Broken Painted Front Door (Linda)
Glasgow, West End
2012
Private
A large domestic painted glass panel in an Edwardian front door. The glass broke when the door slammed shut in the wind | ![Broken glass Broken glass](../images/img_1/scots001.jpg) |
A new piece of glass was cut to size from an old salvaged pane of Victorian glass that we had kept from a previous job. Fablon was stuck onto the glass and the design traced on and carefully cut out by hand. | ![Drawing the image Drawing the image](../images/img_1/scots002.jpg) |
The trace line was then painted, and the fablon carefully removed. | ![Painting the trace Painting the trace](../images/img_1/scots003.jpg) |
The first kiln firing of seven firings. | ![Firing the glass Firing the glass](../images/img_1/scots004.jpg) |
The colour was added in layers of oil and water paint (enamel) with each layer being fired at 700 degrees Celsius. | ![Adding enamel Adding enamel](../images/img_1/scots005.jpg) |
Slowly the colours and the painting began to take shape. | ![Painting Painting](../images/img_1/scots006.jpg) |
More colours = more firing | ![Firing the glass Firing the glass](../images/img_1/scots007.jpg) |
Detail of the painted yacht scene before the yellow stain was added. | ![Detail Detail](../images/img_1/scots009.jpg) |
The colour of the enamels were very different before and after firing. The brown paint shown here, fired dark green. | ![Before firing Before firing](../images/img_1/scots010.jpg) |
Similarly, the colour of the yellow stain changed considerably in the kiln. (Detail before firing) | ![Detail Detail](../images/img_1/scots011.jpg) |
At all times the new panel on the LHS was compared with the colour and tone of the original broken glass on the RHS. | ![Before and after Before and after](../images/img_1/scots012.jpg) |
The finished door panel in situ. | ![After restoration After restoration](../images/img_1/scots013.jpg) |
The finished new door panel. | ![After restoration After restoration](../images/img_1/scots014.jpg) |
Detail of the finished panel. | ![After restoration After restoration](../images/img_1/scots015.jpg) |
The finished door panel from the outside. | ![After restoration After restoration](../images/img_1/scots016.jpg) |
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