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Sunlight and Stained Glass Design

by Stephen Byrne on September 25, 2009

The light was heavenly here the other day – just as David was working on a water-colour design in our stained glass Studio #2 …

Careful readers will see that “The Hereford Saga” has been silent for some months. Yes, our work on completing the full-sized design was mysteriously stopped by some factor (or factors) beyond and outside of our control! But readers will be glad to know that we have recently been able to re-start our work. And right [...]

Valentine’s Day

by Stephen Byrne on February 5, 2009

Yes, we’re men. Yes, we climb up scaffolding as nimbly as gazelles. But we’re also Sensitive Souls. We don’t just design and make huge sets of stained glass windows for a sprawling 18th century mansion on the shores of Lake Geneva. We also paint the small, delicate and lovely things in Life. And, with Valentine’s [...]

The Broken Stained Glass Crest Part 1: D.O.A.

by Stephen Byrne on January 21, 2009

The man’s voice was husky on the telephone: “Williams & Byrne? The Williams & Byrne? I need your help! Now! Pronto!” I opened my top drawer and reached deftly for my badger. During these days of extra-curricula financial mayhem, it doesn’t do to venture far without one.

The Hereford Saga Part 2: The Owl and the Brief

by Stephen Byrne on December 13, 2008

First-time visitors, click here to start at the beginning of this bizarre tale of stained glass design … It was P.R. Exec. #1 who broke the silence: “Where did you say that this new stained glass window was going?”

Are you new here? Well, for the story so far, you must click here! … Our Public Relations team looked shocked. Anyone would have thought that we’d dismissed them and moved to a different Agency. Or (much the same thing) that a particularly terrifying prophecy in the Book of Revelation had come to pass. What on [...]