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large stained glass windows,large windows,frank lloyd wright stained glassThis very large stained glass window, inspired by the stained glass of Frank Lloyd Wright, is just over 3 feet wide and 7 feet tall. I generally try to talk clients out of making stained glass panels this big... it's just so much easier and worry-free when a large space such as this one can be divided into a number of smaller spaces. Usually, the design can be made to "flow" from one space to the next in a way that makes the overall effect appear to be a single design.

In this situation, both the clients and the architect doing the extensive remodel of their home wanted this stairwell landing window to be one large panel of stained glass. Although I suggested dividing the space into smaller spaces, they were adamant about having it be one larger space. When faced with clients who are adamantly opposed to accepting my suggestions, my choices are to either turn down the project (if I think it's foolhardy to do what they ask) or agree to do it their way (if it can be done, but is simply not a choice I would have made).

So... after explaining that large stained glass panels are not impossible but they're not my first choice, and outlining the additional costs involved, they assured me that they still wanted one large panel and were willing to pay the extra costs of producing, transporting, and installing such a large artwork. Given that, I accepted this commission, and did my very best to produce an artwork that would be beautiful and enduring.

To make this panel strong enough to support its weight over time, I used zinc came on the interior of the panel as well as around the outside edge (around the edge I usually do anyway). Zinc came is more difficult to cut than lead came, so I own a miter saw with a special blade for occasions where zinc needs to be cut to a point. This Frank Lloyd Wright style stained glass design, however, required mostly 90-degree cuts, and those I was able to do with my pointed snips.

Once the stained glass was completed, special care had to be taken to transport it and install it. As with all well made stained glass panels, the risks end with the installation. Once the panel is mounted securely, there should be no other structural problems. I know that this panel was, indeed, structurally sound because I installed this panel more than five years ago, and I haven't heard from them to say something is not right. An example of "no news is good news."


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