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In 2023 we made these 4 items which were commissioned gifts for the Order of the Eastern Star.
The Alberta Rose measures approximately 6 inches wide by 7 inches high. The border was a clear crackle glass.
The following Pink Lily Flower is about 5 inches wide by 6 inches high
We made 2 of these Montana State Flowers, the Bitterroot, which measure 6 x 6 inches.
Alberta Rose Design by Flory & Bob Wilkins
Lily Design by Nataliia Stained Glass
Montana Bitterroot Design by Carolyn Kyle
The Sunnybrook Farm Museum is located north of the Bower Mall in Red Deer Alberta.
Here is the link to the Sunnybrook Farm Museum.
http://www.sunnybrookfarmmuseum.ca/
The picture below is of the Willowdale Zion Presbyterian Church at its new home on the museum grounds.
The photo below is of the church SE of Red Deer prior to it being moved in November of 2021 to the museum site.
In the fall of 2021 Shunda Consulting & Construction Management Ltd contacted us regarding the moving of the Willowdale Zion Presbyterian Church from it’s rural location SE of Red Deer Alberta to the museum site. The church had 6 cathedral shaped stained glass windows measuring some 26 inches wide by 57 inches high and they wanted our input regarding how these windows could be preserved while they moved the church some 50 + kilometers. The church was moved in November 2021 and we were commissioned to do the work on the windows.
Subsequent to this the museum had donors that were very interested in putting 4 more new stained glass windows in the church once it was restored at the museum site. The donors gave us their ideas and we proceeded from there.
After the church was safely moved onto a new basement, lots of interior and exterior work was required, including all new windows.
It took many months and many trips from our studio here in Innisfail to Red Deer, to do all of this with the last new window just completed and installed in October 2023.
Stay tuned for the existing window restorations and the designs and construction of the 4 new windows.
The Wild Bird Store in Calgary has commenced their fund raiser for the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society and the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Recovery. This is your opportunity to win a stained Glass Chickadee panel donated by us or a Squirrel Buster Bird feeder + 5.5 lbs. Medium Sunflower Chips donated by Brome Feeders & Chin Ridge Seeds.
Here is the poster information:
The Wild Bird Store in Calgary are now selling tickets at a cost of $2.00 per ticket.
100 % of the proceeds will be split 50-50 between the above 2 mentioned Wildlife Societies.
Do not be concerned if you do not live in the Calgary area. Should you win our stained glass panel or the feeder/seed prizes they will be shipped to you where ever you live.
Here is the link to purchase your tickets and help these 2 charities, with 100 % of your dollars going to help these 2 wildlife charities that have been in existence for some 30 years.
https://www.wildbirdstore.ca/event/19963/
The Wild Bird Store and Windows of the West Stained Glass would appreciate your participation for this worth while cause.
Thank You
The City of Calgary in 2022 designated the Black Capped Chickadee as the Official Bird of Calgary, which prompted us to make and donate this panel which measures about 13 inches in diameter. with a 1/2 inch zinc frame.
We donated this panel to The Wild Bird Store located at 5901-3rd St. SE, Calgary Alberta. Their plan is to auction off the panel for the stores anniversary which will be on Saturday September 30, 2023.
They intend on selling tickets and will start advertising this in their August and September newsletters to get people excited about the event. All of the proceeds will be split between Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society and Alberta Institute for Wildlife Recovery. These are very worth while causes and we hope that the results from ticket sales will benefit their organizations.
The Wild Bird Store also sells other stained glass birds, butterflies and night lights that we supply to them.
Here is the link to their website https://www.wildbirdstore.ca/
Designed by Brian McMillan and Lucinda Doran – Birds of North America Volume 1 – published by Walrus Publications
This Peak design was a commission from the Order of Eastern Star as a gift for The Most Worthy Grand Matron from the USA. It was presented to her at the Alberta Grand Chapter meeting held in early June at Olds Alberta. This suncatcher measures approximately 6 1/2 inches wide by 6 1/2 inches high. We had a beautiful piece of Youghiogheny art glass #1567, from which we used and matched the design across the suncatcher, adding bevels and inserting our Alberta Rose.
Original Design by George Shannon & Pat Torlen published in their book titled Stained Glass Projects and Patterns, modified by Flory Wilkins