Stained Glass California Sea Gull Skylight

Mrs. B. contacted me regarding a skylight that had been closed out in a previous remodel of her home. She resides in a now Historical area in La Jolla and wanted to re-do the skylight. She wanted to use stained glass amber rondels like the ones in antique cabinet doors she had stored away. I suggested a center medallion with a theme..............anything she would like. Living in La Jolla with that breathtaking view of the ocean and shore, she decided a California Sea Gull would be most appropriate. After a few designs, the drawing above was chosen. Reinforcing the stained glass was a challenge because we did not want to interrupt the design with the steel bars running behind the rondels. Gluechip glass was chosen for its obscurity as background to hide the halogen lamp strip lighting the skylight.