12" by 18". It has a deep red opal border with some white iridized segments to add visual interest.
The border region can be made from any of the many colors and color mixtures available in opal glass and thus coordinate perfectly with your interior color scheme.
To see a PDF fact sheet (450 Kb) for some of my Celtic Knot designs, including current costs, use the following link -- Celtic Knot Panel Information. It assumes you have the Adobe Reader available.
The large Celtic Knot window hanging shown below has a the zinc outer came edge. The outer
border is Spectrum Emerald Green Waterglass ®. The inner border is made from 1.5"
rectangular bevels. A light green GNA glass surrounds the central 25-piece bevel
Celtic Knot on both the inside and outside. The bevel cluster and internal GNA glass
is done with foil, to hide less of the bevel surfaces. The rest of the panel uses lead came.
As shown, this window hanging is 22" by 22". A perfect Celtic present for that special person, perhaps you!
The Celtic Knot bevel cluster is from Warner-Crivellaro, one of my glass suppliers.
A hanging of this size could be put into a hardwood frame if desired. I make my own framing and stock oak, cherry, walnut and mahogany. Other wood species are available as special order.
I have used the same cluster in an octagonal panel. The photo on the right shows the cluster
set into a 20" octagonal panel. The outer border is Spectrum Ruby Red / Amber Waterglass ®,
the small glass pieces that are surrounded by the bevel elements are Spectrum Light Amber
Artique ®, and the eight glass elements between the border and the cluster are Spectrum
Clear Baroque ®.
The outer zinc came is painted.
With the red and amber glass the panel takes on a more traditional Scottish feel, in my opinion.
Other Celtic Knots, Trefoils and Hearts, available from Warner-Crivellaro, make beautiful
pieces. I show three below as samples. The large Trefoil on the left is 14" by 14",
the small Trefoil in the center is 10" by 10" and the Heart panel on the right
is 12" by 16".
This Celtic Cross window hanging is show with just the zinc outer came edge. The outer border
is Spectrum Emerald Green Waterglass ®. A variety of clear textured glass can be used to
surround the central 8-piece bevel Celtic Cross. As shown this window hanging is
10" by 10". The four bevel cross arms are clear glass while the four circular bevel
segments are a light green glass. The bevels and textured glass in the lower part of the
hanging show their character better in this photo. Another perfect
Celtic present.
The Celtic Cross bevel cluster is also from Warner-Crivellaro, one of my glass suppliers.
For a hanging of this size I would usually not put it into a hardwood frame. However, a thin wood frame, about 3/4" wide, would be possible if desired.
Your family name set in frosted glass. The shamrocks are optional. An alternative to shamrocks
are Celtic crosses. This stained glass design can be made as a window hanging or supplied
with a hardwood stand for use on a mantel or table. Letters are in Emerald Green glass and
the shamrocks are green bevel clusters. The outer edge is zinc came. The size of this stained
glass hanging depends on the letters in the name.
The McGinn hanging above is 21" long and 10" high.
To the left is another name panel with the optional wood frame and stand. The Mac Laren
hanging is 20" long on a 22" base. The frame and base are red oak with Minwax ®
Golden Oak stain and Clear Satin Wipe-On Poly polyurethane finish.
A third family name panel below has an outer bevel border with inside corner bevels
for a little extra effect. It is 9.5" high and 19" wide with the 6-letter name. The
letters are Spectrum Medium Green Waterglass ® surrounded by Spectrum Clear Waterglass
®. The upper case B is 3" high. The letters could be done in any color.
When the last name is long or a smaller hanging is desired a solution is a Monogram design
with a Celtic knot included.
The knot shown on the right is sometimes called a trinity knot and is from Warner-Crivellaro
The inner glass segments of the knot are light green GNA glass. The Monogram letter as well as the border are Emerald Green Waterglass ® from Spectrum Glass. The bevel cluster and the monogram are surrounded with frosted glass.
This panel is 13" wide and 19" high.
Here is a Celtic Knot transom. The design shown uses two facing heart knots. The hearts knot
clusters are from Warner-Crivellaro. The panel is
36" wide and 12" high.
