This is a video of me and my colleague Tim, fitting a memorial window in a lovely ancient church, twenty miles north of the studio.
I first met Tim some 30 years ago when I was teaching at the college where he was studying. He now works with us on all our installations, and also paints and leads. He works hard and achieves wonderful results. We’re fortunate to have his help.
Concerning the window itself:
- The design is here.
- You see the finished window at the end.
- I painted the glass with gold size as we teach you inside Shadow.
No commentary to this video: I’m sure you’ll easily follow what’s going on.
You’ll also be envious of our magnificent English summer.
What a beautiful stained glass window, so colorful, and a gorgeous church. I really enjoyed this video, thanks for sharing!
Inspirational on so many levels. A lively start to my day. Thank you!
Excellent video. Brings back memories of working with Dave at Hardman's. Thanks for sharing.
How lovely! But, oh dear, not the best day to choose! It’s the bit I hate - love the process of design and construction, but not the installation. So many opportunities for disaster. Well done both for making the job look so easy (as always!). Best regards
I see that you removed the bracing rods after the original glass was out. Wouldn't you leave them in or do you have to reinstall them because of thickness with the new glass panel? Then it looks like if I'm correct the new panel is resting against the stucco lip from the inside of the church when you place into the opening? Next would be to reinstall the bracing rods, anchor the glass and reseal. I just started stained glass work this year and I am impressed with your website (Really inspirational). Great job! You guys are just not glass experts, but also Concrete masons.
Hello Stephen,
What a great video!! I did my first stained glass in 1976, a mere 700 years after this church was built. The ancient stonework, textures, shapes - then stained glass. This is exactly how I've pictured "heaven".
Thanks for posting this; you've made my day =)
Thanks for posting this, and for including the fact that there's often a bit of fine tuning to be done to get it to fit.
For the next one (!) I would like to see having to brush out the channel for all the accumulated debris, a close-up of the channel the glass goes in to, and tying in the copper ties. But please keep in the bird song, it was a wonderful slice of home!
Not fun to install in the rain, but better than in the snow...
Thanks again for posting this - great job.
This was lovely! Thanks so much for sharing this with all of us!
is the window set into a channel (groove) or a rebate?
Yes, it is. You slip one side of the window into its rebate, then see if you can slide the window across so that the window's other side is also in the rebate. If the window won't fit, you must create more room e.g. by clearing out the rebate and/or reduce the overall size of the window e.g. by folding over the border leads.
Very interesting to see how its done, and what a beautiful work of art. How wonderful to know people will gaze at your work for centuries to come. Though I love making a glass design, installing is another matter and you made it look straightforward. I guess practice, practice and more practice, every situation must pose its own problems. Working with glass is such a magical experience no matter how big or small the piece. Thanks for posting.
A lovely video. A beautifully designed widow. A gift for generations to come. Thank you.
Lovely window. Lovely life. Love
Beautiful work of art. Perhaps next time you take on a commission, you could do a series of videos from its design and creation through to installation. Fascinating :)
Congratulations for this wonderful stained glass window, the design is speaking and we could look at this for hours to imagine all the messages. Colors are superb and beautiful...wow !
thank you
inspirational as always
Really lovely video. I was amused to see that David drew the short straw and got rained on! The window just resounds with colour. Absolutely lovely. And I second Sharon Yates request.
I like that hammer. Installation can be overlooked when quoting for a window. A couple of trestles and plank would have made it easier. window looks great.
I would never bother with trestles and plank for what is essentially a very straightforward (and close to the ground) installation. It's more stuff to lug and deal with.
Re forgetting to include installing costs, many years ago I drew up a form which includes all that stuff - who installs, agreeing dates, who gets the removed window, who gets rid of the rubbish - as a result of a very bad experience with a church. It means both parties are very clear what they are getting - or not getting, in the case where a client wanted to install himself (and then broke the window putting it in, but it was all in writing)
Lovely window! Thanks for the video!
Thank you for doing the Video of the Installation, so interesting, loved it!! I was going to ask the same question as 'Vic Rothman', so thank you for the explanation. Always curious how the Lead Came of the Window fitted into these Old Churches. Such beautiful Painting, I am sure it will be admired for 100's of years to come. Well done!!
Great video. Very instructive.
Thank you
Beatriz
What a wonderful interlude to watch your inspiring Video. The beauty of the glass was enhanced by the peaceful surroundings, and the birdsong. In this fraught world it was truly serene to be able to share in your experience. Thank you.