Michelle inventories the glass in preparation for placing the order to the distributor in New York.

Inking in the full-size pattern.

Michelle assigns each space on the pattern a color.

Michelle is working on the full-size pattern, choosing colors and cutting pieces.

Michelle scores a piece of glass, working right over the pattern.

Laying out the pieces on a second copy of the pattern.

Cutting continues and…

…the windows grow.

The left door is laid out on a table as Michelle cuts the glass.

Michelle lays a completed piece on the second pattern.

Michelle examines the lay pout out for the right door panel.

Pieces of the right door panel laid out during glass cutting.

Michelle cuts a piece out on the light table.

Right hand panel, cutting completed.

Michelle checks the completed door for changes.

Fine tuning the colors.

Michelle and David make final adjustments to the bending form inside the drop down kiln.

David and Michelle clean the glass pieces .

David and Michelle prepare the bending form and the glass pieces for firing.

Michelle puts the finishing touches on the glass pieces while David papers the bending form.

Inside Rainbow Art Glass, Michelle works on cleaning a panel prior to loading into the kiln.

Completed assembly of one of the smaller panels.

Pieces of one panel, returned from the kiln await assembly in the Sherwood Ranch studio.

A panel rests on the inverse board, ready for soldering and glazing on the reverse side.

Phil Teefy, one of the grandfathers of modern kiln forming, in his workshop at Rainbow Art Glass, in Sacramento.

David checks out last night’s firing before opening the kiln entirely.

David examines a completed firing, before removing from the kiln.

Some window pieces slumped inside the cooling kiln.

Michelle peeks into the kiln to assess the results from last night’s firing.

The last pieces formed to the specified radius cooling in the kiln.

Michelle, ready to carry out the last panel, after firing the drop down kiln in Sacramento for the final time.

working on the assembly of the 48” 48” panel

David working on the assemly of the 48” x 48” panel

4’ x 4’ panel completed assembly

the 48” x 48” panel on the inverse board, turned over for soldering and glazing.

Beginning the assembly of a panel traversing 48” of bend.

Michelle works on the assembly of a panel.

Getting stared on an asssembly

Early morning, soldering the 4 x 4.

Large window, 4 x 4 soldered and glazed.

Michelle works on glazing the 4 x 4 while David work on the assembly of another panel.

Panel number three half assembled.

Panels in various stages of glazing.

Panels awaiting asembly.

Panel number three assembly complete

Beginning of assembly of panel number one, the most intricate panel.

Panels awaiting assembly.

David cleans off the excess putty following the glazing of a panel.

Michelle works on glazing the back of a panel, while another panel is being assembled on the convex table.

Two panels on the outside deck for glazing.

A horizontal panel being worked on outside.

David finishes the glazing for a front sde.

Michelle cleans a panel before being turned over to finish the back side.

Completed assembly in the studio.

Michelle applies putty to the back surface of a panel.

David sets a piece into place in order to check the fit.

David using the glass grinder to make small adjustments to the pieces during the assembly process.

David carefully adds a piece the assembly.

One of the horizontal panels completely assembled.

Assembly in progress.

Michelle begins glazing an intricate panel.

Windows laid out. Preparing to reinforce the windows with temporary steel bars.

The final panel to be assembled.

Michelle cleans and puts final touches on a panel.

Michelle glazes the backside of a panel.

A window panel with temporary steel bars tied to the surface.

Cabinets filled with window panels, each on its own board.

Sunrise in Nebraska

David checks the load

Truck stop in Iowa

Motel in Illinois

Cities

Silos

The Chambray Inn, Lee MA., with our load parked safely in front.

The Congregational Church in Lee, MA

Michelle poses with our truck and load in the parking lot at Temple Shalom.

Here is the job site with the ark, as we found it upon arriving

Outside our apartment on Beaumont St., where we stayed during the installation.

Here we are in our Air B and B, in Newton after having delivered the windows and set up our tools.

Michelle examines the ark doors prior to the beginning of the install of the glass.

David and Paul discuss the method for the installation of the glass pieces to the steel frames.

Michelle closely looks at the first panels, checking for fit.

Ark with one door of glass completely installed.

Sydney lays out the hardware for the beginning of the installation of the windows to the second door frame.

David prepares the door frame with shims and foam tape.

David sets the first panel into the left door frame.

Sydney assists David and Michelle with setting the final panel.

Michelle tests the door for ease of opening once the glass has been installed.

Both doors shown without lighting.

The doors illuminated by one small portable halogen work light.

The completed ark

Detail of stained glass from inside the ark.

Michelle applies finishing touches to the outside of the ark.

Michelle does final cleaning of the glass from the inside of the ark.

Detail of stained glass from inside the ark.

Michelle checks the upper panels.