Architectural stained leaded fused glass

Coloured Vision Glass Studios of Tucson, Arizona. A commission only art glass manufacturer, designer. Providing installation, shipping, repair and maintenance. Providing art glass since 1978: Architectural stained glass panels, Architectural fused glass panels, Glass sinks, Glass tiles, Fused, slumped kiln formed glass Glass restoration, Designed, fabricated, installed, shipping worldwide. Coloured -Vision Glass , owned by Karen Painter and Paul Walker for thirty two years In Tucson, Arizona, is a commission only glass studio. The glass studio is located just off Campbell avenue on Hedrick drive one block south of Ft. Lowell. Coloured Vision is capable of supplying architectural stained glass, fused glass -panels and a plethora of other glass products on any scale .Residential and public locations are the primary application of Colured Visions glass products..... Religious or spiritual commissions are sometimes refused due to the narrow focus of design requirements. Designs are never replicated nor copied. What ever need the client has, from contemporary to traditional, brazenly 'on the edge' to quietly reserved, no project is less than perfect in execution The craftsmanship of Coloured Vision's work clings to the centuries of evolution in glass fabrication with no compromise, -yet developing new techniques unparalleled in initiative and daring is vital to thier art. If it is of glass in construction and design, no project is daunting. If your need is -glass tile, glass lighting,, sconces, fused slumped glass sinks, fused counter tops, back splashes in bathroom, kitchen areas, architectural leaded glass panels windows, architectural slumped fused glass panels, European leadlight, textured clear and bevelled glass, glass dinner ware and bowls, glass art objects, or any whimsy imagined, Coloured Vision will not fall short of your needs and imagination. And of course- restoration of deserving stained glass of antiquity no matter how perished is a joy to accomplish, and preserve. As creation and imagination is Coloured Vision's only concern no retailing of materials or teaching hobbyists inhibits these ambitions. Coloured Vision Architectural leaded stained fused glass, has been creating commissioned glass work for thirty one years. Every image on this site of our efforts was designed and fabricated by either Karen or Paul., or both. Restoration has also been an important component of our work. Our work is as far away as Australia. We continue to develop new original products in an art form centuries old. Primarily this site displays a broad range of what can be done with leaded glass, or 'leadlight' as the English refer to stained glass, in a range of homes and public settings. Lately we have done more fused glass than the former due to its growing acceptance, popularity and universal appeal. On a practical level, to which one must occasionally defer, fused glass addresses most security concerns and is sometimes a superior alternative to leadlight, artistically. Fused glass architectural windows and panels, a relatively new concept in stained glass, offers some advantages not achieved with traditional leadlight. One advantage is security. These panels are about one inch thick, bullet proof, and behave similarly to tempered glass. Having no lead came,(we use zinc in stained glass windows) which visually wraps each individual piece of glass throughout leadlight panels, allows in fused panels a greater freedom in artistic design, and of course allows more light transmission yet has greater 'R' values for insulation to temperature extremes. There are few knowledgeable in this highly technical art form, and fewer with the experience needed to successfully fuse various layered colours of glass with; metals such as copper,gold, silver; minerals in powdered form, and not develop serious incompatibility problems. This tension, a manisfitation of inadequate technical procedures translates to inexplicable stress cracks months later or more likely catastrophic failures in the kiln during annealing and cooling cycles. The chemistry of glass and it's physical properties must be a thouroughly acquired knowledge to decipher these events and produce consistant successful results. Now, after many years of carefully documented experimentation we are able to push the physical limits of fused glass with startling consistant perfection. When --creating an entryway the custom door design is sometimes supplied by the Architect and the design of the glass by Coloured Vision. The glass will reflect elements of the Architects design concepts. Coloured Vision also designs both the door plan and glass design. The later being our preference as a more cohesive overall entry unit will result. Most of the images above are designed in total by ColouredVision. Our experience has shown steel to be contemporary compliment to leaded glass. Oak doors usually beckon traditional leaded beveled glass design. Painted doors also ellicit a more contempory approach, but there have been exceptions to this with perfect harmony..