Glass is a fascinating material because anything you can do to virtually any other material, you can do to glass. Cut it, grind it, cast it, paint on it; assemble, laminate, sandblast; heat it, break it, mold it, sand it… Endless.
The Studio
Artisans tell stories. Your stories.
Artisans devote their life to learning every intricacy of their materials and how to push the boundaries technically so that they can exceed your expectations artistically.
Artisans are libraries. That lifetime of experimenting and testing new materials and processes has resulted in stack after stack of samples and drawings at your disposal. Be dazzled: go have coffee with an artist, a craftsman, a tinkerer or an inventor next time they cross your path.
Stained Glass – noun – the term stained glass can refer to colored glass as a material or to works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings. Although traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensional structures and sculpture. Today, the term “stained glass” is used interchangably when referring to many architectural glass applications.
Kilnforming – noun – Kilnforming is the shaping of glass within a kiln, using heat and gravity. Kilnforming encompasses a wide variety of glassforming methods, which include fusing, slumping, kilncasting, printmaking, drawing and painting with glass, and other techniques.
Dalle de Verre – noun – Dalle de verre, from French: “glass slab”, is a glass art technique that uses pieces of colored glass set in a matrix of concrete and epoxy resin or other supporting material. Slabs of colored glass, typically up to 3 centimeters (1.2 in) thick, are shaped by breaking with a hammer or cutting with a saw. The edges of the resulting pieces may be chipped or faceted to increase the refraction and reflection effects. The use of thicker glass produces deeper color effects than traditional lead came stained-glass, especially when illuminated by bright natural or artificial light.
