What alerted me to the South Pasadena Art Walk was a post on the Judson Studio FB page. I love this 130 year old family owned company. 
I especially love the fact that they continue to develop and grow. They recently took on a major project, a massive Stain Glass wall in a Church in Leawood Kansas. Here is a short video of part of the process. Throughout the years of this project they shared photos and videos on their FB page, worth going back and taking a look.
Because of this project they needed more space, which they found in walking distance from their century old headquarters.
Leaded glass as door decoration.
The Leawood church forced them into a whole new way of creating stained glass. Working with an expert they moved into the realm of fusing glass, not just painting. This allows for a whole new world of color and vibrancy.
This piece does not need the separation of the lead, but combining the old techniques with the new is part of what Judson is doing today.
They get all kinds of commissions, from private homes, Churches, large public installations. They are often called in to repair old stained glass. The lead gets very weak after 100 years. What is fun is that they have gone back to repair work they had originally installed.
A project they are working on now, for a monastery in Wyoming. The monks are building it all by themselves. They sustain themselves with a beer brewery and a distillery, in Europe it used to be wine, so why not update the spirits here.
This is 100% traditional stained glass technique. Each piece of glass will be separated by lead, first,they draw in the shading with gray or black, they paint in the colors. In some cases, the glass is colored glass upon which they paint in the shading.
Not only are the techniques very old, the subject matter is very traditional. When completed this will be transported to Wyoming and from that point on, only monks in the monestary will be able to enjoy this beauty.
They had a full scale cartoon on the wall, this is a large commision. One piece is already complete and was hanging in their window.
On the second Thursday of every month they lead a tour of both facilities. I can’t make it in August but most certainly will be going in September. So look forward to an even longer disertation about glass and this wonderful family run business here in Los Angeles.
Leah