tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109722489703137282012-02-16T08:47:00.034ZA Glasgow studio working in stained glass, kiln formed glass, acid etching, and sandblasting.Stephen Richardhttps://profiles.google.com/112778184314586915986noreply@blogger.comBlogger1991100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-49987350262572239422012-01-28T11:05:00.002Z2012-01-28T11:05:55.752Z

An IT company is moving into a mid-19th century building in the Park Circus area of Glasgow and needs to have the window on the half landing from the ground to first floor repaired.   Window from below This is a large window of nearly 1400 mm wide and approximately 2000 mm high.  It has a large number of broken panes, although only two - where you see the tape - have fallen out. The

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During the holiday period, I decided to build a new glass storage unit to segregate my Bullseye stock from the rest of the glass, as it had been getting mixed up some times. This is a view of my result.  The transparents are stored on the top row, and the tints, cut down clear, and opalescents on the lower row. The full sheets of tekta stand in a Bullseye crate at the side.  The cullet is

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As my wife did not like the blank fanlight above our door, I decided to give her and the flat a Christmas present of a scene that I call "The West". View from inside during the day View from the outside at night.

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One more piece of work had to be fitted in before the new year.   I have been working on various repairs to the leaded glass of the Town Hall since October.  Various work has been required, from simple cleaning of very dirty glass to extensive rebuilding of some small panels.  Protective glazing has been added to the rear entrance, and minor repairs to broken glass have been completed. As

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Yesterday I installed my final piece of work for the year.  This was a pair of windows for a bathroom that looks onto the tenement stair well. The client picked the image from the gallery section of my site.  We worked on the colours and final design together and produced a result pleasing to both of us.  The design is based on my "Piquant Bouquet" series of autonomous panels. view from

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It is strange how if you keep practicing in one area for a time, you get to see things a second time.  This happened to me with South park Avenue and now it has happened with a door in Scotstoun. I first saw this door about 15 years ago as a result of pellet damage.  Approximately where the masking tape crosses below the left hand side of the central medallion, there was a hole probably

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Parade Artists completed its (now) annual Christmas Show in the Wasps Hanson St studio building last weekend.  We used the same kind of set up as last year since it  worked well then.   The ceramics section ready for the show The various media - Ceramics, Glass, Painting and Textiles were each set up in a group.  There were also plinths and display sections throughout the show area where

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A while back I had a referral from Aberdeenshire (Thank you Gordon at Morning Glass Design) for acid etching some red flashed glass for a stair window.  The broken glass was removed by the client and taped together.  It was then sent in the post and arrived in the following state: I copied the design by cutting into the resist to allow the hydrofluoric acid to etch away the red surface

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Last Weekend I was involved in the 50+ Show to help promote Craft Scotland.  This was a last minute effort as the promoters only offered the space to Craft Scotland about 6 weeks before the show.  Selection was a hurried affair and with some being selected dropping out before the three people were selected. When we arrived, I was surprised to find that we did not have a shell stand, just a

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One of the pieces of work I have been involved with over the past weeks is the painting and staining of four windows for a stair for a glazing company. The panel at the top (shown below) is approximately 580 mm wide by 700 mm high The lower panel is 580 mm wide by 1090 mm high. These required tracing paints for the main lines of the images, and shading green in addition to some

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A few weeks ago a person who is renovating their 1908 architect designed house brought a lampshade to me.  The architect's daughters kept his last redecoration in the 1920's with minimal change.  This included the electrical wiring as well as the plumbing.  It has been a big project for the current owner.  He has now gotten all the fundamentals done and is able to move toward the finishing

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I was called out to advise on what can be done for this stair window in Dunfirmline made around the beginning of the 20th century.  It is about 1200 mm wide and 1500 mm high.  It appears to be made in a single piece, which is very unusual.  It has 19 mm square glazing bars and you will notice that at the bottom there is an extra one, presumably for safety if anyone fell down the stairs they would

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I was called out to a house built in the early 1920's to estimate the refurbishment costs. Downstairs Lounge The downstairs lounge and throughout the front of the house the windows show elements of late arts nouveau stained glass made for the housing development market. Fortunately for the new owners, the glass is in generally good condition. Three windows have breaks that need

