Custom pieces might require an entirely different method, depending on the mechanics and physics of a particular room's construction. Robert Goodnough (1917-2010) is an accomplished abstract American painter, renowned for his iconic paintings that featured confetti-like arrangements of polygons. For example, a vertical piece may require a heavy chain mounted to the wall with two hooks affixed to adjacent sides of the piece, for a secure fitting that distributes the weight equally, whereas installation of a horizontal piece would naturally require more hooks attached along the top of the piece, for even weight distribution. Whether you're hanging a single sun catcher or an ornate stained glass panel, particular pieces require different installation methods. Tonight I’m starting another one for some of the glass found at the One Twenty Main house.Know when your project is DIY or requires a professional. I think it does need a small plaque or something saying “glass excavated at the 61 Park Farmhouse” just so our guests will know that it all came from the property. I might use a chain to hang it in front of a window:
I am really pleased at the outcome! I can’t wait to find a place for it at the Sixty One Park Farmhouse. I just placed a small bead of glue on each contact point of each piece of glass. I only used about 1/2 a tube for the entire window. One option was to pour a resin onto the window to adhere all of the glass but I didn’t want to lose the clarity of the glass or any of the embossed labels so I decided to glue each piece individually using e6000 industrial glue: Just make sure to wear safety glasses! Adhering Glass to the Window:
You can also put entire bottles underneath a towel and break them apart. I just put a towel down on the ground and carefully used a hammer to chip pieces away. There were a few pieces of glass that were too large or had pieces on them that stuck out too far.
#Stained glass window collage windows
Next I laid out enough glass to cover one of the windows in an interesting collage layout: I took some old windows and cleaned up the glass and applied a fresh coat of paint:
There were only one or two pieces that I could not get clean! As I started to lay out the glass I thought these pieces would make a beautiful stained glass window so I decided to try to piece together a simple version of my own. The next resort was to carefully scrub with a pumice stone. After soaking most were bright and clear after a good rinse:Īny really stubborn stains I removed with a paste of Bon Amiand a sturdy toothbrush. Following the windows installation, we look forward to welcoming you to see the window, and the RAF chapel in our beautiful 14th century grade II (at risk) listed building that watches over our 107 Commonwealth War and RAF Service Graves. Once the outer layer of mud was removed I made a mixture of Borax, Windex concentrate and water and let the pieces soak for a few days. RAF Scampton Commemorative Stained Glass Window by Claire Williamson - Installed 15th June 2021. To clean the pieces I soaked them in a bucket of water overnight to remove any caked mud. Most of the glass I collected had been underground for so long that it was covered in dirt and mineral deposits. Many of the pieces have beautiful embossed history on them, like this piece of a soda bottle that reads “Hickory, NC”:Į6000 Adhesive Collecting and Cleaning Old Glass: The variety of glass is really amazing and the colors are beautiful: Buy Stained Glass Windows Collage Placemat by Christine aka stine1. I did the same thing for the Sixty One Park Farmhouse. Every time it rains something else is uncovered and I have so far collected every piece to see if I can piece anything back together. I’ve found perfume bottles, milk glass cold cream bottles, old whisky bottles….many intact but also just endless amounts of broken glass. Since we started excavating at our One Twenty Main property I’ve been collecting the most amazing glassware and glass fragments.
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