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Stained Glass Panel -
Specifications:
I like the soft& hand-drawn-like leaded lines of copper-foil method. The size of individual piece may be very small and super details can be made if necessary.
Stained glass panels are rarely used to be exposed directly to outside weather. In most cases, a clear hardened glass is positioned next to the stained glass on the side facing outside. The reason of using a separate clear glass is the security and the fire-prevention law therefore, the stained glass can be kept in good condition for a long time and there is no need for rebuilding every 15 to 30 years which may be the case for lead-came panels exposed directly to dirty outside atmosphere.(can you imagine rebuilding copper-foiled panels every 15 years? )
Copper-foiled panels can be reinforced sufficiently without extruding reinforcing members. It is better not to use extruding reinforcing members so that they can be seen from both sides. A window panel can be seen best from inside at day time and from outside at night time when the inside room is lit. The largest stained glass i made in copper-foil technique is 2 m x 8 m(6 ft x 24 ft) split into 16 panels. The largest single stained glass panel i made in copper-foil technique is 80 cm x 160 cm(2.6 ft x 5.3 ft) which was reinforced intensively, but all reinforcing materials were inbedded in leaded lines, no extrusion at all on the surface. The last reason and may be the largest reason is i am not very good at handling cames.
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