"People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within." --Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
“Art is expression, art is emotional, art is therapy and art is the element that brings communities together. I know this because I’ve experienced it personally and professionally. As an artist, licensed architect, and engineer, I have found stained glass to be the perfect art medium to require and blend the skills of each of these professions.
“My stained glass art is expressed with an emphasis on the creative design challenges of an extremely difficult medium and the technical challenges of the complexity of each finished piece. My primary focus is designing and fabricating flat panels, windows, and three dimensional works using the copper foil method. Each new composition progressively challenges the limits of how individual glass pieces can be intricately cut, foiled, and soldered and come together as a well-balanced composition. My goal is to have my work elevated and accepted as “fine art” as opposed to being viewed as a 'craft.'
“Also, I strive to further develop and optimize the manner by which my work can be displayed. Not by simply relying on ambient light alone, as most do with stained glass works, but in constructing customized light boxes that function as frames using full-spectrum LED back lighting. This brings out the full richness of the colors, textures, and patterns of the glass itself. It lends itself beautifully to displaying my work on interior gallery walls rather than hanging them in windows.
“Finally, I like to educate others in the art of stained glass by demonstrating the processes and special techniques I have developed and continue to use in my own studio; from start to finish, by using both artistic and engineering skills to produce works of stained glass art that can beautify any window or wall and will last the test of time.”
I specialize in custom pieces and commissions and work exclusively using the leaded copper foil method of construction. Also, any piece shown below can be reproduced to fit a client's needs, depending on the desired location. The size can be adjusted to fit any window and there is virtually no limit to the color or texture of the glass to be used. Any decor or decorating scheme can be accommodated into a design.
Click on any image below to read a detailed description of that piece.
Image Gallery
- The Eagle at the Falls - $ 4,500 The Eagle at the Falls - $ 4,500
- Athena - $ 300 Athena - $ 300
- Alpha Draconis - $ 1,600 Alpha Draconis - $ 1,600
- At The Beach - $ 150 At The Beach - $ 150
- Autumn Leaves - $ 350 Autumn Leaves - $ 350
- Bay Inlet Lighthouse - $ 1,300 Bay Inlet Lighthouse - $ 1,300
- Bird of Paradise - $ 450 Bird of Paradise - $ 450
- Bliss 1 - $ 1,500 Bliss 1 - $ 1,500
- Bliss 2 - $ 1,500 Bliss 2 - $ 1,500
- Brown Limpkin - $ 250 Brown Limpkin - $ 250
- Complex Peonies Lamp Shade - $ 7,500 Complex Peonies Lamp Shade - $ 7,500
- Custom Abstract - $ 750 Custom Abstract - $ 750
- Desert Evening - $ 200 Desert Evening - $ 200
- Desert Moonrise - $ 300 Desert Moonrise - $ 300
- Elisa in a Blue Hat - $ 250 Elisa in a Blue Hat - $ 250
- Froliking Dolphins Froliking Dolphins
- Gator and Heron - $ 3,000 Gator and Heron - $ 3,000
- Goddess With Flowers - $ 250 Goddess With Flowers - $ 250
- Great Blue Heron 1 - $ 950 Great Blue Heron 1 - $ 950
- Great Blue Heron 2 - ,700 Great Blue Heron 2 - ,700
- Heron in the Bamboo - $ 1,500 Heron in the Bamboo - $ 1,500
- Koi Pond - $ 1,500 Koi Pond - $ 1,500
- La Papagallo - $ 2,500 La Papagallo - $ 2,500
- Light Speed - $ 500 Light Speed - $ 500
- The Meeting of the Minds The Meeting of the Minds
- Mt. McKinley & Long Horn Sheep - $ 950 Mt. McKinley & Long Horn Sheep - $ 950
- Oceanna - $ 3,000 Oceanna - $ 3,000
- Panda in the Bamboo - $ 950 Panda in the Bamboo - $ 950
- Parrots on a Branch - $ 875 Parrots on a Branch - $ 875
- Peacock - $ 4,100 Peacock - $ 4,100
- Prairie Style Lamp - $ 750 Prairie Style Lamp - $ 750
- Pretty Lady in Blue Scarf - $ 250 Pretty Lady in Blue Scarf - $ 250
- Salacia - $ 1,900 Salacia - $ 1,900
- Sea Turtle - $ 300 Sea Turtle - $ 300
- Serpent in the Forest - $ 2,500 Serpent in the Forest - $ 2,500
- Serpent in the Forest - $ 2,500 Serpent in the Forest - $ 2,500
- Sexy Legs - $ 250 Sexy Legs - $ 250
- Saint Augustine Lighthouse Saint Augustine Lighthouse
- Swimming with the Manatees - $ 3,000 Swimming with the Manatees - $ 3,000
- Light House Lamp - $ 500 Light House Lamp - $ 500
- Toucan in the Forest - $ 750 Toucan in the Forest - $ 750
- Two Thrushes at Sunset - $ 1,500 Two Thrushes at Sunset - $ 1,500
- Wapiti in the Aspens - $ 1,600 Wapiti in the Aspens - $ 1,600
- Wild Irises - $ 550 Wild Irises - $ 550
- Wisteria Transom and Sidelites - $ 4,000 Wisteria Transom and Sidelites - $ 4,000
- Iguana Iguana
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