08/01/2026
A good line drawing, well-explained design, clear guidelines for tracing and detailed shading, together they are the pediment for a brilliant stained glass piece.
It was the first time I collaborated on a stained glass project with another artist. It was my great pleasure to work with a friend of mine, James Sciberras, a talented local artist. He was in charge of the composition, the over all proportions and was the mastermind behind the general design.
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2 - Stroke against another process by James himself is well shown in the second image, while I was admiring his talent and appreciating his long hours at the studio.
1 | 3 - The astonishing outcome can be observed in the first and the third image, portraying the portrait of the Holy Mary and the drapery of the archangel.
4 - The last image captures four people who were vital in this commission. Apart from us, there was his wife Antoinette Mamo, who was in charge of scaling the drawing to the actual dimension, and she was essential during the installation. Last and not least, my uncle Joseph Caruana, who was the answer behind every difficult question throughout the journey from the very beginning to the glass mounting to the frame. A man who has mastered the craft of stained glass for over three decades, and he is still the person referred to this very day.
