Willowdale Church Alberta Rose Windows – Sunnybrook Farm Museum

Filed under Church Windows, Repairs, Restorations, Windows by on July 20, 2024 at 5:50 pm {one comment}

These 2 existing Alberta Rose windows that were in the Willowdale Church required lots of repairs with some new replacement glass, new 3/4 inch zinc frames, cleaning and polishing. They are now installed in the Willowdale Zion Presbyterian Church located at the Sunnybrook Farm Museum in Red Deer Alberta.

These windows measured approximately 26 inches wide by 57 inches high cathedral shaped. They were installed behind new double paned glass. The church after being moved some 50 ks from SE of Red Deer in September of 2021 required a lot of restorations and renovations.

Do to some medical issues we have been away from our studio for sometime, but after a hip replacement for Bob, we are slowly getting back to working in our studio.

 

The following 2 photos show the damage that we had to restore on one of the above windows

Designer and original artist unknown – restorations and repairs by Flory & Bob Wilkins

Sunnybrook Farm Museum – Willowdale Church Gladious Windows

Filed under Church Windows, Uncategorized, Windows by on February 19, 2024 at 5:30 pm {one comment}

We started the 6 originial church window restorations with the 2 Gladious Windows. After removing the old zinc frames they both needed much cleaning using Kwik Clean and then polished with Clarity along with new 3/4 inch zinc frames. It took some time with our came bender to get the cathedral top portion bent correctly to fit exactly to the glass window.

One had a cracked piece of background glass on the bottom right and we simply foiled and soldered that piece together as we were unable to obtain matching replacement glass.

All of the windows measured approximately 26 inches wide by 57 inches high catherdral shaped. We had to be very careful not to remove or destroy the etchings on the bottom left hand side, during the restoration process.

Both of these windows were then installed in their original locations in the front of the church by one of their very experienced craftsman employed by Shunda Consulting Construction & Management Ltd.

 

Designer and Original Artist Unknown

Sunnybrook Farm Museum – Willowdale Zion Presbyterian Church

Filed under Church Windows, Commemorative, Windows by on October 18, 2023 at 5:30 pm {no comments}

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Update re: Old Came Window Restoration 2022

Filed under Canadiana, Old Came Windows, Old Came Windows, Repairs, Restorations by on September 18, 2022 at 5:30 pm {one comment}

Our client has now installed the restored window into a very old building that she has turned into a wonderful workshop and studio. The location is NE of Halkirk, Alberta and her company’s name is Woolgathering.

Congratulations to Carmen, who persevered to take an old run down building and turn it into a very warm and welcoming studio for her business.

Here are 3 pictures, one of the building as was, then the redone interior along with the restored came window now installed back into the 1910 building.

 

 

Door & Transom Windows 2021

Filed under Featured, New Windows, Windows by on December 8, 2021 at 5:30 pm {no comments}

A few years ago our clients lived in Southern Alberta and were selling their home, with the intent to build a new craftsman style home west of Rocky Mtn. House. They had designed the sidelight and door panels and commissioned us to build them which they would eventually install in their new handmade front door.

Unfortunately due to the effects of the virus COVID-19, substantial time delays were encountered and it took approximately 3 years for this commission to be completed and to be finally installed in their new home front door.

The five panels were constructed using zinc H round came edged with a flat Zinc border came. The glass used varied from English Muffle’s, Oceanside/Spectrum’s, Kokomo’s along with strategically placed 1 inch square bevels.

The first picture shows this very beautiful handmade door from inside their home.

The second picture below shows the panels with daylight coming through them.

The last photo is the outside view of this very elegant front door.

Stained glass panels designed by our clients and fabricated by Bob & Flory Wilkins

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