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These first two windows
are a good example of how glass detailing can provide
any degree of privacy or vista depending on the glass
selection. Both windows are 10' x 6' and are installed
into custom wood sash. One installation looks out
to landscaping. In this case the view was enhanced
with the use of glass detailing. There is a palette
of gray plate glass combined with clear and tinted
handblown glass. Numerous hand beveled prisms add
a spark to the design and make prismatic projections
into the environment.
Landing window (10' x 6')
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uses an opaque white glass for the background for
privacy. Beautiful filtered light enters the room,
once again beveled jewels are used along with tints
of gray handblown glass. This kind of detailing can
be used functionally as well as decoratively to control
the view or eliminate the need for curtains or blinds.
These installations are part of a family of leaded
glass designs that are variations on a theme.
Landing window (10' x 6')
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This window is located in a loft owned by a jazz aficionado. There are numerous viewing positions, from below as well as from upstairs on the balcony. The window looks out to Twin Peaks, a San Francisco landmark, with the city below.
The design is inspired by, and intended to represent, a musical abstraction of the view.
"Twin Peaks - Frozen Music" (7'
x 7')
San Francisco, California
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This large panel
is beside the entrance door looking out to the garden
beyond. At night, lit from inside, it announces the
entrance to guests. This window represents my most
recent work, where I fracture and reassemble the traditional
Craftsman or Prairie School inspired patterns. In
these designs, I also use an expressive extended leadline
detail, to add abstraction to the more symmetric traditional
adaptations. This is a very contemporary look; the
work is a balance between order and chaos. I have
taken inspiration from De Stijl abstract painters
like Mondrian, Van Doesberg and Van Der Leck. The
extended leadlines are inspired by the glass designs
of German artist Johannes Schreiter.
"Frozen Music" / Entrance window (6'
x 5'6")
Lafayette, California
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This window is built of French hand blown glass with beveled glass prisms and looks out to a garden beyond. The design is inspired by the wisteria growing outside the opening.
Dining Room Window
Sausalito, California
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This window looks out to an undesirable view. Special consideration was used to select a palette of materials that would hide the view and create the effect of a field of flowers beyond the window opening. Colors were selected to match the interior design color scheme.
Kitchen Window (6' x 4')
Sausalito, California
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"Megatones" (15'
x 6')
Roof-deck Installation
for Alan Lucas/ASID
Los Altos, CA
Inspired by the paintings of
Victor Vasarely
Title from the musical composition "Megatones"
by violinist Darol Anger
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