Inspired by the ornamental glass designs of Louis Sullivan and Purcell and Elmslie, these windows were commissioned for a home here in Oakland where a balance of privacy and light transmission was desired. I localized the design by creating an oak and acorn motif rather than the acanthus leaf favored by Sullivan. By using lead came instead of copper foil, these windows took considerably longer to build, but the result was truer to the work of Louis Millet, the glass artist who helped Sullivan develop his designs.

The design drawn to scale.

Carrie cutting and numbering each piece.

Just before their final cementing and patina.

The completed windows installed.