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Archive for the ‘stained glass’ Category One of the many geometric designs created by Tiffany Studios was the Acorn, or Vine Border shade as it was called in original price guides. This shade is popular for its simple design because it matches virtually any decor. In this example, I have adapted a simple 7-inch geometric dome to carry the “acorn” border. [...] → Continue Reading Minature Acorn Shade  A local glass shop called Glass Endeavors holds an annual spring art show. This year I entered the 16-inch Hydrangea lampshade. With more than 60 entries, my lampshade went home with the People’s Choice Honorable Mention award. Several viewers wrote nice comments about the shade and it was great to see the piece next to [...] → Continue Reading Hydrangea Lamp Takes Honorable Mention  Another St. Paul customer called with a repair. Their Colonial Revival home has a beautiful built-in buffet cabinet in the dining room with three leaded windows. The center window which is normally held in place with brass turnbuttons had slowly become loose. During an unfortunate moment while closing the adjacent glass door the center section [...] → Continue Reading Buffet Accident Repaired  Shortly after the Villager article, I was contacted by a fellow St. Paul resident in the process of restoring his Victorian home. Adjacent to hia front door is an oval window that matches the facade transom. This oval window suffered from years of dust and grime embedded into dark shellac that was used to finish [...] → Continue Reading Oval Victorian Window Restoration  There I am on the cover of The Villager, peering proudly through one of my first restoration projects, the Secretary Cabinet Window. The Villager dedicated two pages to the article written by Frank Jossi which gives a nice overview of some of my work. Several great photos taken by Brad Stauffer also appeared in the [...] → Continue Reading Studio Hanson Featured in the Villager Newspaper!  A typical sun catcher found in any gift shop will often depict a hummingbird, a flower or sun bursting with “paint-by-numbers” artificiality. Rarely do these whimsical figures represent the best that stained glass can offer because they are simply too small or too literal to demonstrate the subtleties of color and design aesthetics that is [...] → Continue Reading Sun Catcher in the style of L.C. Tiffany |
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