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I have just received a letter to say that I have been elected to membership of the Guild of Master Craftsmen. This is a long established organisation which provides quality assurance for the client and a range of services to ensure the client receives an excellent service and product and has a means to seek redress if anything were to go wrong. To be accepted my premises were inspected, the

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In Glasgow and throughout Scotland - and possibly many other areas - etched glass front doors and stair windows were very popular in the mid nineteenth century. These were made on plate glass of around 8 mm thick which have proved to be pretty strong, as many of them still exist. However accidents occur, or as in this case someone threw an object which hit the glass with enough force to break

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Having previously completed the complete rebuild of a window for a sagging frame, I was asked to provide a reproduction front door. This involved removing the dark timber cladding of the door to reveal the original opening in the door. This is the completed panel installed. General view, outside Inside view Detail of the painting

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Monday I was called out to give an estimate on repairing windows. This stair window is characteristic of stair windows created in the latter half of the 19th century. In this general view of the window you can see the quality of the fittings of the house, for example, the newel post in the lower right of the photo, and the hanging plaster work in the upper right. The window is

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Through an oversight when starting this blog, I left out the developments at a large house in the west of Scotland, Castleton House. The new owner who extensively restored the house engaged an interior designer, Claire Craig to assist with the development. The owner had purchased a number of medallions at auction and wanted them reset into a large skylight over the stair landing. After

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By coincidence only a week after seeing my dentist I was called out to a house that was the former dental practice. It was designed and built as the dental surgery for the area. Now that dentistry has advanced so much since the 1930's, It was remodelled as a private residence some years ago. I does have a definite arts deco appearance. It makes use of simple materials, and has simple

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A new product has come to my attention courtesy of my glass supplier. I was given a quantity of 1mm and 3mm fibre paper to test, so I have been combining a range of fusing activities with the testing of this product. I think it is worth knowing about and so include my report to the supplier here.Eco Fibre PapersPerformanceThe appearance of the Eco fibre paper is the same as standard ceramic

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At the same time I was participating in the Parade Artists show, I was also demonstrating the construction of stained glass windows at panel scale. This was part of a whole range of activities being done in the church during the day on Saturday. Junko Eager was demonstrating glass engraving, Alistair Gray was doing quick portraits for donations to the church, there was a photographer giving

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This year I participated in the West End Festival rather than just attending some of the events. I participated with the Parade Artists in a craft and arts show in Lansdowne Church last weekend.It was a strenuous show as the props and stock had to be taken through the church and up to the first floor. Then decanted to the ground floor on Friday night before setting up again on Saturday. These

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A while back a client was given an old panel by a friend to enliven their new house. As you can see there is some interesting and no longer available vaseline glass included in the panel. The varying light between the bottom and the top shows some of the difference in colour caused by the level of light striking the glass. It is also a better example of arts nouveau than many and so seemed

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In the autumn I was asked to provide a chandelier for a large hallway. The principle was to have repeating features that would break up the light from the central hanging.I made a drawing and a few samples of the pieces to be incorporated. This was approved.Before Christmas I delivered the finished piece. It consists of two polished stainless steel rings suspended by chains from a central

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After a number of months, some changes at the timber yard and fitting volunteers around the job, the tree slices are in place. They range from 1220 to 1900mm tall and are 50mm thick.The openings were cut by Andy from the Milnbank Housing Association. I am pleased with the result, so here is a kind of photo diary.This shows the South West corner of the nursery playgroundThis is the South East

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I received a call out to Helensburgh, a nearby town, to look at repairing some old glass panes that had been broken by snowballs. When I arrived I was shown the broken panes in astragals for repair. This was not difficult, I only needed to find the seedy glass that would match. The clients then showed me other earlier repairs in leaded glass panels with inappropriate glass and asked me if I

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This project began about three years ago. I was first brought in by the estate agents who were selling the house. The buyer had asked about the state of the stained glass and porch. The porch had visibly subsided and the window panel next to the door was in a very poor state. The panel was buckled, many of the joints were broken and the central painted piece was about to drop out.I advised on

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The stair windows at North Gardner street are completed! The previous notes about its development are here.The finished windows look handsome.Unfortunately for the photograph, the scaffolding remains outside weeks after it was to be removed. But it was fortunate for the installation of the last two windows as we did not have to take the sashes out of the casements.

