We were honored when St. Catherine’s approached us to design and build a new window to match the rest of their sanctuary windows. The originals were designed by O’Duggan studios in Boston, and each depicts a different story from the Bible. Father Chris chose the story of Jesus washing Peter’s feet, and Dennis started sketching from there.

The biggest challenge was ensuring that the new window matched the old. We did multiple iterations of the design, playing with the number of pieces, the size of the figures and the background elements. From there, we started looking at colors, color balance, contrast and focus. We lined up glass samples in our studio to make the first choices. And then brought them to the church to make the final selection.

The figures stretch across two-panels, and are painted in a simple style, against a backdrop of bright colors and shapes. The panels are further surrounded by large blocks of (stunningly beautiful) blue and red glass, handmade to this day by Lambert’s glass in Germany.

Our trial and error paid off, and the new window fits right in with the old. Kudos to Dennis for his attention to detail throughout. The client is thrilled and so are we.