Project description
We are looking for an experienced glass artisan to design and fabricate a custom stained glass panel for a window opening in a private home. The panel will be mounted either as a sash insert, a door sidelight, or a transom above an entryway, and should read as a genuine architectural glass piece rather than a printed film or decal.
The technique is open to either copper-foil (Tiffany-style) or traditional lead-came construction — whichever suits the chosen pattern and the artisan's usual practice. We are drawn to a design built from richly colored cathedral and opalescent glass with some texture variation between pieces, rather than a flat single-color field. A subtle nature or geometric motif is preferred over a strict religious or figurative scene, though we are open to seeing a few concept directions before committing.
Before cutting any glass, we expect a full-size paper cartoon or a digital mockup showing the layout of lead lines, the glass color palette, and how the panel will read with daylight passing through it from the outside. We will sign off on the cartoon and a small sample corner before fabrication begins on the full panel.
The finished piece needs to be framed or channeled so it can be set into the existing wood window frame without structural changes to the opening, with all solder joints cleaned and patinated evenly on both faces. Please include a care and cleaning note with the delivered panel, since this will be the first stained glass piece in our home.
Please share your portfolio of completed panels of similar scale, your estimated timeline from approved cartoon to finished piece, and whether you handle on-site installation or ship the panel ready for a local glazier to set. We would like to stay in touch through short check-ins at each production stage: cartoon approval, glass selection, cutting, and final assembly.
The technique is open to either copper-foil (Tiffany-style) or traditional lead-came construction — whichever suits the chosen pattern and the artisan's usual practice. We are drawn to a design built from richly colored cathedral and opalescent glass with some texture variation between pieces, rather than a flat single-color field. A subtle nature or geometric motif is preferred over a strict religious or figurative scene, though we are open to seeing a few concept directions before committing.
Before cutting any glass, we expect a full-size paper cartoon or a digital mockup showing the layout of lead lines, the glass color palette, and how the panel will read with daylight passing through it from the outside. We will sign off on the cartoon and a small sample corner before fabrication begins on the full panel.
The finished piece needs to be framed or channeled so it can be set into the existing wood window frame without structural changes to the opening, with all solder joints cleaned and patinated evenly on both faces. Please include a care and cleaning note with the delivered panel, since this will be the first stained glass piece in our home.
Please share your portfolio of completed panels of similar scale, your estimated timeline from approved cartoon to finished piece, and whether you handle on-site installation or ship the panel ready for a local glazier to set. We would like to stay in touch through short check-ins at each production stage: cartoon approval, glass selection, cutting, and final assembly.
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