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Over the last few months, I have been helping Alan Robinson of Ramoyle Glass with the removal, restoration and re-installation of a set of windows in what is now a dress shop in Callendar.These premises were originally built a the turn of the 19th into the 20th century as a printers. It is now a shop called Desirables that sells timeless styles for women.General view entranceGeneral view, left

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I was called out to view the repairs needed for a door. Viewed from the outside, there were obvious breaks and a missing piece from the door panel. I was unable to get to the fanlight, but it probably needs work too.From the inside, even more breaks in the lead could be seen. The whole panel is floppy and only a couple of tie wires are still attached. I explained that the whole should be

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I have had a visit to a timber yard where all the trees cut down by the city are delivered. This organisation then processes them with a team of trainees drawn from those out of work and wanting to learn new skills. I was taken there with some of the nursery school pupils.There are lots of tree trunks and branches scattered around the yard, but what I really was interested in were these sawn

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Today has been a busy one.I removed four windows from North Gardner Street, put in temporary glazing and came back to the studio.Then I soldered the panel I built yesterday.I took apart two windows and set them for soaking. Then another panel was leaded.Eleven hours after leaving home, I was back. And I collapsed into a chair for a while, feeling tired but satisfied in a busy day successfully

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Just got a copy of the February to March Art Mag, a bi-monthly publication about art in Scotland where there is a small piece about my work in an article "Made in Scotland"

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I'm currently involved with a renovation project that began for me at least eight years ago. I was called out to do an estimate for the repair of six windows in a close in the West End of Glasgow. I duly prepared the estimates and - not unusually - heard nothing. So I assumed that one of the other people called out had got the work.First LandingSo, it was with some surprise that in April, I

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Inspired by my previous commission, I struck out with the bold colours to develop another piece. This piece - Meeting, Holding, Passing - has been influenced by the transitory nature of friendships. People come together, interact on various levels and then separate, sometimes for a lifetime. For me at its simplest it represents two people meeting and then turning away. There are of course,

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Among the things to be done at Christmas time was to prepare a sculpture based on a previous one. This earlier piece - ca. 400 wide by 450 high and 150 deep - was formed from shaped strips that were fused and then shaped again before mounting in wood and steel.In the case of this commission the client wanted a flat piece with a completely different colour scheme. It was one that is bolder than I

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In the months leading up to Christmas - in addition to the usual pre- Christmas rush - I have been involved in a project lead byWestercraigs Nursery School. This has involved a whole community of children. Westercraigs, two primary schools and one Secondary school were part of the project, involving a whole campus of schools and beyond. Some of the people involved are shown here:This shows some

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Verrier specialises in the design and making of architectural and decorative glass for domestic, and commercial settings. Leaded and kiln formed techniques are used to provide windows, wall hangings and decorative features.Verrier uses the traditional values of high quality craftsmanship, attention to detail and fitting the work to the requirements of the client. It is preferred to visit the site

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Together with two colleagues, we have decided to offer evening classes in Leaded Glass and Kiln Formed Glass. These will run on Tuesdays from 7:00 - 9:00 pm for eight weeks each. They will take place in the studio.Details about the classes can be found here:Leaded GlassKiln Formed Glass

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Every studio has a large part of its work from restoration.This recent one came about when the removal people broke the bottom two thirds of this panel. The owners wanted to retain it for sentimental reasons, but needed it expanded to fit a new location. Their initial suggestion was to continue lines in the original to fill out to the required area. After discussion we all agreed that it was

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Back in August I reported on the early stages of the restoration of the wheel window and three small "supporting" lights. Now that the building is nearing its completion, it was time to install the big window into its new home. The stone has been re-erected, with the location markings still visible at close quarters. Installing into stone channels is always more concerning, as the panels have

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The second day of the Wasps Open studios was a little shorter, a little less busy, but more time to talk with people. I had set up a few things to do to demonstrate some techniques and activities. So I finished leading and soldering a panel I am repairing,and ground and polished some small vessels for the Christmas shows. It seemed a happy weekend for everyone. Some people made sales. I didn't

