Glasshaus Studio Blog

Hahaha!

Dug up an old video. Funny how we think we come across and how we really do.

The question: ” how long did that take you to make?” is never easy to answer.  The time from inspiration to finished piece involves many steps.                                                     Inspiration can come from anywhere, a color combination I see, an image, a mood, a feeling or a place. Sometimes it leads to a design that does not get translated in to glass right away. So, I have a collection of drawings that are waiting for the “right time”. Other times it is a shorter process from drawing to glass selection, cutting, grinding, foiling and soldering. After that of course is cleaning, applying patina and framing. Not a short process by any means but then a good piece of stained glass work can last forever.

Window Valance

Glass Selection

A new mosaic, this time it’s three dimensional. Inspiration strikes at different places and times. I saw this dress form and while I was looking at it I could just see it covered in glass mosaic. I wanted to depict what we love about nature, unspoiled land, mountains, a lake, clear skies and a night sky with moon and stars clearly visible. And this is the result.

A new piece for the Gallery at La Cigale in Mount Gretna is “Stairway to the Galaxy”. The shades of dark blue glass mixed with clear iridized glass evoke a sky at midnight.