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Byrd Rose Window
(Private Residence/July 2006):
This custom window was commissioned for insertion into an existing south
facing window opening onto the client’s pool area. Measuring
24" x 24", this 4.25 square foot octagonal window was inspired
by a design in Terra’s Favorite Images. The central
portion of the design features a deep red rose comprised of a mix of
hues, accented by a butterfly in tones of amber glass. The interior
background of wispy white is set off from the clear Baroque™ exterior
background by a ribbon of the same deep amber found in the butterfly.
The exterior bevel border is punctuated by accents of the same deep
red used in the central floral image. All glass is from the Spectrum
Glass Company in Washington State. The central portion of the panel
was constructed in the copper foil technique, while the exterior border
uses the traditional leading technique. This panel required approximately
54.25 manhours to design, hand cut, assemble, solder, cement, and clean;
the piece was then signed, dated and numbered (06010) before delivery
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A Nod to Frank (Private
Residence/April 2006): In late 2000, Jutta & Joe White
and their son Tom began work on a new restaurant to be located in downtown
Hattiesburg; the result of their efforts is the very popular 206 Front
Street Restaurant, whose name reflects its location. In the course
of renovating the building which became the restaurant, a series of
multi-paned windows was replaced with single pane energy efficient
glazing. Jutta kept the older frames, with an eye towards some type
of “adaptive reuse” in the future. This project involved
retrofitting one of these six pane frames with art glass that matched
the decor of the White’s Mission style home. The inspiration
for this project was the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, greatly simplified
to fit the smaller scale of the project. By using the frame as a portion
of the “lead work”, the design of amber bars and multicolored
small and larger squares flows through the six individual panes in
a background of cinnamon Baroque™ from the Spectrum Glass Company.
Glass in this project was from the Spectrum and Bullseye glass companies
of Washington state. Constructed using the traditional leading technique,
the panel required almost twenty-eight and one half hours of construction
time. As with all pieces created by Seraphim Studios, the panel is
signed, dated, and numbered (06008.1 - 06008.6) |
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Beach Music
(Gulf Coast Symphony Guild Fundraiser/March 2006):
Reminiscent of musical clefs, clear Everglade textured glass from the
Pilkington Glass Company is offset by a wave of multi-colored glass
nuggets and bevels, and the deep cobalt catspaw textured glass made
by Bullseye Glass Company of Washington State in the top of this hand-crafted
stained glass jewelry box. Crystal clear bevels form the sides, while
champagne colored Silvercoat waterglass™ from the Spectrum Glass
Company (also in Washington State) comprises the base of the jewelry
box. Constructed in the copper foil technique popularized by Louis
Comfort Tiffany at the turn of the 20th century, the box required approximately
nine hours of construction time to wrap each piece in copper foil,
individually position each piece, solder and polish the finished item.
Now, this jewelry box is ready to store your treasures ~ perhaps those
for the next Symphony performance! As with all pieces created by Seraphim
Studios, the box is signed, dated, and numbered (06007). |
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Lainee’s Diamond (Private
Residence/2005): This custom window was commissioned for insertion
into an existing east facing front door. Measuring only 12" X
12", this small window packs quite an abstract punch, due to the
colorful glass selected ~ Regency Gold English Muffle from Wissmach; “Autumn” confetti
glass (orange/green/yellow/black fractures and streamers on white)
from Bullseye; purple ripple from Kokomo, violet and red/orange Waterglass™ from
Spectrum; and accents of dark green glue chip ~ to create the design
of intersecting circles reminiscent of a kaleidoscope image. Constructed
in the copper foil technique with copper patina throughout, the panel
required approximately 10.5 hours to complete. |
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Branching Out (Gordon
Creek Deli/2005): Custom designed window for the entranceway to
newly constructed retail dining establishment ~ Gordon Creek Deli ~
located at the corner of Walnut Street & Laurel Avenue in Hattiesburg,
MS. The Deli is the newest addition to the Walnut Street Properties’ group,
which has been renovating the Walnut Street area over the last several
years.