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WASPS Open Studios Weekend is in its 10th annual open studios event. Workshop and Artist Studio Provision Scotland - to give it its official name - is my landlord. The building I am in is one of the largest having 86 studios and over 100 artists working in the Hanson Street building which they keep trying to brand as WASPS Factory. Of course, it once was a tobacco factory, but I do not think

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-26273137268762283972010-09-19T09:41:00.004+01:002011-06-18T21:24:51.100+01:00

In just two weeks at 12:00 the 10th WASPS open studios weekend will start. I am in the midst of trying to get a window completed for installation in the week before. So this year people are going to see a working studio, not a clean one. I realise that as I have participated in all of the open studio weekends, I have done 10 years of this. It continues to be fascinating meeting people with

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-31847843175202010192010-09-15T22:30:00.049+01:002011-06-18T21:23:19.472+01:00

Among other things, I am a member of a group called Parade Artists. And I am using that as an excuse to tell you all about our background and experiences at our first big retail show a fortnight ago. Parade Artists took a stand at Homes and Interiors 2010 to find new audiences and test the ability of a local collective of artists to show alongside commercial organisations.Parade Artists is a

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-4220428782189716382010-09-13T22:14:00.004+01:002011-06-18T21:22:51.880+01:00

Yes, most people will have little idea where or what this is. It is a town at the head of Loch Gilp on the West coast of Scotland. Loch Gilp is a branch off the main sea loch of Loch Fyne. These western sea lochs are similar in many ways to the more famous Norwegian fjords. The long fingers of water are surrounded by mountains - in this case, green to the tops. They have both economic -

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An old - but young - friend brought two of her friends for a day of working together in the studio. She had some designs in mind and had enough previous experience that I could leave her to get on while I took the other two through how to cut glass. Neither had cut any glass before coming to the studio.They both took to it well. Within 45 minutes, I was ready to let them go with designing.

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Among the things that have kept me busy is the submission for a community project and design and construction of modern windows for the Maryhill Burgh Halls. You can read about its importance in 19th century Glasgow at the Maryhill Burgh Halls website.The proposal I put forward with another artist - Brian James Waugh - was to involve the Maryhill community in the thinking about what would

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-55120638040755657172010-09-06T21:15:00.004+01:002011-07-21T18:24:24.694+01:00

It has been a while - various excuses include moving house, preparing quotes, major Homes and Interiors, Scotland retail show, general inactivity, etc.The leaded glass that was to be encapsulated has now been done.This shows the inner view of the completed window sash - one of three. The frame was routed out to accommodate the extra width that the double glazing took up - in this case 12mm, so

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-66371897472614345852010-08-09T22:11:00.002+01:002011-07-21T18:22:45.118+01:00

Increasingly, people are being required to consider losing their stained glass, because of the thermal insulation requirements for new windows. A number of double glazing firms do not want to encapsulate the panels into the units.There are some potential problems with incorporating newly made leaded glass panels into sealed units. But all the problems can be overcome by using different

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-52704020480571275392010-08-04T22:10:00.003+01:002011-06-18T21:16:52.929+01:00

You all may have felt that the Summer holidays had really gotten to me and I am doing no work at all. In part that is right - we did have a quiet holiday with one of my daughters. But also we are preparing to move into a new flat. All that work getting things the way we want, rather than the way the previous owners wanted! We are mostly there now.This is part of what I am working on just now.

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In spite of few postings, I have been doing things - collecting children from school, enjoying weekends, seeing some exhibitions - all the things to keep me a rounded person.  A number of repairs have been completed and I am waiting to start on a large church window repair. In between, I have completed some bowls depicting flowers.  These require multiple firings to get the look I want, and there

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-35281579339620616722010-05-22T21:38:00.001+01:002011-06-18T21:07:16.865+01:00

At last I have the mosaic cleaned and polished. It is ready for presentation to the school on Monday.I have also received an invitation to a social lunch with the class on Wednesday of the following week. I am told this is an honour occasionally bestowed. I will need to dress up on both Monday and the Wednesday!Thanks to the teachers, the students, Magda and Pearsons Glass for all the help.

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-1444136097049801102010-05-07T21:42:00.004+01:002011-06-18T21:07:00.439+01:00

Now that all the pieces are on the grid, it has been taken from the coloured drawing ready for cementing.

