Custom Etching
ETCHED GLASS
Sandblasted glass for memorials, donor recognition, and light without colour.
The Work
ETCHED GLASS
Etched glass is where the studio works without colour. Sandblasting cuts the image into the surface, so the piece reads through light and shadow rather than pigment.
It suits memorial plaques, donor recognition, and any place where a room needs privacy or a quiet image without darkening the space.
Hogan Studios specializes in glass etching, and much of this work is commissioned to carry names: the people a congregation wants remembered, and the people who paid for the building they are remembered in.
How It Works
THE PROCESS
Etched work is usually commemorative, so the names and the lettering are as much of the job as the image.
01
Design & Lettering
The image and any names or inscriptions are drawn together, so the lettering is part of the composition rather than added to it.
02
Masking
A resist is cut and applied by hand. Everything that stays clear is protected before a grain of abrasive touches the glass.
03
Etching
Sandblasting cuts the design into the surface. Depth is varied to give the image tone rather than a single flat frost.
04
Finishing & Mounting
The piece is cleaned, inspected against the drawing, and mounted or glazed into place.
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