Dalle de Verre simply means “glass slab” and I take slabs of glass over an inch thick from the Kokomo Opalescent Glass factory and cut them into mosaic shapes. Once cut into their basic shape, I use a carbide chisel to “facet” the glass, chipping away the back of the slab carefully, so that when …
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Acoustical Panels
We also design acoustical panels to blend with the surroundings. I use woven acoustical fabrics and print and/or stain designs on them. We can incorporate plasterwork or woodwork that breaks up and absorbs sound with the canvas artworks that also absorb sound. For example, bas relief fluted columns with fabric patterns inside them. A repeating …
Good Shepherd in Granbury, Texas
I was commissioned to make this round window by my friend Dick Whitehurst for the Good Shepherd Episcopal church. The congregation wanted bluebonnets and a Texas hill country look to the landscape with sheep of different colors. It turned out nice with all those Texas bluebonnets. They also put the image on their t-shirts and …
Synthetic Stained Glass, Art Sculptures, and Glowing Domes 