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-14284873430104051592010-05-05T07:03:00.002+01:002011-06-18T21:06:32.117+01:00

On Friday, the whole class arrived and presented me with a card:I have put this up on one of the studio doors.After the long weekend, day six of the project had only one panel to work on, as I filled in the few remaining bits of the first panel. The day ended with almost all the mosiac pieces stuck to the grid on both the panels.Now I have to fill in various corners and the cementing can begin.

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Yesterday I went to the Fife Open Studios. I went especially to see some glass studios of people that I have come to know, but have never seen where they work. So I got to see where Liz Rowley works. This is a purpose-built studio with windows on two sides, one of which makes a perfect light easel. I was assured that the studio is rarely so neat, but it still looked a workman-like place. She

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-55187675251810872132010-05-02T09:35:00.002+01:002011-06-18T21:05:45.627+01:00

Friday was Day 5 of the school mosaic. A lot of work got done, but since the whole class visited in the afternoon, I did not get a photo of the work done on the two panels. Instead here are two photos of the students:At workBeing photographed.The whole class presented me with a card, which I will need to photograph to show. You can see the entrance to my studio in the background. I took the

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-43711182260155444082010-04-29T22:00:00.001+01:002011-06-18T21:05:25.933+01:00

Today we moved location. I was so focused on getting the task done, that I started in a room with little sound insulation between us and the artist next door. So we have moved to an area that will create less disturbance. But we made progress. All the major elements are laid out and a start was made on the grass and sky.We got so involved that we were late in getting ready to go and forgot to

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-13890548349333745972010-04-28T19:18:00.002+01:002011-06-18T21:05:07.988+01:00

Day three:This was the largest group so far. All 10 appeared. Thanks for teaching assistants - Mrs Jamieson you know hwo you are. And Thanks for friends to help out at short notice - Thanks Angela. Progress is being made:Some of the proud workers at the end of the day.Of course someone had to get in on both photos!

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-32663118683133854852010-04-28T18:31:00.002+01:002011-06-18T21:04:52.615+01:00

So the school and I progressed a further step yesterday. Not as much got done today, as the students had more fun than work. Still progress has been made. You will see the progress is gradual but definite.This is the proud group who worked on the above panelPanel two is progressing more quickly than the first, as you can see.Was it because it was an all girl group? These are the people who

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-71466566897903478042010-04-27T22:29:00.006+01:002011-06-18T21:04:33.808+01:00

As my grand daughter was studying Roman mosaics among other things Roman in class, I thought it might be nice for the class to experience the technique of putting together a mosaic in the Roman style. However, things move so quickly in primary schools, that I found myself agreeing to do one on a spring theme.The teacher decided on the flowers to be represented and set the class to work on

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-19064330056841939352010-04-14T17:48:00.001+01:002011-06-18T21:04:14.235+01:00

Today was my first back into the studio after three weeks away in Australia - Wedding (not mine - my neice's), camping in the Flinders Ranges, Visiting Kakado National Park and Elizabeth Gorge in the Northern Territory. It was so strange to see my unfinished projects still there waiting for me. The amount of post to open was large - unfortunately the bills equaled the income. More demands for

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-82711942916772172622010-03-01T17:28:00.002Z2011-06-18T21:03:52.436+01:00

My involvement with the London Fashion Show began some years ago when I did some work for Amy Stephenson's father. Of course, I didn 't know it at the time. In the Summer Amy and her father came to talk about body casts and possible uses. They took away a mould to try out some ideas. In October they came back with some samples they had prepared and proposals for my involvement in producing

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-51782001679358123392010-02-28T19:29:00.003Z2011-06-18T21:03:26.918+01:00

This is a short clip of the London Fashion Show. The relevant portion is about 1:25 into the clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxZ-uhVDfIs&feature=youtube_gdataIt is short, but does give a little idea of how the pieces move on the garments.

