Studio Glass Co.

Welcome to Studio Glass Company! I apprenticed in art glass making in the 1990’s in the hot shops of Santa Fe, NM, and have been exploring this demanding and beautiful material ever since. Pittsburgh’s manufacturing history and tradition of innovation has renewed my admiration of the 19th-century glassmakers like Lalique, Tiffany, and Gallé. While living and working here in Pittsburgh, I am continually inspired by the juncture of functionality and elegance in the lighting, housewares, and architectural embellishments these artists pioneered that can be seen throughout our city.

I see my work as emerging from this movement; my designs are steeped in tradition, but are deeply influenced by contemporary technologies that incorporate new processes and materials, especially powder printing on glass.

What is Powder Printing?

Powder Printing is an adaptation of screen printing techniques that replaces ink and paper with powdered glass and sheet glass. I begin by digitally manipulating images taken from the living world around me or from historical photos. Just like in traditional screen printing, each image is broken down into its constituent colors, screens are produced, and then placed above a layer of flat sheet glass. I create the image by forcing powdered colored glass through the screens onto the sheet glass, which becomes the canvas for the design. When fired in the kiln, the glass particles fuse together, and pieces can then be used as panels or set up over ceramic or metal forms and heated until they slump into a desired shape.