Kiln-fired Glass Painting Examples

 More examples:

The Young King Arthur

Hahn Window

Transformation

The cougar a few posts down transformed into a high school mascot with some black paint.

Blue Butterfly Invasion

In stained glass and inspired by the book, What Does It Mean To Be Present?

Framed and Finished

Finished and framed. Hangers will be hand-hammered copper.

Detail of monogram below.

Ready to be delivered. Next?

Building a Stained Glass Window

Here are all the pieces, painted and ready to assemble. Note the silverstain in the monogram.

Below are the tools of the trade, and the lead cames which will be fitted around each piece of glass. You can see the lower left corner has been started.

When the window is assembled following the exact pattern it lays upon, the joints of the lead are soldered to hold the lead cames in place.

Then a cementing mixture is applied to the window which fills the gaps underneath the lead edges, and when it sets up, stiffens the window and gives it structural integrity. In the cleaning process, the cement also conditions and burnishes the lead to a lovely dark glow. This is the time-honored method by which stained glass has been created in Europe for more than a thousand years. Nothing much has changed.

Tomorrow, the frame will be built, and then the final completed project can be photographed. Delivery is Wednesday and we hope to hear lots of oohs and aahs. :D

Currently working on...

... this commissioned piece is for one of our favorite friends and a true patron of the arts - someone who doesn't just talk about supporting the arts, but actually buys some!  We like it even better that he's buying it from us. Hooray!

It's a design that is clearly for an Irishman as you can see by the Celtic elements in the monogram. The themes include hops and wheat to represent his fondness for fine ales. And because Dr. K. is a cyclist and a reader, we included bicycle parts and book symbols in various subtle areas of the design.

Here it is coming together!

Next we'll show the building process and then it's on to the framing.

For Children

This was based on a woodcut by Arthur Gaskin, a British Arts & Crafts artist, originally rendered for an 1800s children's book. Our stained glass window was for a Children's Museum silent auction donation.

Below, a replacement window to match early 1900's stained glass in the historic Child Nursery Center. The image is drawn from an Ursula LeGuin novel and this particular image was added to acknowledge the ethnic mix of the modern students. All the other images depicted stories from European literature.

Brazen Hussies

This Carmen window was created as a fundraiser for an opera guild.

Jezebel below created for a show titled, Saints, Sinners & Symbols.

Perennial Favorites

These stained glass windows were custom-designed and installed in homes. The roses were an interior divider, the daffodil over the entry way with a simple matching sidelight.

Visit our CafePress shop

I've just added this new original design to mugs at our U Can Quote Shop. All the designs are ours and more are added all the time, so visit us often!

Columbines

Detail below

Aspens

Two very different treatments of Aspen trees, to match the interior designs of the respective homes.

Family Crests

Family crests are as popular as ever.

Bluebird of Happiness

Who wouldn't be happy in a bath tub like this? Detail of the bird is in the post below this one.

Birds in Art

These all employ kiln-fired painting to achieve the details.

A Collection of Sandblasted Art

Good sandblasting relies heavily on good drawing skills. These use an airbrush technique varying the amount of etching and sometimes deep carving to create a bas relief effect.

William Eugene Smith - Master of the Editorial Photo Essay - Blog Photography Tips - ISO 1200 Magazine

Hobby Horses

Made for little nieces and nephews a few decades ago.

Welcome to the Greer Studios

This is a collection of the work of Michael Greer and his wife, Dani. We work together using the name Greer Studios. This blog in intended to showcase work other than liturgical arts. You can see examples of or mural painting at Holy Theophany Arts and our stained glass at Church Artist. For information about our history and services, please click on the studio bio link above. Contact information has its own link also.