About Cobweb Stained Glass

Cobweb Stained Glass is an artist led studio based in Glasgow, Scotland. The studio was established in 2000 by artist Brian James Waugh. As well as designing and making unique and vibrant original stained glass to commission and for exhibition, the studio has great experience in restoration, repair and installation of stained glass.

This is an original panel which was created for an exhibition. The traditional techniques of high fired paint and enamel were used to achieve the depth and character in the fish. The panel sold even before it was finished and is titled ‘Deep Water'

Whether it is a window, door or skylight, for a home, office or church, Cobweb Stained Glass are capable of undertaking any glass project on any scale and for any location and we design and produce stained glass from traditional to modern and contemporary and for domestic, architectural and ecclesiastical spaces.

Our bespoke commissioning service offers a wide range of techniques and finishes including leaded stained glass, highly figurative traditional painting and staining on glass, kiln formed glass, sand blasting, acid etching, kiln cast glass and screen-printing. Using these various techniques means we can offer a wide variety of design possibilities not available elsewhere.

This image shows a stained glass panel that was
​ created for an exhibition in Edinburgh.

This original stained glass panel in the Arts and Crafts style was created for a house in Glasgow’s west end.  It has a sister panel to go with it.

This stained glass panel is titled ‘Odin‘ and was made for a private residence in London.  Odin was a main character in Norse mythology. The client gave us a small photocopy of a drawing in black and white and is a design by the great Victorian artist Edward Burne Jones who did many of the best stained glass designs for William Morris.

This image shows a stained glass panel that was created for an exhibition in London. The image depicts a norse goddess of the sea and her name is Drofn which means ' foam fleck ' Drofn was one of the nine daughters of Aegir and Ran. who were gods of the sea in Norse mythology. All the traditional techniques of acid etching, fired paint and enamel were used in the making of the panel.

Cobweb Stained Glass run workshops in various glass making techniques such as glass painting, cutting and leading for stained glass, acid etching, sandblasting, screen-printing on glass and fused and kiln formed glass.
Cobweb Stained Glass also offer a full installation service for clients and other artists who do not wish to install their own work.
We have gained great experience over many years enabling us to provide an installation service for stained glass windows and door panels into wooden frames. We also have experience installing stained glass panels into stone and metal framing.
Working with the client or artist, we can assess the project and give advice at every stage prior to the installation.

These two images show wall mounted fused pieces of glass that were commissioned  for a health spa in Glasgow.
Every room had its own colour co-ordinated scheme including the glass.

The image above shows a detail from 'The Night Garden', a stained glass commission for the entranceway to a health spa overlooking Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow's west end. The full image is in the Gallery page.

This image shows a detail  from 'Psyche' a stained glass panel that was created for an exhibition in Edinburgh. Techniques such as acid etching, fired paint and stain were used throughout the panel. The full image is in the Gallery page.

These  panels show details from 2 stained glass windows
​that were commissioned for a house in Glasgow. The full 
​panels can be seen in the Gallery page.

The image below shows a stained glass panel that was commissioned for a house in Glasgow's West end.It is titled 'The Red Griffin' which represents the Baird clan with the motto in latin 'Dominus Fecit' which translates to 'The Lord Made'. The panel was created using  acid etched glass and fired paint, enamel and silver stain.

The image shown above, is titled 'Blue Stag' which represents the Thomson clan with 4 grotesques or gargoyles in each corner  with the Thomson motto 'Nosce Te Ipsum' which is latin for 'Know Thyself'. The panel was a commission and  was achieved by using acid etched glass and high fired paint, enamel and silver stain.

The image below shows a stained glass panel titled 'Gothic 1'
It was created for exhibition purposes and the techniques of
acid etching, fired paint, silver stain and enamels were used 
​throughout.

The image below shows 2 pieces of glass before they were leaded up into the main panel. They were part of a commissioned project for a client and all the subject matter was about the sea. The roundel shows the sea god 'Neptune'

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The image above shows details of 4 grotesques or gargoyles before they were leaded up into the 'The Red Griffin' panel

This picture, above, shows a detail of 'The Green Man' stained glass panel. The panel was one of a set of 3 panels  commissioned for a house in Glasgow. The full image can be seen in the Commission page and the Gallery page.

The images above shows the norse sea god  'Aegir and the central roundel  with the ship M V Akka. before they were leaded up into separate panels. The techniques of acid etched glass, high fired paint, enamel and silver stain were used to create these stained glass pieces.