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These totally private stained glass
panels make an ideal choice for a master bathroom such as this.
These clients' wanted the theme of their master bathroom
windows to be a bouquet of irises. Because of the large square footage
of this setting, I decided to submit an initial design that would limit
the floral bouquet to the center panel, allowing the outer panels to be
far less intricate and thereby bring down the total cost to a more
desireable figure. The clients were happy with this option, but gave me
good input concerning changing the amount of leaves, the color scheme,
etc.
Here is a good exmaple of the need for privacy in a
bathroom window. As you can see, these windows are
immediately above the bathtub. One way of achieving privacy is by using
opaque colored glasses; another is by using clear glasses that have
deep textures. This commission uses both deeply textured clear glasses
(to let in maximum daylight) and opaque colored glasses to add bright,
strong colors to this neutral setting (many bathrooms are
fairly neutral, color-wise, and are a good setting for strong colors in
stained glass).
This commission is also an example of a situation that
required a large panel of stained glass. The center panel of this
five-panel set measures 52" wide and 57" tall. That's big,
especially for stained glass! Doing a commission like this
requires significant knowledge and experience in designing,
reinforcing, transporting and installing a very large stained glass
panel. If you are
contemplating a stained or beveled glass commission where any single
panel is over 10 square feet, make sure that the artisan or
studio you choose has had a good deal of experience with large panels.
 To the right
is the sixth and final version of the design I
developed for
these clients. Earlier versions had the flowers positioned differently
and a lot more stems and leaves. After posting each subsequent version on
the internet, the clients would look and then email me
comments or suggested changes. As you can see, we made changes to the colors even
after the final design had been approved. These final changes were
decided upon when we held up actual glass
samples in their bathroom.
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