Most new projects begin with a quick chat or email and a few pictures. Then a site visit helps me understand the scope and style of the potential project. On-site, I take measurements, assess how the new window might be installed, and take in all of the information I possibly can about the client, architecture, light, and decor. Armed with as much of that information as possible, I make a few quick sketches to discuss. When a preliminary design is agreed upon, a contract is signed with a deposit to begin in earnest. Studio visits are encouraged along the way, and clients always have final approval of glass picks before anything gets assembled. 

My autonomous, stand-alone Art Panels are where I get to explore and play. Quick telephone-doodles become colorful, tangible objects. Bits of old windows become catalysts for new compositions, and painted experiments find their way into stained glass collages. Many of the ideas I explore in these panels find their way into future commission work. 

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Custom Work and Autonomous Panels

Building stained and leaded glass windows from scratch is one of my favorite things, and every situation is different. Sometimes a client has a specific idea they’d like to explore. Sometimes a house tells you what it needs. Quite often, I’m making something that feels like it has been around for a hundred years. Then there are times when a decidedly modern approach is most fitting. Stained glass, as I approach it, is primarily an architecture medium, so I endeavor to create pieces that are appropriate to their surroundings. At their best, my windows quietly enhance their environment - altering the light and value of one’s space without necessarily having to shout.