Michael Johnston - 40 Great Stained Glass Projects

Resources

Glastar

20721 Marilla St.

Chatsworth, CA 91311

800-423-5635

www.glastar.com

Manufacturer of glass grinders, sand blasters, and other equipment used in stained glass. A retail store locator is included on their site.

Inland Craft Products

32052 Edward Dr.

Madison Heights, MI 48071

800-521-8428

www.inlandcraft.com

Manufacturer of a wide range of stained glass tools, grinders, and other equipment. The site includes a comprehensive how to guide and retail store locator.

Kokomo Opalescent Glass

1310 South Market St.

Kokomo, IN 46904

765-457-8136

www.kog.com

The oldest glass manufacturing company in the country, established in 1888. Take a virtual tour of the factory, click on their sample set, and see products from their hot glass studio.

Morton Glassworks

170 East Washington St.

Morton, IL 61550

309-266-5712

www.mortonglass.com

This company manufactures a host of labor-saving tools and devices for the craft. There is lots of information about stained glass on their website, and detailed, easyto-follow tutorials for using their products.

Rainbow Vision Stained Glass

3105 Walnut St.

Harrisburg, PA 17109

800-762-9309

www.rainbowvisionsg.com

The website of the authors stained glass studio and shop; find information about everything stained glass here, as well as tools and materials available for purchase. Send a photo of your completed project for inclusion in the gallery.

Retailers of Art Glass and Supplies (RAGS)

www.stainedglassretailers.com

A nonprofit organization of owners of retail stores that teach classes and sell stained glass supplies around the world. Includes good information about the craft as well as store locations.

Spectrum Glass

P.O. Box 646

Woodinville, WA 98072

425-483-6699

www.spectrumglass.com

The website of the largest manufacturer of flat art glass; this site includes details about the plant, glass samples, a whole array of patterns, instruction about working with hot glass, and much more.

Wissmach Glass Co.

420 Stephen St.

Paden City, WV 26159

304-337-2254

www.wissmachglass.com

This flat art glass manufacturers website has factory information, glass samples, a gallery, and more.

Youghiogheny Glass Co.

900 West Crawford Ave.

Connellsville, PA 15435

724-628-0332

www.youghioghenyglass.com

Established in 1978, this company specializes in Tiffany reproduction glass. The site includes factory information, glass samples, and a gallery.

Copyright 2012 by Stackpole Books

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STACKPOLE BOOKS
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The contents of this book are for personal use only. Patterns contained herein may be reproduced in limited quantities for such use. Any large-scale commercial reproduction is prohibited without the written consent of the publisher.

Printed in the United States of America

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First edition

Cover design by Tessa J. Sweigert

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Johnston, Michael, 1947
40 great stained glass projects / Michael Johnston ; photographs by Alan Wycheck. 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-8117-0590-5
1. Glass craft. 2. Glass painting and staining. I. Title. II. Title: Forty great stained glass projects.
TT298.J64 2012
731'.2dc23
2011032787

eBook ISBN 978-0-8117-4557-4

Acknowledgments

T his is the sixth stained glass book I have worked on for Stackpole Books, and the experience has been enormously gratifying. Being able to write about my experiences from the past twenty-five years engaged in the craft I love is the best. I am grateful to Mark Allison and Kathryn Fulton for providing the opportunity to write this book and for their ongoing guidance as the project developed.

Alan Wychek, an extraordinarily gifted photographer who took all of the photographs, is due my thanks and appreciation for his patience, diligence, and extreme attention to detail. He certainly helped the pictures tell the story.

I thank my loyal colleagues from Rainbow Vision Stained Glass for their untiring efforts in designing projects and working prototypes, as well as doing all the little things necessary to produce a book like this: Nan Maund, Lynn Haunstein, Janet McKelvey, and Lee Summers. I feel very lucky to have had a combined forty-five years of stained glass association with them.

I thank veteran stained glass artist Barbara Jack for providing the inspiration for the garden stake projects.

Lastly, I salute my wife, Jane, my childrenCraig Mike, Melissa J., and Ashley the Booand my grandsons, Jackson, Conner, Carter, and Brady. You are all sources of great inspiration to me.

Introduction

M ajestic cathedral windows and the colorful lamps of Louis Tiffany are what most people think about when the art of stained glass is discussed. As has been our teaching strategy for the past twenty-five years, we strive to help our students create their own quality window panels and lamps.

However, many hobbyists, after their fourth window and third lamp, simply run out of room for additional pieces of stained glass of this nature. But since ours is a craft that brings out passion in people as they continue to create, most hobbyists remain on the lookout for new and exciting ideas and designs.

If you have been working in stained glass for some time, you know the sensation that develops when you are engaged in creating a really cool project. This book is intended to give you lots of stained glass options beyond lamps and windows.

When we started developing the designs for this book, we wanted decorative and functional items. We wanted easy and challenging items. We wanted a wide array of items that would be useful in the home as well as for gifts. Hopefully you will find all of that, and maybe more.

As stained glass teachers, we have also learned that, when faced with a project that requires skills different from the norm, hobbyists also want to know how to build it. With that in mind, we have attempted to provide detailed instructions for assembling all of the projects.

In the skills chapter you will find thorough instructions for techniques used in the projects. Some you might be familiar with, but the information will be a good review. As you begin many of the projects, it will be useful to refer to this chapter from time to time to make your work easier.

At the front of each projects section we have included a materials list, which includes any special items that were used in our sample. We list sizes of bevels and jewels, types of lead and zinc channel, and specific gauges of wire, as well as quantities of glass and mirror needed to complete the project. Feel free to make substitutions as you see fit.

We will be developing a web page for projects from this book, and we would love to feature your work. E-mail us pictures of your projects through our website, www.rainbowvisionsg.com, and be sure to check out the work of your fellow glass aficionados.