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A to Z Challenge 2012: I is for Illumination

Night Light in Orange by Wayne Stratz

Source: etsy.com via Margaret on Pinterest   Illumination is to throw into the light.  I like the active tenor of this word.  Working with glass has made me aware of the importance of illumination in bringing the work fully alive.  Stratoz especially has challenges because he makes stained glass, and light is a kind of [...]

Penguin in Glass from the Studio of Wayne Stratz

Penguin from the Studio Next Door, by Wayne Stratz

  As you can see, I am not the only one in this two-studio-one-bedroom-rowhouse who loves orange! [Edited to add: The Penguin is now in our Nutmeg Designs Etsy Shop.]  

The Rainbow Connection and Gratitude that the Storm is Gone

Red Tail Rainbow by Margaret Margaret Almon

Saturday it started to rain.  We were at the Skippack Spring Fest, in our tent, and started gathering up my mosaics and Stratoz's stained glass.  We had some twinges of anxiety, but most people seemed to be leaving their tents, and we were tired, and the tent was soggy, so we headed home.  We stopped [...]

Y is For Youghiogheny Glass

Youghiogheny Glass Factory Parking Lot.  Photo by Wayne Stratz.

Last year, Stratoz took a trip to visit a friend in Cleveland, and stopped at the Youghiogheny Glass Factory in Connellsville, PA,  on his way back.  He was greeted by this really cool parking lot of glass scraps!  He bought several sheets to bring home, and we’ve been enjoying the rich variegated colors and the [...]

U is For Uroboros Glass

Uroboros Glass, founded in 1973 by glass artist Eric Lovell, is based in Portland, OR, and turns ordinary sand into extraordinary art.  Here is how Lovell describes the origin of the name Uroboros: Uroboros is an alchemist's term often represented by a dragon symbolizing the cyclical Nature of the Universe. The uroboros has its tail [...]

D is for Dard Hunter

Dard Hunter was born in Ohio in 1883, worked at his father's newspaper setting type, and went on to make stained glass for Elbert Hubbard's Roycroft Inn in East Aurora, NY.  His early exposure to newspapers led to a passion for paper and type, and he made "one man books" where he cast and cut [...]

Beauty Imported From Detroit: Art Glass, Fox Theater and the Fisher Building

Ruth over at synch-ro-ni-zing recently wrote about the Imported From Detroit Superbowl ad.  I hadn’t seen it, and was moved by the acknowledgement of strength and beauty in the city of Detroit.  I’ve never had occasion to discover the glories of architecture of Detroit, and the identity of Motor City and Motown seemed all encompassing, [...]

Tiffany Lamps at Reading Public Museum Through January 23, 2011: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls

Stratoz and I took an excursion to see the Tiffany Lamps on display at the Reading Public Museum in Reading, PA.  The gallery was darkened, with the lamps glowing like fireflies.   If you have the chance to go see this exhibit before it closes January 23rd, please do!  It reminded me that I had a [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Dr. Ed’s Mandala for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness

  By Wayne Stratz, my partner in crafting.  More Wordless Here.

Wordless Wednesday: Sophia Spiral Stained Glass by Wayne Stratz

More Wordless Here(it's back!)

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