getting a "work out" at the studio...

OK...this week has been exhausting...and it is only Wednesday night...The cycle is for weeks I plan, have meetings with clients, and complete drawings and layouts.....THEN...I have to complete the projects.  So this week I have been trying to finish pre-Christmas projects... This week I have been leading cabinet inserts for a major player in the kitchen market...."cementing."  OK anyone who has cemented a project realizes the physical work that this is...polishing..brushing..polishing...  My arms are aching...but they are complete and they look beautiful...that old world pewter on the metal work that only polishing brings out...Beautiful!  

Tomorrow it all starts again with a meeting first thing with clients for the next project...6 door lites ..and then I need to start the layout for the Ottawa project... "Bejeweled transoms...AWESOME!" 

So besides being a little tired...its all pretty good!
..... I need to thank Andrea for all her help in the studio!

Transom panel with brass medallions. Oakville installation....www.glassworksstudio.ca

WOW..IT IS ALMOST CHRISTMAS AT THE STUDIO....

Exciting projects coming down for the New Year....first is an Oakville site with some classic and elegant door lites..then it is off the Ottawa.. for multiple door lites and several transoms....Nice order..this build looks beautiful from the plans...and best off all they have challenged me to come up with something "Old World" "Elegant" and "Unique"......my favorite words...what more could I ask for...Kinda feels like an early Christmas gift.

This weekend Andrea and I will be working hard on kitchen panels that have to be completed by the end of next week....Hopefully we will get the bulk of this project completed Sunday... I think there are 16 panels in total...

My showroom is starting to take shape...and I have to concentrate on completing the panels for Victoria Strong's New Showroom...

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

There are pictures from a job in Woodbridge Ontario earlier this year....Very Cool....Very different!

Its all about the Glass...

Yeah.. the column door lites are done and delivered and the new doors are being hung in the client's home today...I hope they love them as much as I do...They were a lot of work but are amazing!

This week Andrea built the little door lite for a Toronto site..."Rennie inspired"....Colors of choice were Earthy Greens, Pale Golds, and Clear GNA for the background.  This baby is small but still makes a statement.  I completed the mock up for this detail months ago so it is good to see it complete.  Size is 6 3/4" x 11"

 

This week is booked solid..last night I work late and was back this morning at 6am....  I thought I was going to slow the schedule down a bit before Christmas....no luck...just too much too do...This week 3 kitchens have to be complete and artwork for numerous jobs....  Exciting is the new job going to Ottawa..6 door lites and a few stained glass transoms...."Bejeweled" -my favorite- I am resting my brain so that I be inspired for my design day tomorrow.  Have a great one!

KA    www.glassworksstudio.ca

Toronto CANADA!

At Glassworks this week...

Ok...I know that I have been lazy with the posts...Last week I was lying on a beach in St Lucia...soaking up the heat..this week I am snowed under in work...no not literally...it just feels really cold. I love Toronto... :)

A lot of projects are on the go....leaded inserts..a lot of copper foil...a gate panel (which is off to Florida...) some Charles Rennie inspired....This weeks focus is finishing up on going projects so that I can start the layouts for new clients...  Everyone is excited...and the Christmas countdown in on...and new jobs booking for 2012..

I have not fired up the newest addition to my kiln family yet...This week I will apply the kiln wash and do the first firing...it looks so lonely sitting there..patiently waiting for me....I purchased a form for a bowl...maybe I will try one...  so many ideas..so little time..


I will post so new shots this week...the first of these is a picture of some leaded inserts and a interior window..the second "B" is a piece of stainless steel that was sandblasted for a clients wine cellar table.  Very cool...

 Kelly Anne

Progress...custom bevels done..now panel assembly..

whew!!!Ok all of the custom bevels are done...finally...in case you did not know...beveling is only expensive because it is so time consuming..  Now that they are done the door lites have to be copperfoiled and soldered...YES...this means there is still a lot of work to complete before I hit the beach...These door lites are all being installed in a grandroom/sunroom.. I should say "GREAT" room.  Every appointment at this residence is simply elegant.  A few touches of "BLING."  I love it!

So these are my column door lites in progress..Let me know what you think.

Have a Great Weekend!
Kelly

One Extra Week...

Ok..postponed the vacation...  well the weather did...now going to a new destination "safer" (to make my mother happier)  and even hotter temperatures...and I get some more work done this week...It is all good... I am relaxing  more now... I should say "IT will be GREAT!"

So tomorrow I am going to try "puffy" glass again...have to say first attempt was laughable... of course I do not follow the rules or steps..i just make up my own..and this time it did not work...I will keep the project to look at..and maybe to remember why there are certain rules.  BUT by no means will this stop me from experimenting....just my nature...pushing these boundaries. And I am telling everyone its my cousin's piece :)


So hopefully all the custom beveling will be done tomorrow...60 pieces that are so small is a lot of work..but well worth it.

IF you have a look at my website http://www.glassworksstudio.ca  Please +1 me!  In the bottom of my first page "Glassworks Studio" there is a google plus one...HIT IT.......   if you like it...of course..no pressure!

Hope you all have a great night.
Kelly Anne

Stained Glass Toronto...at the studio this week.

 Not too rub it in..but next week I will soaking up some rays...SO this week I am working my " " off...

I know that you have seen this picture of the "roman column" door lites...but this week they are shaping up very nicely.  I will post once complete...must say ..I love them...

Here is a picture of the drawn antique glass that I transformed into antique mirror with application of  antique silver coat.  COOL...

