Sea lions of California, Moasics

"Snuggles"

Snugles"

These two pieces were made back to back, choosing the California sea lion as a subject, I wanted to make a water color out of glass.

Each one was colorized individually on the base art using Opal art glass, most of the pieces are smaller than 1/4" x 1/8". I wanted to create movement, playfulness, and a celebration of what it must feel like to swim in the water so freely.

The piece to the right is titled "Dive" I hope you enjoy them.

This beauty was inspired by Frank Lloyd Write's design. It was made at the request of
the architect Todd Schooler, of Newport Beach, CA. Both he and the home owner
worked meticulously in choosing the color and composition of the window.
A pleasure to build, a piece of art.

The home is located in Newport Beach, CA
When the decision for the color of the material
was to be made, all of us looked at the stone
surrounding the entry door, unanimously it had to be blue and green, with a touch of gold.



The project was an exploration in the true Frank Lloyd Write design style. Classic

I just love this door.
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Working in the Box

You can see how I work the glass

The light in the sandblasting booth is all about illuminating the background so I may see the glass moving away.
There are times I spend 2 to 4 hours at a time with ear plugs in concentrating on the dance of
watching the glass melt like ice. I have earplugs in to compensate for all the noise as it can be very tiring.

Hello, what a finished piece looks like, before it is unwrapped. The tape as you can see is burned from the blasting. When you are rifling aluminum oxide out of a nozzle 100  miles an hour is is hard to conceive the beauty that can
be made in this unfriendly environment.

As you can see from the back of the glass todays work was successful!

Pete Balseal  contacted me to create a family heirloom window for his home. Fabricated out of 3/4" Crystal Weighing 350 lb. was designed with the utmost care.

Pete gave me the espradrills shoes to draw them correctly, choosing the mountain, His mothers crest in the right, his father's crest on the left.

The flag of spain is located in the lower right,

The Familia Sargatha on the left lower section of the window.

"Dancers doing the Sardana"

I had to draw the costumes of the dancers one by one. Pete sent some items to my Studio at the time of design to make sure I got it right.

Right down to the Espedrills that the dancers are wearing, I had shoes on my desk!

The "Sagrada Familia Cathedral"  is located in the city of "Barcelona" Spain. The attention to the detail on the columns that rise to the sky were very challenging on this large scale project. A real math problem I really enjoyd the process

of sorting this one out.

The Photo to the left is from the master bath area of the home.
The illustration covers 5 separate windows.

The couple shared sailing and wanted to incorporate it into their life. Success !

To the Right you see a close up of the door notice you can see the two men on the helm of the boat. Tilting in the water as they peak out from behind the helm, and the sail. It was a challenge and I really enjoyed the process of this wonderful project.

I hope you enjoy it too.

Photographing Orchids

I was out doing some research on a new project.
Photographing some orchids for the piece is part of the whole

 Close up of the detail

 Capture the way the flowers rock back and forth on the shaft
It gives the piece a depth of feel

I just love doing research in the process of creating, seeing what is possible

A Good Working Space with plenty of light

It is important to have a good working space that has light and the right surface to cut on.

I enjoy the process of watching something develop, I just love working with glass.

Working on some new art

First you choose a size you wish to make

Then you paint the image you wish to place on the board

Cutting the glass carefully to fit into the spaces you just designed

Be sure to choose glass colors you like

With patience and time you can have a glass painting.

A close up of the detail in the window bevels. I just love the rainbows that 3/8" inch glass reflects back at you.

Old World Glass, Beveled Leaded Clears

This Beveled Leaded window, was created for a home in Old Town Santa Ana, There you will find many beautiful homes with much character.

The beveled glass in the center was made out of 3/8" Crystal using jewels on the tangents to add sparkle. As you can the water glass, which is highly textured adds sparkle and interest. I just loved this window. I am very proud of it.

Frank Lloyd Wright Style windows

I recently worked for a private home owner in Newport Beach, CA.  The home was designed by the late Todd Schooler, a brilliant builder of fine homes. He built specifically homes echoing the design style of Frank Lloyd Wright.

I had the privilege of making many entry systems in his homes over the years and her is one of them.

HOAG Hospital Opens a new sleep center.

Judy and Richard Voltmer open the new Neuro Science Sleep Center, at HOAG Hospital, in Newport Beach, California.

It was such a honor and privilege to be apart of this ground breaking event.

Sleep loss is impacting the physical and emotional health of our country, approximately one in three of all Americans develop sleep disorders at some point in their lives. and the need for treatment has continued to increase in Orange County.

Looking to the Left you see the beauty and
 of design, simply sophisticated. Great Job by
Design Team.

Classical Glass Studios was apart of helping to create the Donor Wall for this prestigious project.

De Carter, Artist Owner of Classical Glass Studios, was to Carve different materials, Cherry Wood, Slate Stone, and Glass in order to complete the project. Each piece was hand masked one at a time, then taken into the sandblasting booth while in an air fed hood, blasting hose in hand, pushing 120 grit aluminum oxide, flying fast at the material in order for it to leave an indention in the surface of the stock. Some of the pieces were filled with copper paint, some with silver, before being mounted into the assemblies you see before you. Proofing, Typesetting, are other skills I have come to rely on in order to complete such projects.

This is one of the donor walls at HOAG. It is located on Pacific Coast Highway, between Superior and Newport Beach Blvd.

It was such a privilage to be apart of the design team there at HOAG. It was a process of samples, collaboration, and design that created the professional space you see before you.

Close up of the panels to the Right

Endangered Sea Turtles in Glass

Hey folks just wanted to share my new blog spot. Enjoy