Dixon Studio offers museum quality restoration of stained glass windows. First, the condition of each window is inspected and documented with notes and photographs. Then, balancing factors of window condition, historic and artistic importance, and funding, the windows are prioritized and scheduled for restoration. Each window is then removed from its setting and transported to the studio where a rubbing is taken prior to disassembly. The deteriorating lead came is cut by hand and the individual pieces of glass removed and saved for reassembly. Broken and damaged glass is repaired or replaced, with every effort made to obtain the same type of glass. at right: a crew of four removes a century old stained glass window from its setting at St. Francis Catholic Church in Staunton, Virginia.

Painted pieces are repaired or replicated by a master glass painter who is careful to match the style and clarity of the original pieces. The original and replacement glass is then reassembled into a full panel with new lead came. Zinc rebar is attached to the front of the panel to prevent future sagging and bowing. Finally, the completed panels are transported to the church and reinstalled. at left: a replica of a broken piece of stained glass is painted by Ronald Neill Dixon for a window at the Church of the Assumption in Nashville, Tennessee

DIXON STUDIO a division of the Dixon Arts Guild, Inc. 323 N. Central Ave. Staunton, VA 24401 800-619-1112 EMail: dixonstudio@earthlink.net image at top left: window over altar at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Mathews, Virginia, 2005    All website text & illlustrations ©2008 Dixon Arts Guild, Inc. No content, image, or portion thereof may be copied, reproduced, or transmitted, in any format, in whole or in part, without express written permission from the Dixon Arts Guild, Inc.