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Designed and fabricated an
Ascension window for Union Gospel Church, Newark, NJ. The window
is 25 feet tall. The window faces south and receives direct
sunlight during Sunday services. Dense glass was selected to
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Designed and
fabricated a European-style
window of fully painted stained glass, in December 2002 and installed at Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church (RC) of Elizabeth, NJ.
It depicts St. Francis of Assisi removing Christ from the cross,
after a painting by Bartolome Esteban Murillo.
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Designed and fabricated
a memorial
for 9/11 victims for Midwood Jewish Center, Brooklyn. In
particular, the window honors Lisa Weinstein, a member of the Jewish
Center. Design by Al Husted. Fabrication by Ted Kaufman.
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Co-designed
and fabricated four round lights
in transom window, total 100" by 60", for Koiwa Shion
Church, Tokyo, Japan.
The birds are fused white glass in 3-D origami shapes, with one
wing leaded into the windows and the remainder of the bird standing
out from the plane of the windows. Akko Nishimura designed the windows.
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Restoration
of a Zettler Studio window in St. Luke's Lutheran Church on Manhattan's
Westside. The stone tracery failed, so the window had to be
removed, restored and replaced in a repaired setting.
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Restored stencil
painted windows 1870's. Brooklyn church. Large sections of two
lancets were missing or broken. We recreated the original
design by silk screen and fired paint. Complete re-lead.
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Design for synagogue
window. Jewish Origins has etched flash glass and painted
and stained images of The Torah, 10 Commandments, Menorah and names of
the 12 Tribes. The dove symbolizes the Word of God if pointed down
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Designed and fabricated
new windows for St.
George's Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, Father Glenworth Miles Pastor.
The windows
are next to seven Tiffany
Studio windows. We used numerous Tiffany techniques
so the windows would fit the overall decorative scheme of the
church.
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Designed and fabricated twelve windows, each representing a tribe of Israel for
Netivot Israel Synagogue, Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY. Fused
glass in light boxes. Each 14" by 78". This is a
partial view of three.
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Designed and
fabricated several windows for Humbleway Church in Queens. We do not have to
compromise beauty to meet a modest budget.
For Humbleway, we did windows of Jesus and
David as shepherds. with simple quarry background and more expensive
glass in the central figures.
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Fabricated life-size Our Lady of Guadeloupe window
with abundance of roses in
keeping with the Mexican legend. 30" by
70". It was commissioned by a religious retreat in Connecticut. It is lead came except for the
roses which are copper foiled. The face and hands are
traditional fired stained glass paints. The aura is silver
stained. Stars on the blue shawl are gold leaf. Rita
Cosentino was the painter and designer.
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Etched glass is a good,
inexpensive alternative that allows maximum light while obscuring the
view as much as is desired.
Top image is mostly clear and bottom image is mostly etched.
Etched glass can be tempered for entry doors and other areas where
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Etched glass is a good,
inexpensive alternative that allows maximum light while obscuring the
view as much as is desired.
Top image is mostly clear and bottom image is mostly etched.
Etched glass can be tempered for entry doors and other areas where
safety is a factor.
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We recently
restored the large Resurrection window, Bridge Street AWME Church,
Brooklyn.
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Restoration of large
window 1890's. Bridge Street AWME Church, Brooklyn. Sections of robe
are five plates deep. Acid etched flashed glass in red robe. Face
is two layers, enamels on one and traditional paints on the other.
Window was bowed out 8" off
perpendicular. Albert Studio completely re-leaded
window. Armando Tlaseca was primary craftsman for re-lead.
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Designed and fabricated
this
small 12" by 12" memorial to Krystalnacht. It has won prizes and
mentions in several Holocaust art competitions.
Al Husted is designer and painter.
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Fabricated six
life-size Life of Christ windows to be included in two 30 foot tall altar windows for
Our Saviour's Church, Lagos,
Nigeria. David Dale designed.
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Designed and fabricated
main entry transom for Our Saviour's Church, Lagos, Nigeria. On the dove
are representations of African national flags.
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Fabricated six
windows in basket weave design, used interstitially with life-size images in
Our Saviour's Church, Lagos,
Nigeria.
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Designed and fabricated eight new windows complementing the Byzantine
architecture of St. Francis of Paola, Brooklyn.
Each window contains a round, painted medallion of a
saint. Here are three of the painted saints. The windows are 28" by 70".
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Designed and fabricated
economically priced
descending dove and cross window for a small church in Harlem.
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Designed and fabricated eight moderately priced choir windows for a small church in
Brooklyn
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For churches and temples on tight budgets, we
design new stained glass that is moderately priced.
We made three altar windows, one pictured here, plus eight side
windows (below), for a small church in Brooklyn. The round windows are
48" diameter.
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The pastor wanted a modern window but with traditionally painted and
stained praying hands in a medallion.
Al Husted designed and painted the window.
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Designed and fabricated
eight small windows (about 16" by 32") for Jewish prayer
room at Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn. The windows were a gift
from members of the hospital staff.
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