Installed in March 2005 behind an exterior protective pane of tempered glass, the rectangular entranceway window measures 29.75" X 51.25", for a total of 10.59 square feet. It features an outer border of lime green, amber, and persimmon glass from the Spectrum and Kokomo Glass companies, with dark green West German glass jewels accenting each corner. The inner, arched bevel border surrounds the Walnut Street Properties’ stylized walnut tree logo on a field of Bullseye confetti glass; the green and yellow fractures and confetti on a white background provide a striking offset to the textured dark brown granite used for the tree’s trunk and branches. The top of the arch features three fused Bullseye glass tiles displaying the monogram of the deli (GCD) in persimmon/red on a light green base. Signed, dated & numbered (0500X). Note: This window did fine in Hurricane Katrina! |
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Spruill Window (Private
Residence/2004): This
custom window was commissioned for insertion into an existing east facing
window opening in the client’s guest bedroom. Measuring 26" X
18", this 3.25 square foot window features a Southwest design. The
central portion of the design features a mix of opalescent amber & white,
dark blue, red, and aqua glasses accented by an alternating amber/white
and dark metallic green border to complement existing wallpaper and interior
paint colors. Most of the glass used in this window was manufactured
by the Spectrum Glass Company in Washington state. Constructed in the
traditional leading technique, this panel required approximately40.5
manhours to design, hand cut, assemble, solder, cement, and clean; the
piece was then signed, dated and numbered (04011) before delivery to
the client. |
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Victorian Bevel Transom (Private commission/2004): This rectangular panel was designed to be inserted in an existing fixed transom between the client’s family room/kitchen area and a hallway. The transom measured 31.25" X 11.75"; however, only 26 7/8" X 7.25" was open glass. Because the client did not want to replace the existing transom with a new panel and wood work, the decision was made to create a panel to slide into the existing wooden framework that would be visible through the existing glass pane. Constructed in the traditional leading technique, the central portion of the panel features a clear bevel cluster (Mika’s MB82A) in a background of Spectrum’s clear Waterglass™, with an exterior border of 1.5" clear bevels. |
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“HeART of Downtown: Post
Office #2" (Art for Heart/2004): The second in a series
of panels based on iron grillwork located in downtown Hattiesburg,
the inspiration for this panel can be found at the West Pine Street
Post Office, which was completed in 1933. This Roman grid or subdivided
square features corner accents of 2" square cobalt blue German
jewels suspended in a background comprised of six different clear textures
from the Spectrum and Bullseye glass companies of Washington state.
Constructed using the traditional leading technique, the panel required
almost sixteen hours of construction time. As with all pieces created
by Seraphim Studios, the panel is signed, dated, and numbered (04004) |
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“HeART of Downtown: Post
Office #1" (HHDA/2001): This 18" X 24" panel
was commissioned by the Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association as
a gift to Mr. Larry Albert, as outgoing president of the organization.
Mr. Albert’s firm ~ Albert and Associates ~ has its headquarters
in a renovated historic drugstore in downtown Hattiesburg, and he has
been instrumental in the efforts of the HHDA to preserve Hattiesburg’s
built environment. Since one of his favorite downtown buildings was
the West Pine Street Post Office, completed in 1933, a portion of the
grillwork in that building was selected as the basis for this panel.
Constructed in the traditional leading technique, the panel features
a variety of clear textured glass from the Spectrum, Bullseye, and
Kokomo Glass Companies, accented with 1" square faceted cobalt
jewels in each corner and a 2" square faceted deep cobalt German
glass jewel in the center of the panel. |
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Wheat Windows (Lauren
Rogers Museum of Art/2004): These seven windows were commissioned
by the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art as recognition gifts for selected
donors contributing to the restoration of the Rogers-Green House (the
Museum’s new administrative and reception center). The design
of the windows was based on existing clear glass, leaded windows ~
similar to Frank Lloyd Wright’s “wheat windows” ~
located at the entrance to the Rogers-Green house. Each 10.5" X
17.5" free hanging panel was constructed in the traditional lead
technique, using a variety of clear textured glass from the Spectrum
and Bullseye Glass companies, with a clear bevel border. Each panel
required approximately 9 ½ hours to hand cut, assemble, solder,
cement and clean; each was then signed, dated & numbered. |
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Hattie’s Hat Rack (Hattiesburg
Convention Center/2004): This mixed media project was produced
as an entry in the invitational juried art show sponsored by the Hattiesburg
Convention & Visitor’s Bureau (HCVB) to celebrate the opening
of their new visitor’s center and their selection of a new branding
program featuring “Hattie’s Hat”. Projects could
not exceed 16" X 20", and had to reflect one of two themes: “Hang
your Hat!” Or “Hat’s Off”.
