Custom FRAMED Panels

This page displays a number of custom panels, both large and small, that I have made over the years. Some of these panels were large commissioned works, others were made as gifts or to keep for myself.

Maple leaf panel

This one uses my most popular suncatcher pattern and repeats it in 4 different colours. I used an old window frame, stripped some of the paint off, and mounted the leaves to represent the four seasons.

Northern Ontario scene panels

This set of panels was originally planned as a single transom window placed over a set of patio doors. The tree was specifically added to match a piece of metal art and the colours were chosen to evoke a Northern Ontario feel. After some design and final location changes, the piece was split into two panels that could be hung separately or together.

Left panel detail

Right panel detail

Blue and green waves

This one uses an old window frame that I was gifted many years ago but could never come up with a concept that would suit the very narrow panels. I decided to choose a set of colours instead (blues, greens, and clear) and just started at the bottom and placed pieces at random. No pattern was in mind, other than I wanted waves - seemed to turn out well. I refinished the frame as it was in relatively bad shape.

Blue and green waves in the sunlight

Snowshoes - northern scenes

I received an old pair of snowshoes with the specific goal of replacing the gut with glass as a custom commission for a friend. Before I started, I took photos of the snowshoes so that I could faithfully recreate the original pattern of the gut with lead lines. I used clear wavy glass around the panels, then angled the patterns so that they would be viewed correctly when hung in a specific orientation.

Left snowshoe

Right snowshoe

Snowshoes installed

Peruvian Carpet panels

These two panels were my first commission for some family members and they specifically wished to install the panels at their cottage. The design motifs came from an existing Peruvian carpet used as a wall hanging. The two panels were comprised of 636 pieces in total, with two designs repeated in different colour schemes. This one took me several years to complete, as having children and work frequently got in the way...

Peruvian carpet panel detail

Original plan for the design

Peruvian carpet panels

Installed, from the outside

Eclipse Commemorative panel

This panel was made to commemorate my 60th birthday, which fell on the same day as a total solar eclipse (2024). I used a small crystal to represent the 'diamond ring' that appeared just before and after totality.

Owl panel

This panel was made as a gift for someone who had owls in their trees. The richness of the colours makes this panel stand out in a sunny window.

Teal Wave

This panel was made to hang in a bathroom window instead of using curtains. The crinkly glass produces interesting patterns when the sun rises.

Landscape Sunrise

This panel was made to hang in an east facing bedroom window instead of curtains. As the sun rises, the colours come alive.

Antique Pickle Dish

This panel was a commission that incorporated an antique pickle dish into a larger panel. Bevels, English Muffle glass in soft green, and clear glue chip glass work well with the slightly pink/orange colour of the crystal dish.

Leaves and Branches

This was another old frame that I filled with a random pattern of leaves on a generic tree. The background is wavy clear glass.

Tree of Life

This panel was a wedding gift for a relative. The rich and dark colours were intended to give a vaguely African sunset vibel to the panel.

Bamboo panel

This panel uses opaque glass so that it would look good on a wall without backlighting in a window.

Cast Iron Stovepipe Offset with Cardinal

This commission started with an antique cast iron stovepipe offset which had a circular opening ready to be filled. A cardinal on a branch was selected for the centre and its delicacy balances well the heavy iron pattern.

Rose Clock

This was my very first piece of stained glass, when I had no grinder and virtually no skill! I made it for my mother-in-law (I know, brave!!) and she liked it enough for my wife to agree that I could buy a grinder to continue making stained glass.

Hummingbird

This panel was easier to make than the rose clock, as I used a grinder. I continued to improve my skills with more practice.

Blue, Green, and Gold Bevel panel

I like bevels, so this panel used a few different kinds. I determined that geometric designs are more challenging to make look good.

Waves

I found some clear glass with 'bubbles' that I really liked and it was reminsicent of water droplets. I added some random waves of colour in this project.

Antique Pressed Glass

This panel was simply a rectangle of glass, framed in zinc. The glass is from a larger piece of antique pressed glass that was in an old window frame. The simple beauty of the pattern in the glass shines through with no other embelishments needed.

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