The inner glass segments, within the bevels of the knot, are light green GNA glass to help define the bevels. The rest of the glass is Spectrum Clear Baroque ®, with it striking swirl lines. The outer border is composed of clear rectangular bevels. This panel has a zinc frame painted black to match wrought iron decor in the client's setting.
A house name sign with a Celtic touch. The design is an adaptation of a Celtic Knot design
I saw in a church window in St. Louis, MO.
The stained glass used are: Spectrum Clear Waterglass ®, the weave design and letters are Spectrum Emerald Green Artique ® glass, and accent border is Spectrum Cathedral Medium Amber rough rolled glass. The green weave lines enclose four 1.5" square bevels.
The size of this family name house sign is 22" by 28". The size is determined by your family name. In this piece the came is brass but it can also be done using lead came. An oak frame supports the piece and is connected to a porch post, on the left of the photograph.
I've only taken the house sign down once, when a hurricane was planning a visit to our area in North Carolina.
A Scottish Thistle window panel that incorporates Celtic crosses in the corners and a thistle
design in the center. The design is by Wally Turnbull, a neighbor and friend, for whom I
made the first two window hangings as bathroom window covers.
The stained glass colors and textures are: Spectrum Purple Waterglass ® for the flower head, Spectrum Sea /Olive Green Waterglass ® for the flower stem and leaves, double glue chip for the thin long clear regions, and Tsunami clear textured glass, by Duncan Glass, for the larger clear regions. The centers of the Celtic Crosses are 35mm clear jewels.
The Tsunami textured glass, by Duncan Glass, in no longer available from the manufacturer as on early 2007. There are a number of similar clear textures that can be used.
This window insert is 20" by 20" including an white oak frame.
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A "Circle-In-Square Design by George" ™ for the upper half of a double hung kitchen
window. The dimensions are 15.5" high and 31" long.
This custom stained glass design offers an easily scaled basic pattern. Each Circle-In-Square is 6" by 6" and is composed of five pieces of glass. With different colored glasses and the 6" by 6" unit dimension many sizes and color arrangements can be accommodated. With a border trim added, as shown here, any size can be accommodated.
This custom stained glass design can be used for a window hanging or a full window insert.
An Easter Cross done in the follow stained glass colors: Spectrum Cathedral Yellow (161),
Sky Blue (533-1), Medium Amber (rough rolled 110.8), and Dark Purple (146).
This custom stained glass design is from an original design © 2000 by Brother Michael O'Neill-McGrath, OFS. George McGinn uses the design with permission for stained glass renditions.
The religious art piece is of a 16" diameter rendition and is available in 16" and 24" sizes.
This custom stained glass design uses a battery powered digital clock set into a single
piece of stained glass. The came is brass. The size is approximately 7" wide and 10"
high.
The stained glass blank used to support the clock can be of any type, color, and texture. The clock shown is set in a frosted stained glass blank.
One of the types of more elaborate scenes I have had numerous requests for are seascapes. Sea scenes usually involve more complex individual glass segments as well as more pieces per unit area. Thus the cost, per square foot, is often 1.5 to 2 times my more geometric layouts.
The panels shown on the right cover the lower area of a side by side set of standard double
hung windows. The space covered is approximately 2 foot high by 4 foot wide. The scene is
tropical fish, sea weeds, and some coral. The individual elements are taken from
"Tropical Waters - Sea Life Patterns for Stained Glass" by Leslie Gibbs. The arrangement
is mine.
The design and colors were selected to match the client's bathroom tiles. The water is done in four shades of Spectrum Blue Waterglass ®, the sea weeds in two shades of Spectrum Green Waterglass ®, and the coral is a pink opal glass.
The fish depicted are French Angelfish and Spotfin Butterfly fish.
The panels shown left and right depict an above and below water scene. The left panel,
above the water, is installed above the right panel, the below water scene. The panel
set is installed in oak framing not shown in these photographs.
The panels cover a fixed window 4 foot high by 2 foot wide area, a size too large for me to ship as a single panel, from the East to the West Coast. The solution is a two panel design in oak frames with a horizontal frame "joiner" between them.