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-87657852710459481702010-02-26T20:04:00.006Z2011-06-18T21:02:39.264+01:00

Recently I helped Brian Waugh out with the installation of another of his windows. He is the glass artist that I most admire in Scotland for the detail of his work. This pair of windows is in a domestic situation.The following pictures show the figures in some more detail. These were taken without the help of a tripod and so are not of the highest quality. But you will be able to see them in

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-51390061303725395592010-02-24T19:48:00.001Z2011-06-18T21:01:58.445+01:00

I have recently completed a few "spiral" bowls. I normally do these in batches, both to be efficient in kiln use and becasue there are normally a few failures, or ones that do not turn out as I wished.As these have been slumped into spherical moulds, they are shown here in the midst of putting "feet" on each of them. This consists of placing them on a grinding wheel and holding them horizontal

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-15118251797567616082010-02-22T16:26:00.001Z2011-06-18T21:01:37.562+01:00

A while back I mentioned that I had a request for making one of the body moulds into a sculpture. I have now finished it and am waiting for the client to pick it up.As this is to be a wall mounted piece, I decided that it needed to be sealed and have varnished both the outside and inside to reduce any of the loose material from the inside falling to the floor. Of course, I know that if there are

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-1033512225387694482010-02-11T21:51:00.002Z2011-06-18T21:00:47.074+01:00

Another project has landed on my bench. A person on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula is restoring an old house in which there are some curved windows. He has had the curved window frame made and has asked me to bend some glass to fit the window, rather than just put in flat pieces of glass and fill the gaps with putty.The curve is not very great as you can see from the curve at the top of the card

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-91098281778526193232010-02-10T21:07:00.004Z2011-06-18T21:00:23.982+01:00

The repair of the ship panel has proceeded relatively quickly - fewer interruptions and more concentration. The whole is shown with the old pieces recovered in foil and the new pieces foiled and inserted.The detail of the work before it is locked into place is shown here. The completed repair was framed in zinc calme to make handling easier, especially if it is to remain standing in a window.My

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-38397870402560350852010-02-07T21:46:00.002Z2011-06-18T21:00:08.329+01:00

Slow progress on the ship panel due to the tail ends of other projects. This shows the split in the panel and the two main/obvious breaks in the ship's hull. All the blue pieces have to be re-foiled, as they are so loose now. Teh yellow piece on the right of the ship needs to be removed to get the bow out. The following photo shows the main tools I use to get the panel apart. I heat up the

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-35834496412420773062010-02-03T21:41:00.007Z2011-06-18T20:59:51.393+01:00

A while back when I was in the midst of the big projects, I accepted the commission to restore a large copper foil panel. It is 1000mm by 610mm with a lot of detail. Not all of the spaces between the rigging lines are individual pieces of glass, but a surprising number are. A considerable level of skill is evident in the construction of this piece. There are foil lines of various sizes used, and

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-1326982030852740792010-02-02T19:19:00.002Z2011-06-18T20:59:32.520+01:00

Its 19:20 and I have to stay up until the kids go to bed around 20:00.The day started at 03:30 this morning. Having to look after kilns and make sure the pieces were cool enough to pack for the designer to pick them up and get a train to London to arrive by 13:00.I managed to get the pieces to her for the 0800 train, chair a morining of children's hearings and do a few things to put in the kiln

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-26863832305769780032010-01-30T21:35:00.003Z2011-06-18T20:58:54.761+01:00

I met with my London Fashion Designer again today. I really wish I could show some of the ideas she has come up with and the results both as pieces of glass and on the cloth. Unfortunately there are too many people who will steal ideas, so everything has to be kept under wraps (Ha!) until the catwalk day. Then people can take videos, photos, etc. as the concept is shown to be hers.The past

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-2331927289761941932010-01-04T07:30:00.006Z2011-06-18T20:57:25.492+01:00

Now I have another good reason to show people round the studio. A couple came in to look at some bowls and bought one. While they were there and expressing interest in what I did, they saw an open kiln with a body mould there that I had not put away after forming some jewellery for a fashion designer on it.They immediately liked it, saying that is what our daughter would really like. They asked

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-49383608223524083602009-12-28T19:53:00.005Z2011-06-18T20:56:59.712+01:00

Scottish Glass SocietyPRESS RELEASEDecember 2009This year’s annual exhibition for the Scottish Glass Society is a show with a difference, as we are celebrating 30 years since the Society was first established in 1979. To honour this momentous anniversary we would like to introduce Migrate, which showcases the best of emerging and established Scottish glass artists. This contemporary art glass

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-34445155408975520292009-12-17T19:14:00.002Z2011-06-18T20:53:54.438+01:00

