church art

A Stained Glass Legacy Continues in Storm Lake, IA

The beautiful stained glass we restored 20 years ago, for Storm Lake United Methodist church in Iowa, shine just as brightly today as after we first completed them. About 30 windows were re-leaded and installed with our Patented Precision Flow Ventilation System designed for the preservation of stained glass.

Restoring the Beauty of Stained Glass

Bovard Studio helped restore several magnificent windows for Parker Memorial Baptist Church in Anniston, Alabama. The project involved both releading and the repairing of intricate wood frames.

Happy St. Patrick's: Clovers in Symbolic Stained Glass

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Bovard Studio! Take a look at the hand painted St. Patrick panel that we built for the custom rose windows installed at St. Michael’s in Pawcatuck, CT.

Repairing Stained Glass Professionally

Our artists are skilled in replicating detailed painted stained glass: an essential part of restoring traditional stained glass windows. Look at this repaired stained glass face we completed for St. Mary in Centerville, IA. The highest compliment we can receive is that a window appears just the same as before damage once the installation is complete.

Stained Glass Galore At St. Mary's, Fairfield, IA

Bovard Studio designed new stained-glass windows extensively for our local St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield, IA. Several full-figured windows were designed for the church and several other windows were restore. As with all our new window frames, with our Patented Precision Flow® venting system frames for the protection and conservation of stained glass windows.

Painting Stained Glass Medallions

A painted stained glass medallion starts with a delicate line painting and paint achieves more dimension after multiple firings of layered matte. Take a look at our process photos for a new custom window project featuring three windows with figurative medallion painting.

Dedication for Sacred Heart Catholic Church's Window Restoration in Moline, IL

We recently attended the Dedication of Bovard’s completed restoration for Sacred Heart Church in Moline, Illinois where we gained insights from the Fundraising Chairman, Father Mark, and Project Volunteer Don Lewis. Listen and watch our conversation on these beautiful historic windows.

Marvel at the details in these medallion sections from stained glass windows Bovard Studio restored for First Presbyterian Church in Charleston, WV. Several ornate windows were carefully releaded, cleaned, and protected* for this historical building, built in 1915 with architectural features that replicate Stanford White’s Madison Square Church on the exterior and Byzantine architecture of St. Marco’s Cathedral on the interior.

*protection with Bovard Studio’s patented Precision Flow® vented perimeter framing system for the preservation of stained glass