Seraphim Studio’s entry combines stained glass, metal, jewelry, and fabric into a functional hat rack in keeping with the theme of “Hang your Hat!”. The wrought iron hat rack features copper foiled interpretation of “Hattie’s Hat” in Spectrum’s bright yellow and wispy white opalescent glass, accented with a dark blue hat band and streamers and a removable silver daisy pin in a background of Spectrum’s firelight white glass. Baseball caps from local colleges ~ William Carey College and the University of Southern Mississippi ~ are on the hat hooks, but there is still room to hang one’s hat in Hattiesburg! The panel required just over eight hours of construction time to hand cut, foil, solder, and assemble, and as with all pieces created by Seraphim Studios llc, the panel is signed, dated, and numbered (04003). [NOTE: This panel was awarded an “Honorable Mention” by the judges and was selected for purchase by the Convention Center, where it remains on indefinite loan by Seraphim Studios llc] |
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Candle Stand (Art
for Animals, 2004): Created as a donation to the silent auction (Art for
Animals) held by the Southern Pines Animal Shelter, this wrought iron
candle stand features a central medallion of stained glass. By accenting
a commercially available blue bevel cluster with four 1" X 2" zipper
bevels and a 25mm square dark blue German faceted jewel amid a background
of clear glue chip glass, a simple yet elegant article of home decor
was created. Each piece of glass was hand wrapped with self-adhesive
copper foil tape, and then soldered into position with 60/40 solder.
The panel was then mounted into the candle stand using clear silicone
adhesive. Like all items from Seraphim Studios, this one of a kind
piece is signed, dated, and numbered. |
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Fly Away Home! (Gulf
Coast Symphony Guild/2004): This item was donated to the Gulf Coast
Symphony Guild for sale in their annual silent auction fund raiser,
Barbeque Under the Oaks. This unique piece of garden art features a
stained glass lady bug in a wrought iron garden stake. The original
design of the lady bug insert features wings of opaque orange-red ring-mottled
glass, manufactured by the Bullseye glass company of Washington state,
with inset black glass nuggets as the “dots” . The head
and body of the lady bug are comprised of iridescent black reamy or
Baroque™ glass made by the Spectrum Glass company, also located
in Washington state. Constructed in the copper foil technique popularized
by Louis Comfort Tiffany at the turn of the 20th century, the garden
stake is weather resistant and ready for use in some lucky garden!
As with all pieces created by Seraphim Studios, the insert is signed,
dated, and numbered (03003). |
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Donation
to the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel, MS, for the Silent Auction
portion of their annual fund-raising Gala, held December 6, 2003.
