British Columbia Provincial Window

This vignette is a replica of the BC Provincial Window in the House of Commons, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario. Its dimensions are 4" x 17". This is one fused panel which has been kiln fired 3 times as 3 different techniques were employed requiring different temperature programs each firing time; first fire is the initial colour glass fuse, 2nd fire is the tracing (heavier black lines) fire, and thirdly, the shade fire. I was not involved in the creation of the initial House of Commons windows but I have always loved them and found so much inspiration from them. Our company is fortunate to still have the original cartoons from over 40 years ago. Therefore, I felt they needed to be pieced together and photographed for our records. In doing this, I envisioned portable examples of the provincial flowers. Here was my chance to experience those creations on a smaller scale.

• fused glass
• high fire paint