RillWater & Glass Studio
Commission

Journal

Notes from the shop floor.

Field notes on water, glass, and the decisions in between — the parts of a commission that never make it into the brochure.

Freeze lines: designing water features for four seasons
August 4, 2026

Freeze lines: designing water features for four seasons

A water feature that only works in warm weather is a fair-weather commission we try to talk clients…
Why we cast water into glass instead of onto it
August 4, 2026

Why we cast water into glass instead of onto it

The easy version of this business is bolting a standard sheet of glass behind an off-the-shelf water feature…
The weir edge is the whole problem
August 4, 2026

The weir edge is the whole problem

Almost every visible flaw in a water wall traces back to one component: the weir edge, the lip…