"Messenger Of The Gods" (Oriental Crane) Laundry Stained Glass Window
Responding to our client's wishes to add drama to her laundry room and keep to her home's Chinese decor, we agreed upon a Red-crowned crane as the theme. Also known as a Japanese or Manchurian crane, it is a good omen and messenger of the gods in East Asia. To evoke the crane's feathers we used machine-made textured glass and cobalt blue mouth-blown crackle glass. The background glass is a light tint mouth-blown glass that lets in plenty of light and reveals the client's lovely yard. Jay installed the stained glass window inside an existing pane of glass, allowing a little air space to add to the insulating R-value. The stained glass panel itself is "cemented," making it rigid, water-proof, and air-tight. Jay's semi-permanent installation includes finish trim (wood in this case) which can be removed should the owner every want to move the stained glass.
Mary Ann And Jay Paulukonis
Paulukonis Studio
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We are a husband-wife team who design and create stained glass windows, artful stained glass objects, and functional fused glass for homes, businesses, and public spaces. For more than thirty-five years we have been creating windows, glass panels, and light fixtures tailored to specific sites. Now we also offer kiln-formed glass. We love working with mouth-blown and handmade glass because of its rich beauty, and our delight in the glass is shown through innovative design and excellent fabrication in lead and copper foil techniques as well as fusing and slumping.
Whether you desire an architectural installation, accessories like a lamp or light vessel, a piece of stained glass art for your personal collection, colorful tableware, or a very special gift, we can create something original. Client needs and interests are central to our design and fabrication process. While it is advantageous to discuss a window project before new construction, we also fabricate to fit existing windows.
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