The upper panel follows a photo, supplied by the client, of dolphins playing at sun set. They are playful mammals! Perhaps they appreciate my depiction of them saying Good Night to our setting sun. The dolphin images are bevel clusters from Warner-Crivellaro ®, one of my suppliers. The blues used in the sky are Sky Blue and Pale Blue Spectrum Rough Rolled, to yield privacy, along with Pink Opal clouds and a Ruby Red Cathedral sun. The dolphins are surrounded by Light Blue Waterglass ®.
The lower panel, below the sea surface, contains three bevel fish and elements similar to the sea elements in the panel set above. The bevel fish, from Warner-Crivellaro ®, depict a Tiger fish and small angel fish. The water is Medium Blue and Cobalt Blue Spectrum Waterglass ® while the sea weeds are Spectrum Moss Green and Olive Green / Sea Green Waterglass ®. The coral is a pink Bulls Eye glass with a surface texture that resembles coral.
A custom stained glass interior door transom made from Spectrum Clear Baroque ®
glass with a center four piece fleur-de-lis bevel cluster, side 2" star bevels,
and a border of 1.5" rectangular bevels. This arrangement can be made in many sizes.
I have also used this design for exterior transoms.
Due to UPS and FedEx Ground shipping limitations single panels can be constructed up to about 36" in length, the length of standard single door interior openings. Larger sizes like those over double doors and French doors can be made by using overlapping sections as shown in the photograph.
The transom shown is constructed from two sections for a total length of 54" and a height of 12". In the photograph, the top section is the right side while the bottom section is the left side. The overlap came line is thinner then the edge zinc came.
The transom shown on the right uses frosted glass, three 3" bevels with frosted tops,
and a Spectrum Cobalt Blue Waterglass ® trim. The effect, especially with the curved
end pieces, has a Victorian feel.
The panel on the left is a family name panel 9.5" high and 19" wide. However, the
height dimension is well within many of the transoms I have made. By using some star bevels
on either side of the name, this design would work well in a transom layout.
The letters are Spectrum Medium Green Waterglass ® surrounded by Spectrum Clear Waterglass ®. The upper case B is 3" high. The outer bevel border uses inside corner bevels for a little extra effect. The letters could be done in any color.
A transom doesn't have to be just clear glass and bevels, if you want color just
inquire. The photograph on the right shows a transom, approximately 11.5" by 32",
done in Spectrum Waterglass ® greens: the outer border is Hunter Green and the inner
glass is Sea Green. The bevels shown are pale green. Note: The central fleur-de-lis
bevel cluster is no longer available in green but is available in clear. The star bevels
are available in green.
Transoms can be constructed in many lengths, as all my work is custom one piece at a time creations. The photo on the right shows three Fleur-de-lis units using Spectrum Clear Baroque ®
in 24", 26", and 30" lengths. All are 12" high. The units have the same form achieved by selecting different bevel lengths for the border
regions. Thus each has the same number of bevels along the border segments.
The photograph on the left shows a transom for a single width doorway. It is 28" wide and 14" high.
The white glass is Spectrum clear translucent (307S) while the small yellow segments are
Spectrum semi-translucent yellow opal. All the clear glass segments are Spectrum Clear
Waterglass ®. The lead came used is two different sizes, most is flat 1/4"
with some flat 3/8".
The golden tone of the clear glass is due to the
fall background viewed through this window.
The photo on the right shows a variation of my "Rising Suns" panels. This is a Moon transom.
The moon is made from Spectrum Firelight Opal®. See my page on Arts and Crafts designs for images of the "Rising and Setting" sun panels.
Here is a Celtic Knot transom. The design shown uses two facing heart knots. The hearts knot
clusters are from Warner-Crivellaro. The panel is
36" wide and 12" high.
The inner glass segments, within the bevels of the knot, are light green GNA glass to help define the bevels. The rest of the glass is Spectrum Clear Baroque ®, with it striking swirl lines. The outer border is composed of clear rectangular bevels. This panel has a zinc frame painted black to match wrought iron decor in the client's setting.
I now live in the South, in North Carolina. So for all in the South and those that just like southern flowers here is a
transom where the main design feature is a large Southern Magnolia. The glass surrounding the flower is Spectrum Clear Rough Rolled. The Border is
a Spectrum Wispy Ivory Opal. The flower is made from Spectrum White Opal with a Solid Yellow Opal center. The leaves are a two toned green
Spectrum Waterglass ®.
