Bougainvilleas (Drapery Flowers)
Artist: Christie A. Wood for Art Glass Ensembles
Dimensions: approximately 6 feet wide x 4 feet high at mid-point
Location: private residence, Chalfont, PA
Date: 1998
Construction: Copper foil (Tiffany) technique. Black patina. Framed in 7/32" zinc U channel with black patina. Spectrum clear waterglass is the background glass. Youghiogheny glass for leaves and flowers. There is only three types of glass used in this piece.
Installation: Installed up against existing plate glass windows, using screws into the drywall.
Details: My client ordered this set of windows as a surprise present for his wife's birthday. He brought me templates of the three panels. I asked him what design and what color scheme to use. He left both up to me, as he was color blind, and had no idea what his wife would like! Yikes! That is why the color scheme and glass selection is so simple. These windows are transoms above a living room trio of large windows looking out into a wooded area. You can see a large greyish tree trunk and limbs showing through the waterglass. My carpenters and I came into the house on the lady's birthday, and she was asked to stay out of the living room for an hour while we installed the stained glass panels. They fit perfectly (good templates). When the birthday lady came in, she was overwhelmed and started crying. Luckily, there was some pink-mauve in her living room's color scheme. All in all, a very satisfying installation and a couple of very satisfied clients. This has now turned into my most popular design.