Entitled "Starry Starry Night, with apologies to Vincent", the panel measures 11" X 10", and is constructed using the copper foil technique. Using the colors from Vincent Van Gogh's famous painting, and loosely following the layout of the same, the original design of the panel features a 4" blown glass amber rondel as the moon, and three clear 2" star bevels in a sky of mixed cobalt on clear and light blue on grey Baroque glass manufactured by the Spectrum Glass company. No patina was used on the solder; decorative soldering techniques include stippling around the stars and "raindrop" on the vertical seams beneath each star. Requiring approximately 12 hours of construction time, and almost fifteen feet of copper foil, the panel has been signed, dated (11/25/2003), and numbered by the studio. The annual gala is LRMA's major fund-raiser for the year. This year's gala raised some $72,000 for the Museum's programs, with $33,627 coming from the silent auction portion of the event. The balance was raised through a live auction and ticket sales. |
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USM Chaperone
Angel (Private collection/2003): This standing angel was made specifically for Shirley Bower, mother of
Coach Jeff Bower, in USM’s colors (Black & Gold). The body
of the angel is Spectrum iridized black on clear Baroque™, while
her wings are Spectrum iridized clear Baroque™. The cuff & collar
of her dress are scraps of Wissmach Regency Gold English Muffle, and
her halo of Spectrum iridized clear Waterglass™ provides an accent
to the white opal faceted 30mm X 40mm oval jewel used for her head. No
patina was used on this project. The solder seams on the wings ~ front & back
~ are highlighted by stippling, while the dress features raindrop decorative
soldering. Total production time for this angel (03006) was almost 18
hours. |
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Chaperone Angel (Private
collection, 2003): This standing angel was commissioned by Bettie Broome
as an Easter gift for her daughter, in terra cotta/pinks. Spectrum
Glass Company’s champagne/wispy white translucent glass was used
for the body/dress of the angel, while champagne smooth was used for
the cuff & collar accents of the dress. The wings are Spectrum
champagne on clear Baroque™, her halo is of Kokomo iridized wave
clear, and her head features a faceted peach 30mm X 40mm oval jewel.
No patina was used on this project. Total production time was slightly
over 13 hours. |
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Derrick Nix Garden Stake (2003): This 11.75" round garden ornament was made for a silent auction fund raising event to provide funds for the James Ray Carpenter golf scholarship at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). The stake features the new USM logo (eagle head) made from Spectrum Glass Company’s bright yellow Waterglass™ with a red granite eyeball, all floating in a clear glue chip background. Spectrum’s black Waterglass™ was used to spell out “USM” at top of circle, & “D NIX 43" (for USM’s stand out running back Derrick Nix, whose football career was cut short by kidney failure, now an assistant coach at USM) at the bottom of the circle. The panel has a thin exterior border of Spectrum’s wispy feather white glass. Total production time on this project was 17.5 hours, with a caveat: the panel actually was made twice, since the first one was dropped as it was being installed into the 48" tall wrought iron basket stake! (The dropped panel was re-titled Shattered Dreams, and now resides at the studio as an object lesson in the incompatibility between cement and glass.) [NOTE: Permission was granted by The University of Southern Mississippi for the use of their logo in this project] |
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Yikes! Walking Catfish Stake
(Private collection/2003): The original design of this garden
stake is of a “Tatum Salt Dome” walking catfish. The 8" round
panel was constructed using a variety of scrap glass for insertion
into a commercial garden stake. Item # 03001 from Seraphim Studios. |
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Light
at the end of the Tunnel ... Description of
Donation from Seraphim Studios, llc, for the restoration of the
Hattiesburg Train Station
The design of this 18.75" X 22.75" panel, constructed in the traditional leading technique, actually began with the yellow blown glass rondel used for the "Light at the End of the Tunnel". The body of the train is a combination of black waterglass™ made by the Spectrum Company of Washington state, and cobalt blue English Muffle glass made by the Paul Wissmach Company. Spectrum's black on clear iridized Baroque™ glass has been used for the smoke, while white on clear Baroque™ suggests the movement of the train itself. The alternating black and white iridized glass used as the cow catcher is reminiscent of piano keys, a nod to Hattiesburg's musical heritage. At just under 3 square feet of leaded glass, this piece required slightly more than 30.5 hours to hand cut its component parts, and then assemble, solder and cement the panel. As with all pieces created by Seraphim Studios, Light at the End of the Tunnel is signed, dated, and numbered (03019). |
