Q. Are you a stained glass studio or a fused glass studio?

A. My work is all about the intersection of art & glass. While my main focus is fusing art, I do stained glass production as well as lit glass and lit wall art. I like to keep abreast of the latest glass painting techniques as well, as my work seeks to incorporate all available fired glass techniques.

Q. What is the difference between stained glass and fused glass?

A. Stained glass requires lead lines at the intersection of each color shift, while when you fuse glass together, you can have an unlimited amount of colors on each piece of glass. Fused glass may be leaded and often is, but it does not require lead to utilize a full palette of colors. Click here to see my process in detail.

Q. What is the largest stained glass installation that you have done?

A. The Church of the Resurrection stained glass window, which is in Leawood, Kansas, measures 37 feet tall by 93 feet wide. It was the most ambitious glass art design I have ever done, and was designed and fabricated at The Judson Studios, one of the oldest stained glass studios in America. As far as colored windows in churches goes, this window is the largest of its kind in the world. Stained glass in architecture has become very popular lately, and I look forward to continuing to explore the possibilities of glass on a large scale.

Q. Do you teach workshops?

A. Yes. This year I was scheduled to travel to 7 locations around the world for 4 day workshops, but all were cancelled due to Covid-19. I’m currently in the process of putting together a fusing video, and I have a youtube fused glass channel to which I add content frequently.

Q.  How do you show your fine art glass work?

A.  Part of my studio has been dedicated to a fusing gallery, which is slowly filling up with my coloured glass wall art. It will be open for viewings soon,  but until then,  you can visit my virtual gallery right here.

Q. How would you describe your artistic style?

A. Well that’s always been a tough one for me…as an oil painter in my early career, I prided myself on making complex paintings with many figures that required me to have interesting ideas. As one of a few contemporary figurative artists to venture into the world of glass, I have found that my style is simply….glass. Whether it’s off the wall stained glass (click here) or kiln projects that mix fused glass with traditional glass painting, I love exploring what glass can do, and that’s my plan moving forward. Check in with me next week 🙂