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Amy McCarthy
Sep 9, 20111 min read
Open Studios day 5
I then went on to cut 4 small Winter Village scenes, ready to be painted soon and tried to repair a beautiful teasel panel I have We had...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 8, 20111 min read
Open Studios Day 4
Day 4, second blog post, wonky I know! Anyway yesterday I blogged about how I had cut all the glass for the mermaid window, today I have...
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Amy McCarthy
Sep 7, 20111 min read
A Warm Open Studios Welcome!
Open Studios is in full swing! In the 3 days we have been open to the public we have had 20 visitors, which I am pretty pleased with! So,...
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Amy McCarthy
Aug 21, 20111 min read
Home improvements, home coming and a new project for Open Studios
My family and I escaped the long over due building work on our house last week and travelled to Norfolk to meet my new niece for the...
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Amy McCarthy
Jul 17, 20111 min read
Trees, fields and grasses in glass!
I was struck by the history of the house and I wanted this to be reflected in the windows;Newton St Cyres has a wonderful arboretum with...
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Amy McCarthy
Jul 13, 20111 min read
A special commemorative piece
The brief was to incorporate the children’s names and the motifs of tear drops and butterflies. The clients chose the glass and we tried...
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Amy McCarthy
Jun 11, 20111 min read
How long does it take to make a stained glass window?
I am always being asked how long my work takes to make, so I thought I would document the process on a straight forward piece, a front...
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Amy McCarthy
May 24, 20111 min read
Packaging up some exclusive designs for a new Scottish Gallery.
For several months now I have been working on some exclusive designs for a new gallery opening in Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland called...
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Amy McCarthy
May 1, 20111 min read
Fishy sky lights
I have just got back from installing 2 sky light panels to a wonderful apartment over looking the sea in Sidmouth . My client’s led them...
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Amy McCarthy
Mar 17, 20112 min read
Near disaster, a big finish and a small award
Today was my scheduled day to finish a large panel I have been working on for (all stages of it being made and details are on previous...
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Amy McCarthy
Mar 10, 20111 min read
Going down Memory Lane
They were very pleased with it and said, “….it looks fabulous! Hopefully mum will be over the moon…Thanks everso much for doing this, its...
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Amy McCarthy
Mar 4, 20112 min read
Getting stuck into something big!
Way back in Autumn 2010 I started discussing a large window commission to be fitted into a double glazed unit for a family in...
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Amy McCarthy
Feb 25, 20111 min read
back in one piece, modelled by my faithful assistant!
This slideshow requires JavaScript. #lead #window #design #commission #AmyMccarthy #bespoke #stainedglass #restoration #handmade #Devon...
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Amy McCarthy
Jan 31, 20111 min read
A very English Mermaid
I have just finished a front door transom light for a lovely family in Exmouth. They have been renovating their Victorian terrace and my...
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Amy McCarthy
Jan 20, 20111 min read
Rip it up and start again
Taking a window apart is a dangerous activity, old windows used all sorts of nasty compounds and chemicals in the cement and lead starts...
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Amy McCarthy
Jan 8, 20111 min read
A big feature in a lovely glossy magazine!
This slideshow requires JavaScript. #panel #lead #window #design #guildofmastercraftsmen #howtomake #commission #Exeter #project...
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Amy McCarthy
Jan 3, 20111 min read
A Moorland Scene for a Peak District Home
I was contacted recently by a customer on Folksy who wished me to adapt a previous Dartmoor design she l First of all I cut the glass...
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Amy McCarthy
Dec 31, 20101 min read
Lotus Panel Tryptic
The design brief was to create lotus flower panels to fit with the colour scheme of the new kitchen and I have used light grey and green...
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Amy McCarthy
Oct 25, 20102 min read
Another finished window!
A lovely couple from near Hereford came to pick up their finished panel today, they were on holiday in Devon for the weekend, so I had to...
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Amy McCarthy
Oct 18, 20101 min read
A panel for my house and one for Exeter Cathedral!
I have re All of our upstairs windows have these lights above the doors and I am slowly working my way around the house! On the 25th...
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