Inspired by a friend’s visit to Guinness in Dublin – welcome to our Wonderful World of Gilroy here in sunny Vancouver. Unfortunately, the famous John Gilroy doesn’t work here, however mine is a legend in his own lunchtime……. #gilroystainedglass #masterglasspainters #stainedglass  #authenticstainedglass #stainedglassartist #glasspainting

This is the part of stained glass that most people are more familiar with; John is fabricating all the painted and kiln fired pieces together to make the window. #gilroystainedglass #masterglasspainters #stainedglass  #authenticstainedglass #stainedglassartist #glasspainting

Painting Adam and Eve’s disembodied legs. Just another day at the office…….

Designing “Creation” John painting “Creation” “Creation”, completed, on the easel for one last check over After a relaxing Thanksgiving we’re back hard at work in the studio. The project is underway for my sequence of twelve water colour designs for a church in Langley, BC.  It’s so rewarding seeing John at the easel bringing my concept […]

  I hope you are all enjoying this lovely weather! I’m having fun finishing the full size drawing (known in the biz as the “cartoon”) for the first window in a sequence for St Joseph’s, Langley. The first stage of the process was the scaled water colour design, and now the cartoon is an interesting combination […]

I had a little fun with this cute inscription this week, although the tiny letters almost left me cross-eyed! The client wanted his and his wife’s initial along with an indication of the third member of their family. It is being included within the restoration of a pair of approximately 100 year old residential windows […]

“Seahorse” (detail) Our seahorse is finally home! Installed today in the entryway of a beautiful new build by the sea, our window adds colour, warmth and interest as you enter the front door and is perfectly in keeping with the amazing view of the sea shore as you continue through into the living room. There […]

  So delighted to have just installed the last section of the Our Lady of the Atonement window at St. Joseph the Worker in Richmond! This 115 square foot window encompasses four sections of authentic stained glass, including traditional glass painting, staining and kiln firing. The design centrally depicts Our Lady of the Atonement with […]

New Year, new interesting project! I’m really enjoying creating this window for a home by the sea, at the moment it’s up on the easel being painted. Never having drawn or painted a seahorse before, I did a bit of research. I had no idea that there are so many species in such variety and […]

Faces, particularly, illustrate the depth and complexity of the painting techniques we use – a mix of traditional and new that we have blended and honed to create a style all of our own. We draw and paint every detail by hand, using the point of a needle for extremely fine work. We have innovated […]

  Our project for the head office of Cascade Metals is completed and installed! This was a very enjoyable piece to design and create – I’m almost sorry to see it leave the studio……but happy to have it installed in its rightful place.  When I started to design the project, the “flow” of what I […]

  Happy New Year! It’s great to be back in the studio working on the latest window for Sacred Heart Cathedral in Kamloops. It depicts Saint André Bessette and I wanted to show you the detail of the head on the easel.  We needed to approach this figure as a portrait as there are existing […]

  We are really excited to unveil our new video! The Art of Stained Glass It’s filmed in collaboration with Cascade Metals who fabricate and supply the high quality lead and solder that we use. We featured the stages that went into creating our recent three window project which explores themes of good fortune, honour and longevity […]

  In Chinese culture the bat is considered a symbol of happiness and joy. Pictured is one of our decorative bats on the easel with a peach which represents longevity and unity. It’s been fascinating delving into the symbolism and cultural significance of multiple flora and fauna for our latest residential project. Getting the right decorative […]

  We’re really enjoying working on our current project for a beautiful Shaughnessy home in Vancouver built by Euro Canadian Construction. The three entrance way windows explore themes important to the family originally from China; symbolism for longevity, prosperity and strength of the family unit. Pictured on the easel is a section of the lotus […]

  We really enjoyed this recent project with Jamie Banfield Interiors; we were asked to create three leaded panels for the lovely cabinet doors supplied by Jamie for a kitchen in a Vancouver residence.  Our custom design was Art Nouveau inspired to blend with other design elements within the home, and we chose a lightly […]

We really enjoy working to commission. It’s not to every artist’s taste, but we find it fascinating how a project evolves from the jump point suggested by a client or by our interaction with the client.  A perfect example is this recent two window commission for a residence in Richmond; our client loves the view […]

Another beautiful article by The Creators Vancouver, featuring our St. Cecilia window in memory of a very special couple. http://creatorsvancouver.com/cecilias-window/

                                      John was off again earlier this week for another installation, this time only as far as Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kamloops – what we now think of as a short 4 hour drive! He installed two new […]

I was recently asked about the installation at First Presbyterian Church, Edmonton, which John completed over 6 weeks this summer – I was gently reminded that I had promised a post with more details! So, apologies for the delay….here we go…. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all involved in this project […]