It is always hard leaving the shop for holidays...so much too do...and it is constant...  I am not complaining...it is exciting... just sometimes tiring...  Great projects are coming up and of course they are all started by my great clients...Have a great week!

Kelly Anne @ Glassworks Studio

Deadlines...

OK...not often am I faced with "deadlines" but for the next 10 days I have a lot of work to do...multiple projects on the tables and the "Roman Column" Doorlites have to be completed before I leave for vacation...which I have now pushed up to October 30.....no rest....

Tomorrow I am working on some custom bevels...(Dirty and time consuming...) and then I have to go to Buffalo on Wednesday...crazy.

Have to say a "thank you to Andrea" for helping out in the studio with foiling, cutting, building and design this week...Design for a client who has who has some religious tastes..but doesn't realize it???  Also worked on "Rennie" Inspired panels for a site in Oakville and also a door lite on the Kingsway...


Today was windy, cold and grey in Toronto..for all of you not local...just makes me more excited to be laying on the beach with my Kobo...and my refreshments!  :)

Glassworks Studio "Stained Glass in Toronto"

Have a great night...Here are our details from this week so far...

Contemporary Stained Glass Door...."The Studio Door...finally."

Ok...its funny...the door lite is done..well it still requires the trim BUT it is in the door.  I have to say I love it...I knew I would.  The issue is -as with all my panels that i live with- how long will I love it? How long until I am thinking ..."I should have done that or this or used different glass.. "  It always happens ...it is just the question of when.  I am just going to try to sit back and enjoy.. I have to admit it is great working away on clients' projects while admiring my first studio panel completed. 

Description of glass used...Uroborus Red, Wissmach Red, Bullseye Single Rolled Purple, GNA, Acid Etched, custom bevels, stock double faceted jewels..

     "She is a beauty.. I have to admit.."   Here are the pictures...of the door lite and my studio...

New Video of Recent Glass Projects in the GTA by Glassworks Studio.

Here is a new video clip of some of my more recent projects....and a  few of my favorites!

Hope you Enjoy!
k

My New Studio Door lite...

www.glassworksstudio.ca      Ok this has been another crazy week...finally we are starting construction on the Roman Column door lites for the Mississauga client..  All week I have work late on 30 inserts that were delivered this morning...well actually lunch time by the time I got them cleaned and loaded up.  They looked good...tempered waterglass for this client...pictures to come around Christmas when the entire job is done...  Tomorrow I am in meetings with two new clients...one for more cabinet inserts and the other is for a series of stained glass panels for in fence gates...the first layout is of a sailboat in Bronte Harbor, Oakville...I am going to add some fused glass elements in this project...(Hatch windows, flag and maybe some dimensional elements in the water.... :)  )

My  new exciting project is a 1 1/2" thick Red Cracked Laminated Glass Counter Top for a job in Downtown Toronto...resembling the "manroom" glass I did earlier this year except that was cobalt blue...  Good Times only could be enjoyed with a Red Counter Top in a Bar....

Here is a photo of the new Studio Door Lite ...I know that is does not look like much on the table...but it is very nice...it keeps calling to me...distracting me...The background is GNA and acid etched..the focal color is Red... accented with Bullseye single rolled Purple....Cannot wait until it is done...

Glassworks Studio, Studio Door Oct 2011

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.''  Steve Jobs


"Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish." Steve Jobs

A little off track....

Ok..today I was suppose to be working on Overlay Doors for a big client....i had great intentions...but it did not happen....I was sidetracked by my own entrance....so I started the layout for my front door....Nice...Uroborus RED OPAL (there is nothing like it) Wissmach Red with gold streaks... Bullseye single rolled rich purple...a lot of custom bevels...double sided faceted jewels...with a clear GNA back drop....I cannot wait...but now I am behind in the rest of my work...Tomorrow I will be focused...  :) 

Tomorrow before I start I am going to experiment with some copper screening in the kiln...between  2 sheets of clear...I want to see the bubbles...  I am also going to start working on a fibre form for my logo...so that I can leave a "Glassworks Studio"  impression in the lower corner of my door lite...maybe I will get out my paints and brushes...

Ok I have already lost focus....  Here's to tomorrow...have a great one!

 

Loved this site in Oakville 2011

Glassworks Studio, Toronto.

OK I took it easy this week..next week I pay...

This was a good day..started in Oakville...grabbed a latte and went to my meeting.....Then off to the studio...ordered some glass in for cabinet client....raced to pick my cousin up for lunch....ATE WAY TOO MUCH and had too much garlic....drove back to studio....did a pencil sketch for one of next week's clients.  Then I drove back to Oakville for  another client...and done...EASY. 

Next week is crazy...too much due on the production side which means I will be working long hours....that is OK..I have to admit I just open up all the doors to the shop...turn up the music and get it done...All is good.

I know I am repeating but here are new pictures of the last Oakville site..the best pictures todate...of what I call a contemporary panel...that I love. Have a great weekend!

Talk to you next week....

Glassworks Studio...Toronto Ontario Canada

 

Ok I know some might be thinking...hey she already has a blog...well when i first signed up for this I tried to get "Glassworks Studio" for my blog site and someone else had it.....persistence works obviously...because I have it now....yeah...

Introduction...I am a Architectural, Stained and Leaded Glass Studio owner in Toronto Ontario Canada. I enjoy designing and creating high end residential glass projects for home owners, fine home builders, architects and designers.  

Classic traditional elegance or Contemporary ....I love glass....it enhances, compliments, completes the space. It is beautiful, timeless....breath taking.  I love what I do and what I create.  

Welcome to my world of Glass...stay tuned and please feel free to comment!

Kelly Anne