IMPECCABLE CRAFTSMANSHIP
In the studio, the artist's designs are carefully executed by skilled craftsmen who hand
cut, assemble and install the finished windows. Wilmark's many years of experience assure
that each stage of the project, from initial design to final installation, will be of the
highest quality. At Wilmark, craftsmen and artists alike take enormous pride in their
work, pride which is reflected in the finished product in ways the client may never even
be aware of.
CUSTOM DESIGNS
Every stained glass window fabricated by Wilmark is unique; designed specifically for the
client and the space it is intended for. The design process starts with identifying the
prospective client's vision and goals for the project. We will often provide a slide show
of windows that have been created for other locations, to help generate ideas for design
or subject matter and to select an artist or artistic style or genre. Together we
determine what will work and what won't work for each client's needs.
DISTINGUISHED
ARTISTS
Wilmark has, since
its inception, had a close relationship with Hendrik Vandeburgt and Robert Pinart. Each
has a unique style and in his own way is a master of this medium. Together, we have
created many extraordinary windows. Other artists with whom Wilmark has worked include David
Ascalon, Albinas Elskus, Laurie Gross, Sarah Hall,
Harriet Hyams, Nancy Katz, Karole Kissack, Ellen Miret, Willy Malarcher, Ellen Mandelbaum, Emanuel Milstein, Sister
Adele Myers OP, Robert Pinart, Mordechai Rosenstein, Marina Tsesarskaya, Deborah Ugoretz,
Jennifer Baldwin Schafer, Efram Weitzman, and Paul Wood.
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION
We take pride in the care given to preserving the integrity of older stained
glass art work. Our resume shows that we have successfully completed many projects on
older existing glass. We have releaded windows, flattened bulges and replaced missing
sections. We have recreated windows destroyed in fires, sometimes from as little as old
photos of the building before the windows were destroyed. We have replaced rotted frames
and broken protection glass, added structural bars, and cleaned and back-lit
long-forgotten windows. We have battled bees, heights, rain, cold, and pigeon droppings
and have always finished on time. Wilmark is proud of its record. Restoration starts with
a close evaluation of the existing windows. Expensive reconditioning may not be necessary
in every case, or may simply not be financially feasible. We can usually find a way to
restore and preserve existing windows while respecting the customer's budgetary
constraints.