Another of the things I accomplished over the last months was the creation of a balustrade around a skylight. The skylight has been illuminated by borrowed light from an window in the roof. This attic space has been converted to a bedroom and the previous box built over the skylight removed.To make safe use of the room and still have the skylight illuminated by natural light I was requested to

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-73393523810242108822009-12-16T22:07:00.001Z2011-06-18T20:53:35.322+01:00

This project shows how long a community project can take. This was begun in 2005. The first element in the project was to get the funding from the Scottish Arts Council and the South Lanarksire Council to enable an artwork to be designed for the new Larkhall Academy school building.The next task was to give the members of the Art Department and the students basic skills in leaded glass. A basic

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-42083209229449729572009-12-14T20:32:00.008Z2011-06-18T20:52:57.751+01:00

I have been away from the blogging for quite a while so instead of a log of activities, this should be a web retrospective - therefore a Wretro. I will in the next days try to catch up on activities.A main element in this long period of providing thick glass for a public installation made from the glass inserted into steel has been the completion of the window for a listed historic building. I

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-73719728399665320672009-12-13T09:26:00.003Z2011-06-18T20:52:20.090+01:00

I was tidying up the Glass Tips section and idly looked at the recent statistics for the site. I was very surprised to see that I have reached a point where there were more than 100 hits in a single day!It was pleasing to see that recently 32% have stayed from over 30 seconds to over an hour on each visit. And 16% have returned more than once - 4% visiting more than 10 times.I started the tips

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-48454304641248430332009-12-01T19:09:00.004Z2011-06-18T20:51:39.297+01:00

There is a nice series of pictures from the Innovative Craft project. It presents contemporary craft as it is not often seen. Below is one of the images. Go to see via the link above.

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-21928773117670897752009-12-01T16:24:00.002Z2011-06-18T20:50:58.078+01:00

The first weekend of the Christmas Show organised by Parade Artists has now finished.This shows two of the people who showed just outside and within my studio preparing on Friday afternoon for the Saturday and Sunday show.Magda and Dorte This shows the front part of the studio dressed for the show. And here we all are at the end still smiling. Now to take things down and do some work until we

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-30669922622061409362009-11-30T23:10:00.003Z2009-11-30T23:17:40.978Z

I was at the launch of the craftscotland "C" Word advertisement launch on Friday evening. It was exciting to see lots of people enthused about craft - there I've gone and spoiled it for you! Lots of people talking about craft and their reactions to it and how to promote it.The campaign has a nice logo too which you can see at the foot of the page. Follow the links for more information on this

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-22358417497896764502009-11-21T21:40:00.004Z2011-06-18T20:50:29.471+01:00

Parade Artists are holding Christmas Shows on the last weekend of November and the 1st weekend of December. I will be participating in this again, but changing things a little. As my studio is just off the main gallery area of the building, I am going to have an open studio, with work displayed among the working elements of the studio.I do have to show you the post card that has been developed,

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I note Emma Walker’s encouragement for us all to embrace the DIY movement in the craftscotland website.The idea of DIY craft has had to be explained to me. Emma gives a good description of what it is in the USA. My description is “Enthusiast”. Because craft is still largely an activity carried out by the person who imagines the object that they then create, it is still largely DIY. Technology

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-51790309460109594612009-08-11T19:40:00.003+01:002011-06-18T20:49:53.565+01:00

This panel is just below the round head of the window. The purple/blue marks the boundary of the rectangular panels with a horizontal row of leaves and flowers not elsewhere in the window.Previous posts are:Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-85727296819344962482009-08-10T08:31:00.005+01:002011-06-18T20:48:35.370+01:00

This is the top of the window cemented and polished. It was photographed in full sunlight with a diffusing sheet. As the window is facing north, this is the only time the top will be seen with so much light.Having been cleaned and the missing parts recreated by Brian Waugh, the brilliant warmth of this panel glows with sun rise (or sunset depending on your view) Previous posts are:Part 1 Part 2

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-86510139560073573292009-08-07T08:21:00.005+01:002011-06-18T20:48:14.811+01:00

The cementing has begun! This is the bottom piece cemented and polished with sunlight coming through.The cementing is done with a brushable mixture of linseed oil, white spirit and whiting, with colour to make it black. This is brushed under the leads to seal the window. It also -with appropriate amounts of brushing - blackens the leads and solder to give a counterpoint to the glass. It now needs