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About the most common question asked related to transoms installation is "Will I need to remove my current transom?" The answer is no! For a current window, under about 30 year old, or for one you are currently planning to install the standard commercial units are double pane insulated glass. The stained glass panels I construct are installed as inserts over the interior side. The existing double pane window is not altered or even touched.
The only time I have constructed transom panels that are directly exposed to the outside is for replacements for older homes, usually pre-1900, that want or need to keep their original look for historical restoration reasons.
If you are having a new transom window installed and think you may want a custom stained glass panel make sure you order a transom that is just clear glass with NO interior lattice work. I have constructed stained glass panels for windows with such lattice work but it limits the design options since I need to position came to line up with the lattice lines.
Most transom windows will have some amount of window trim space as well as some amount of
sill space. The photo on the right shows what I mean by "sill" and "trim" areas via the
marked arrows. Some transom areas will have no trim area, that is to say the exposed glass
will extend out to the sill. This arrangement can be easily handled although about 1/2"
of the exposed glass will be covered by the outside metal trim of the stained glass panel.
The recommended sill depth is about one inch. If your area has less sill depth please let me
know.
The photo also shows that for this case there is a small inner recess of the
actual glass surface and the trim area. I would usually recommend mounting the stained glass
panel on the outer sill leaning against the white trim area marked in the photo.
The second photo on the right shown common oak quarter round molding surrounding the inside
perimeter of the stained glass panel to hold it in place. Only this molding is attached to
the existing window sill. The stained glass panel sits on the sill. I supply small
polyurethane bumpers that are placed on either side of the outer frame of the stained glass
panel. These keep the panel from direct contact with the existing trim and the molding. So
the panel will not rattle yet is held in place with a soft but firm fit. I supply a detailed
installation document for use by you or your contractor.
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Trying to repair or remodel an existing door can be a challenge. The sizes and shapes of door inserts are endless. This is when my ability to fit a custom design to your door's unique size is indispensable. Below are samples of some door remodeling efforts. The individual panels are approximately 7" by 12".
On the left is shown an insert using Spectrum Clear Baroque glass around a four-piece bevel cluster. The photo was taken with a light source behind the panel to simulate the nighttime appearance of the panel when interior lights are on.
In the center is a set of door inserts made from rectangular bevels. The panels are 12" high and 7 1/8"wide.
On the right is a photo of one of these panels taken at night. The photo is from the outside looking in to a lighted room.
Door inserts can be larger then the samples shown above. On the left is a panel,
almost like a small transom, that is installed into a custom door made many years ago
by the client's father. It uses 10" rectangular bevels, clear textured glass, and six
small opal squares in red, blue, and white.
Due to ground shipping limitations it is difficult to ship large door inserts, those exceeding about 5 square foot in size. However, if you have a need, send an email and I will discuss the options available.
A custom stained glass 18" circular window hanging with a center depicting three red roses.
The roses are set in white opal glass and are surrounded by a ring of wine bottle bottoms
or punts. The wine bottle punts are set in black glass. This piece uses fourteen 750 ml wine
bottle bottoms in different colors and punt sizes.
The picture on the right shows the hanging at an almost side angle view to show the various size punts.
I construct another design layout with a grape cluster in the center. This is for display at Chatham Hill Winery, a local North Carolina winery. They supply me with empty bottles from their wine tasting room. You can visit their web site by use the following link: Chatham Hill Winery
For a truly personalized piece you could supply your own empty wine bottles. I would need about sixteen 750 ml bottles, to allow for some breakage. The bottles cannot be from sparkling wines or champagne as these are too thick.
The photograph shows a custom stained glass Wine Bottle Bottom hanging. The layout
shown uses 7 bottle bottoms. Some have punts, the bump on the bottle's bottom. The colors
of the bottle bottoms can vary. The current price is $75 plus shipping (9/2007).
The color range includes shades of blue, green, amber and clear. Most come with or without punts. The spaces around the circular bottle bottoms are left open. This seven bottle circular design is a 10" diameter circle.
This original hanging is on display at Chatham Hill Winery, a local North Carolina winery. They supply me with empty bottles from their wine tasting room. You can visit their web site by use the following link: Chatham Hill Winery
Larger designs are possible. Just send me an email with your size requirements.
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