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This box was donated by Seraphim Studios for the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art Gala Fund Raising auctions held in November 2002. It was with great pleasure that this box and the following box were donated for such wonderful causes. The Gala was very successful, raising $78,079 in net income for Museum operations and programs. The jewelry box was in the Art category, which raised $7,235. The Silent Auction total was $37,250, while the Live Auction raised $45,050. Box base made from 2" X 5" and 2" X 6" glue chip bevels (sides) and mirror (bottom). The top features a 4" star diamond bevel and two 2.5" star diamond bevels, separated by a swath of multi-colored glass nuggets, white rhinestone buttons, and German glass jewels, including a 2" round faceted cranberry jewel, two 13mm square faceted jewels in cranberry and teal, a 24mm round smooth turquoise jewel, and a 20mm X 40mm oval black faceted jewel. Flanking the bevels on the left is Spectrum's iridescent black Baroque™, while Bullseye cranberry catspaw glass flanks the smaller bevels on the right side of the box top. The top also features a removable antique rhinestone pin in a "dragonfly" shape. No patina was used on the random dot seams of the box top; raindrop decorative solder on the box side seams. Box was made as a donation for the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Laurel, MS) silent auction held as part of their annual fund-raising gala in November/December 2002. Item # 020010, dated 11/3/02; total production time approximately 14 hours. |
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Seraphim Studios was very pleased to have been asked to contribute a piece to the American Heart Association, Southeast Division, Art for Heart Fundraiser. Box base made from 2"X 5" and 2" X 6" glue chip bevels (sides) and mirror (bottom). The top features a swirl of multi-colored nuggets, faceted smoke and crystal teardop shaped jewels, round turquoise, amethyst, and opal jewels, and square cranberry jewels ~ all confined by a series of specialty angled bevels. Spectrum iridized black on clear Baroque™ and Bullseye cranberry glass serve as counterpoints in this Art Deco inspired design. The solder seams on the box have been stippled, while the side seams feature a zig zag treatment; no patina was used. Box features a removable gold tone heart pin with rhinestone accents as focal point on center of top; donated Art for Heart fund-raising auction benefitting the American Heart Association (Hattiesburg, MS), held in April 2003. Item # 020011, dated 11/3/02; total production time approximately 14 hours. |
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The New Nine: This is a 21" X 19.5" copper foiled panel, rendering the architectural plans for the newest nine holes at Timberton Golf Club (Hattiesburg, MS) into glass. The panel was made with all iridescent clear textured glass, with the exception of the greens (green nuggets) and the sand traps (dark brown GNA). The lie of each hole is indicated by an overlay of 24 gauge copper wire. Featured glass include Spectrum's iridescent Baroque, double granite (crystal ice), hammered, and waterglass. There are 100+ pieces ~ and over 69' of copper foil ~ in the panel; total construction time was just over 55 hours. The panel was designed and constructed as a donation for the University of Southern Mississippi's Eagle Club silent auction, to raise funds for the James Ray Carpenter Golf Endowment, held July 1997. The winner bidder was Timberton Golf Club, and the panel now hangs in the Golf Club's clubhouse. A similar panel subsequently was commissioned (1999) by Barbara & Ron Hickman, for their son Ron Hickman, manager of Timberton Golf Club; this second panel was all clear, and did not contain copper overlay lie lines. |
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Magnolia
Mermaid, McClendon home, Conyers, Georgia: This
piece demonstrates the flexibility necessary when designing custom
windows, as the client originally indicated a desire for a magnolia
window in her new custom home. This mermaid design was submitted
along with the magnolia design, as an afterthought based on random
comments from the client ~ and it was the design ultimately selected.
This leaded hexagonal panel measured approximately 24" across,
and featured an unusual blue-green Chicago Art blend as the fins
and a real chambered nautilus shell. Unfortunately, this window
subsequently was destroyed when the client’s home was completely
consumed by a house fire. |
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Ribbons & Bubbles,
or Tom, Betty & the Boys, Parry home, Madison, MS: Commissioned
as a fixed installation into an existing bathroom window opening,
this 45" x 21" arched top window illustrates the flexibility
of approach necessary when designing for multiple individuals, as
the client originally expressed an interest in an aquatic-inspired
piece. The design ultimately selected features seven different varieties
of clear, textured glass, assembled using the copper foil technique
and accented with a copper patina. The overall design can be interpreted
as simply a pleasing arrangement of bubbles, or as representative
of the family for which it was built, bound into a single unit by
the ribbon. |
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Nancy’s
memory box, private collection, Hattiesburg, MS: This
jewelry box was fashioned from 3.5" X 3.5" bevels for
the sides, 3.5" X 6" bevels for the front and back,
and a scrap piece of clear ripple Kokomo glass for the base.