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-11822067927664137002009-08-06T08:20:00.003+01:002011-06-18T20:47:43.903+01:00

This is the panel just below the round top. It is now soldered and awaiting cementing.Previous posts are:Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-19937980629634970102009-08-05T08:18:00.003+01:002011-06-18T20:47:15.792+01:00

This the top of the window with its new painted pieces incorporated into the whole. It is now to be soldered.Previous posts are:Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-71055559577774723142009-08-04T08:12:00.006+01:002011-06-18T20:46:45.058+01:00

All the pieces are painted and the leading of the four panels is proceeding. Below is the bottom panel ready for soldering. Previous posts are:Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-27731093404396297112009-07-19T22:12:00.008+01:002011-06-18T20:45:22.070+01:00

While the painting of the pieces is progressing, glass has been selected for the perimeter and cut. This allows the beginning of the leading to be set out in preparation for the pieces as they become available. The image below shows the beginning of the leading for the central panel. The bottom panel has fewer pieces to be prepared and so the leading can proceed a little further than the others.

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-10541710014506354742009-07-14T20:01:00.002+01:002011-06-18T20:44:49.610+01:00

This shows the central panel with glass cut and ready for painting. The glass was selected on a light box and also presented to the sky for comparison. I chose a good match in full light, but when cut and placed on white background the glass appeared too "blue".So I selected a slightly paler glass with less blue in it and cut the new pieces for painting. Another lesson - look at the glass on

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-90754846974727947242009-07-14T07:54:00.007+01:002011-06-18T20:44:16.435+01:00

This is the central figure glued together and resting on the rubbing of the original panel.It has been difficult to remove the stains from the overlaying leads. I have decided to stop at this stage to avoid removing any paint. The mark does not show when held up to the light, but is clearly visible on the rubbing.The previous entries in this series can be found at:http://

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-38021351237249843902009-07-13T06:17:00.007+01:002011-06-18T20:43:59.939+01:00

I began the dis-assembly of the middle panel last week. This photo shows the early stages.The outer borders on the left have been taken away and prepared for cleaning. This panel was in the best state of the four in terms of amount of obvious breakages. However as dis=-assembly progressed, more broken pieces were revealed. The clear replacements added in the past are very obvious now that the

Stephen Richardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-910972248970313728.post-31350488356697854602009-07-08T22:23:00.001+01:002011-06-18T20:43:37.269+01:00

Among the other things I have been doing is developing an idea I had last spring. As you can see my ideas have a long gestation period! The idea was to develop something a little different for seaside places. Many galleries and gift shops have two dimensional boats for sale.I thought I could do something different by adding a shape to the pieces providing a sense of movement. This has gone

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This is an image of the bottom panel taken apart and cleaned. The panel as it came from the window can be seen in a previous post. This shows how extensive the damage to this bottom panel has been. The female figure has been lost, probably to theft, as only a little of the glass around it has been broken. It does show the amount of painting and replacement that is required. The previous entries

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I know it is independence day in the USofA, but the rest of us work on. It doesn't seem such a big deal out side the borders of the USofA.This shows the first panel down from the top of the listed window with the leads removed. It has been cleaned and the badly broken panes removed from the stock of glass to be re-leaded.This image shows the pieces from the panel that are being prepared for

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Now is the time to start working on the panels. I have started with the round head of the window that has been covered with two sheets of fibreglass - one inside and one outside. There has been a replacement with clear textured glass on the right and there is extensive breakage on the left. The central portion is in tact.This image shows the glass dismantled and some of it has been taken to be

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It is clear that the glass needs to be cleaned, but the concern always is about the stability of the paint, especially as here where the paint has already corroded. I took fragments of glass that will have to be replaced to do the tests upon. Then image below shows -from the left- a piece of glass taken from the panel with no other work done upon it- in the middle, a piece of glass soaked in

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A client had me put reproduction windows into the internal fanlights of his house. He was so pleased that he decided to have a similar thing done in a flat that he will be renting out. In this case I took the pattern in the bathroom window and adapted it slightly. My interpretation of the small mound at the bottom of that window is reflected in the door opening below the fanlight.This window was

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