This is a brief overview of the process of making a stained glass window. I haven’t photographed every step in the process but have the most important parts of it covered.
I really enjoyed this commission as my client was very flexible, the only constraints on me were ‘Don’t make it too dark and I’d like some red in it to match the carpet.” The outside space wasn’t very inviting so obscuring the view wasn’t an issue; the house was built in the 70’s so there was no requirement to make it match a particular era as an older house would.
I started with a sketch, when satisfied with the drawing I drew it to scale taking into account shapes of the glass and how the lead lines run to maximize strength and minimise the possibility of cracks or sagging in the future.