Here is an article with some stained and leaded glass projects featured by (Mississauga edition) of Our Homes Magazine

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Eugene and I were working to upgrade our studio for new projects during recent weeks - many useful features were added to optimize the space. At this current moment we have projects in London (Great Britain), Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Trinidad and a couple in our home city - Toronto. Beside our current projects I hope to bring to life some of my creative ideas in glass and metal and I will keep you updated!

Stained and leaded glass dome design development in progress

While I was working on the designs Eugene fabricated and installed large metal frame for a flat skylight

Some images behind the design and production process of  large stained and leaded glass oval dome

The clients asked us to create an oval simple dome. Well... the dome 9 W by 13 L by 4 H feet cannot be simple starting from definition. That is one of the most technically intricate projects.

We designed the frame in 2 parts, so we could bring it into the house. The frame was reassembled with TIG welding directly in the opening. The oval elements of the frame were cut with our water jet machine to match the opening oval shape. I designed a whole dome in 3D with Auto CAD. This helped us to cut all frame rays perfectly. Every single piece of glass was drawn in 3D and cut with our waterjet machine precisely to match constantly changing oval dome shape. We also used water jet to cut parts of the mold to create perfect shape of the dome surface.

After frame was complete and glass cut we did all assembling and soldering directly in the metal frame. Thousands of glass peaces and lead parts were assembled into one single structure - large leaded glass oval dome. Despite our clients' wish to have simple dome I offered them some intricate details of classic style acanthus in the center with pale colored jewels and crystal beveled glass. With Eugene's experience installation went smoothly and the dome was installed

Operating a water jet machine is fun

Assembling the dome demands incredible patience

Leaded glass still life. Glass is beautiful in any condition

Curved leaded glass panels assembling and soldering

Large dome installation in progress

Since angle of every glass pane changes - the appearance of every glass peace differs as well. That enriches the appearance of a whole glass dome

Eugene is balancing on the edge of a leader to finish the peace

I posted leaded glass dome story of creation few days ago. Here are more images of the leaded glass dome in process of fabrication in our studio

We visited construction site on early stages of construction and discussed details of leaded glass domed skylight installation with a construction manager

After sketches were approved by clients Eugene started metal frame fabrication. That is one of the most complex frames Eugene fabricated. We used a lot of tricks and specially designed features to fabricate the domed metal frame. We cut templates using our water jet machine to achieve the highest level of precision and accuracy. Eugene is very proud of his work.

Assembling of finished leaded glass dome in our studio. We have to be sure all dome parts will come together perfectly to avoid unpleasant surprises during on site installation

Leaded glass panels for curved border assembling in progress. For panels reinforcement we used mix of lead and brass parts with steel re-bars. This will prolong significantly the lifetime of the dome

Metal frames painting takes a lot of space. We are lucky to have a large studio

On site leaded glass dome installation in progress. Domed part is installed. Flat corners and curved borders are coming

Glass cleaning lady. I am not the best person for this type of work - I am terribly afraid of height and working on a platform 30 feet from the floor is not easy for me. Beauty demands sacrifices, so I was there

Finished project is beyond our expectations