Michelle searching through her glass to find just the right colors of opal antique glass

Some of the colors to be used in the windows

Michelle puts sheets of glass on the window-sill glass palette

Some of the blues to be used in the composition

Michelle choosing the hot colors

Michelle inks in the pattern to create the full-size cartoon for the stained glass ark doors

Some of the glass we will be using for the ark door windows

First pieces of the window are laid out on a duplicate pattern as cutting proceeds.

Michelle in the glass cutting room

Michelle in the cutting room

Progress on the first of two main sanctuary ark doors

Michelle scores a piece while cutting glass for the ark doors

Progress to date on the first door panel

Michelle at work

Michelle cutting glass

Michelle places last piece of composition

Left ark door panel for main sanctuary

Michelle in the cutting room

Second main sanctuary ark door begins cutting

Working on the area around the “shin”

Michelle looks at the lay out of cut pieces for main sanctuary ark doors

Pieces laid out in preparation for assembly

Pieces begin the assembly of the main sanctuary windows

Assembly continues as pieces are added

First main sanctuary door assembly complete up to blue pieces awaiting sandblasting

Laying out to blue pieces in preparation for sandblasting

Laying out the blue pieces

Michelle works on the pattern for the small chapel doors

First pieces of small chapel ark doors are laid out as cutting begins

Cutting proceeds

Lay out grows

Michelle woks on cutting out the chapel ark doors amid a sea of scrap glass

Cutting nearly complete on the left chapel ark door

David works on the assembly of the main sanctuary ark doors

Partial construction of second main sanctuary ark door

David working on assembly

Busy hands

One step forward, two steps back. Redesigning and recutting continues.

Michelle places cut pieces on a second copy of the pattern, in preparation for assembly

The second main sanctuary ark door continues to grow as assembly proceeds

Partial assembly of main sanctuary ark door panel

Cutting nearly complete on two chapel ark doors

Michelle cutting final pieces for the chapel ark doors

Pieces laid out in preparation for sandblasting

Chapel door panel pieces laid out in preparation for sandblating

Partial asembly of chapel ark door

Building the crates

Windows placed horizontally in crates

Windows in crates are hoisted to the table top

Once cleaned, the windows in their crates are stood up vertically

The main sanctuary ark doors

Michelle with the main sanctuary ark doors

Late afternoon light filters thtough the main sanctuary ark doors

Two sets of ark door panels ready for delivery

Cutting continues on chapel door window

Chapel door pieces laid out as Michelle begins cutting glass for the Chapel door window.

Michele cutting glass for the chapel door window.

Chapel door window fully assembled and soldered on one side, awaiting glazing.

The chapel door window photographed in ambient light.

The chapel door window.

All windows in crates ready for delivery

Windows and tools are loaded into a truck for transport from our Sherwood Ranch studio to Santa Rosa, Ca