The top was created from nuggets of various sizes, German glass
jewels, and glass scraps, combined with antique buttons and an
antique numbers game from the recipient’s great aunt, resulting
in a one-of-a-kind "memory box" that recognized the
recipient’s love of games as well as her appreciation of
her family heritage. |
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Bird
of Paradise, Collier home, Baton Rouge, LA: This
18" x 24" arched top window was commissioned as a free-hanging
panel, as a birthday present. It features heavily rippled Kokomo
glass in the leaves, and two bird of paradise blooms. Pilkington's "Driftwood" was
used as the background for this piece. |
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Wall
sconce, Saenger
Theater, Hattiesburg, MS: A
large part of 1999-2000 was spent by Seraphim Studios, LLC, in projects
connected with the restoration of the 1929 Saenger Theater in downtown
Hattiesburg. This is one of the thirty custom wall sconces made as
part of this project, replicating the original fixtures of the theater.
Only two examples of the original sconces remained at project initiation.
After locating an artisan capable of creating replicas of the bases
in pewter, Ballard Pewterer in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, the sconce
body was recreated using the copper foil technique. The glass used
was a white-flash-over-clear glass from the Desag Company in Germany.
Twenty-four of the recreated sconces were re-installed to original
locations in the main auditorium, while the remainder were used in
the upgraded public areas of the Theater. The link above to
the Saenger Theatre shows just a few of the fixtures recreated by
Seraphim Studios. |
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Balcony
fixture, Saenger Theater, Hattiesburg, MS: Another
portion of the Saenger project involved restoration of nine medium
sized hanging chandeliers. This is one of three octagonal 3-tier
fixtures, each approximately 18" x 36" in overall dimensions,
which were restored in the balcony of the main auditorium. Original
glazing, removed from the main chandelier (see below), was used to
repair damages to these fixtures. Original glass was also used to
repair two hexagonal 3-tier fixtures, approximately 4' x 2' in overall
dimension, which originally hung in the lobby of the Theater. These
lobby lights were moved to either side of the stage in the main auditorium
as part of the restoration of the building. The final four fixtures
re-done in this portion of the project were not originally part of
the Theater. These fixtures were removed from an area church of about
the same vintage as the Saenger, and were utilized as new lobby lighting
for the theater after refinishing of the paint work and re-glazing
with the same glass as was used in the main chandelier. |
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Main
Chandelier, Saenger Theater, Hattiesburg, Mississippi: Literally
the geographic centerpiece of the main auditorium of the 1929 Saenger
Theater, the main chandelier stands over twelve feet tall, is approximately
six feet wide, and weighs more than a ton. Raised and lowered on
a manual winch, this fixture had sustained significant damage throughout
the years, resulting in a large number of broken and inappropriately
matched replacement pieces when the restoration was begun. Given
the damage, the decision was made to completely reglaze this fixture.
The closest possible match with what was deemed to be the original
glass - both in color and in light transmission - was a commercial
white-over-clear flashed glass manufactured by the Desag Company
of Germany.
This portion of the project involved the complete removal from the hanging fixture of some 500+ individual component pieces of glass, re-cutting in the studio of each of these pieces, and the re-installation into the hanging fixture of each replacement piece. To provide an idea of the scale of this fixture, it should be noted that the center arched pane of the top-most tier measures 14" x 39", while the trapezoidal outer panes of the same tier measure 40" x 6" x 34". |
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Flower
Fairies, Studio Samples, Hattiesburg, Mississippi: These
lovely ladies are samples of smaller items that can be made using
the copper foil method. Currently, they are serving as shop samples
within Seraphim Studios, LLC. |
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