I created this window for a beautiful Richmond, Virginia, home around 2005.

Always searching for new design possibilities for my beveling techniques, I decided to design this window to follow the lines of the home’s architecture.

The owner requested that the window provide a certain level of privacy, so I glue-chipped and beveled clear 1/4-inch glass for the background and beveled 3/8″ glass for the accents.

This window was on the second floor along a hallway leading to some bedrooms. As one climbed the stairs and turned the corner, it came alive as a jewel in the semi-dark area.

I have often seen art glass as a surprise element in older architecture.

This window was one of my contributions.