February 5, 2009

Stained Glass Restoration

This post details a recent Stained-Glass Restoration.
A mixture of wear and tear and impact damage meant entire window needed to be re-leaded.
The first picture shows the damaged 'blown' window held together with sticky tape















































Process involved removing all the lead and cleaning
and or replacing original glass . I endeavour to save
as much of the original as possible



























Leading begins

















































































Begin applying Patina



























Busy studio , 3 restoration jobs on the go




























Finished Window
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Dublin, Ireland
I am a Glass Artist, Surface-decorator, Designer, Sculptor and maker of all sorts of other things. This blog is where I document my work in progress
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