10" Geometric & 22" Curtain Border

We recently completed a couple of geometric lamps for out of town clients.

The first was a 10" Geometric for a client in Kentucky. This shade was created from a two tone, mottled green Circa 1900 glass. It is shown here on the Lustre Ball Base, which is a perfect compliment to this petite shade.



The next shade we finished up was a much larger 22" Curtain Border. Commissioned by a client in Idaho, this Tiffany pattern is a smaller version of the 24" Curtain Border. Tiffany Studios would often create shades at different sizes for maximum versatility. This 22" shade can be used as a table lamp, on a Jr. Floor base or as a chandelier fixture.
In the photos above, Bill is seen foiling the shade and Irwin is pictured heating the shade so it can be taken off the form and completed.

Created in warm amber tones mixed with oranges, this welcoming shade was ordered as a floor lamp. The shade tops the Tree Trunk Jr. Floor Base.

Limited Edition Dragonfly Vase #14

CENTURY STUDIOS

LIMITED EDITION DRAGONFLY VASE #14
PRE-ORDER PRICE $200.00

Century Studios is pleased to announce the next in our exclusive series of limited edition dragonfly pots, created annually by Ephraim Faience Pottery. This vase is the 14th in our ongoing series, and is approximately 5.75” tall and 4.75” wide. The vase is glazed in Algae, and features two yellow dragonflies with three dimensional curling tails. This is a signed, numbered, limited edition vase that bears the Ephraim Faience Pottery hallmark as well as the Century Studios logo signifying that it is an exclusive piece for our studio.

Century Studios is offering this rare piece of Ephraim Pottery to our clients on a pre-order basis. No more than 50 pieces will be made! The exact number of pieces to be created in this pattern will be determined by how many vases are ordered in advance. We are limiting quantities to one per client.

To pre-order this piece for your collection, contact us by FRIDAY MARCH 17, 2012. All pre-ordered pieces must be prepaid in full. Once your payment has been received, a confirming receipt will be sent in the mail. Production time for this issue will be approximately 8 - 9 weeks and should arrive at Century Studios by late May 2012. We will then either ship the piece to you or contact you for pickup.

Century Studios
651-699-4838
centurystudios@visi.com

Boreas Window Completed

This past week we completed the Boreas Window. While we have created many elaborate, multi-layered windows for clients recently, it has been quite a while since we had one on display in the showroom.
As we mentioned on our blog posting from January 16, 2012, Bill cut and fit the window while Irwin worked on several lamp orders. The photo above shows the pieces laid out, ready for foiling and final assembly. For this style of window, we will employ two or three layers of glass to create the finished window. The additional layers add color tone and create depth in the final window. On the left side is the main window without the additional layers. The image on the right shows all three layers stacked together.

Once the main layer of the window was soldered together, the additional piecework was added to the front and back of the window. Bill is shown soldering on the back of the window before the plated layer can be added.


The face and arm were hand painted and kiln fired. A second layer of glass was added behind the painted pieces to give the skin depth and additional color.

The Boreas Window measures 2' x 3' and is being put into a light box to hang on the wall, and is available for purchase in our showroom.

More New Showroom Lamps

In our previous posting, we showed the 12" Dogwood and mentioned that we had completed two other lamps since the first of the year. All three shades were cut and fit during the holiday season, completed this past month, and are now available for purchase in our showroom.

Despite its small size, the 14" Geranium packs a color punch. Blue, green, red, amber, yellow and orange all blend together in lively harmony. The shade is shown on the Mushroom base. Standing 16" tall, this compact lamp would be a wonderful color accent on a side table, desk, or as a bedside lamp.

By contrast, the generously sized 20" Acorn shade could be used on as a floor lamp, chandelier, or table lamp. This shade is deeper than the other 20" shades, giving the piece the presence of a larger lamp. The shade is shown on the highly detailed Decorated Library base.

Composed in a butter yellow glass with orange undertones, the gently mottled background color has a warm, welcoming look. The acorns are rendered in a more transparent, orange/amber glass that compliments the background color.

12" Dogwood

Since the first of the year, we have been working to complete three lamps for the showroom that were underway during the Holiday Season.

The first is a 12" Dogwood shade on a very unusual Lundberg Studios blown glass base. This base is much taller than standard Lundberg bases and is one of a pair we have had tucked away for a few years. The color palette for the shade was conceived by Bill to be something a little different for the showroom. The deeply colored confetti glass in the background was made in our studio, and compliments the lavenders and rich tones of the flowers. This lamp is currently available for purchase from our showroom.

Boreas Window

While Irwin has been working on lamp orders, Bill has been busy creating a new showpiece for the studio. Inspired by the 1903 John William Waterhouse painting titled Boreas, this window will be a multi-layered, plated window, displayed in a custom made light box.

Boreas is the god of the North Wind, and the painting shows a girl in flowing draperies buffeted by the wind as she travels through a blustery spring landscape.

Bill designed the window with a multitude of pieces to represent the flowing gown. In the photo to the right, the under layer of purple & blue glass is in place which will tone her dress. The piecework will be on top of this layer. So far, only minimal painting has been done on the face, which will require multiple kiln firings.

Recent Projects

Here are a couple of projects we completed in December.
Pet portraits are popular, and many artists and painters specialize in this genre of art. We occasionally get requests for pet portraits in stained glass, and this window was commissioned by a local client. The delightful trio of pups are relaxing in a regional landscape.

Completed just before Christmas, this 18 Light Lily Chandelier is on display in our showroom. We now have examples of all three lily chandelier fixtures on display - 7 light, 12 light and 18 light. For the 18, we decided to add a lustre glass ball into the stem for variety, and the fixture can be created with or without the ball.