windows & skylights > cut glass
Definition: Cut glass, also called “wheel engraved” glass, is glass that is carved by a spinning stone or copper wheel, the shape and size of the wheel determining the type of cut. The glass is held above the wheel and, depending on size and weight may be hand-held or suspended on a finely balanced pulley system. When the cuts are polished to bring out the maximum refractory potential in the glass, it is referred to as “brilliant cut.” Susan Wagner Designs LLC is one of the few studios in the United States to offer handmade wheel engraving.
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Neo-Classic Skylight
A dark hallway is illuminated by a formal design of stylized leaves and radiating star. Brilliant-cut into light-diffusing textured glass, and mounted in a bronze frame.
Atherton, California
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Detail of skylight |
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Spring Branches
This fan shaped engraving is in an interior wall in a Japanese-style country home. 48” x 20”
Castroville, California
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The Stair Diamond
A 16-point star catches the sunlight, washing the staircase below in a moving rainbow of color. 30” diameter
Atherton, California
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Wintering Branches #2
The design goal here was to give privacy to a guest bathroom while creating a sense of spaciousness. Susan hand-frosted the background, tapering it to clear above head-height, and allowing a glimpse of the majestic oak outside.
Portola Valley, California
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Wintering Branches #1
Providing both privacy and art, this study of natural forms recreates the effect of sunlight as it plays on winter branches. Window for a guest bath, brilliant-cut on frosted glass, 45” x 16”
Los Altos, California
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Glass Progression |
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