Copyright 2011 Bill and Sandy Fifield
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Classic furniture in many varieties of wood and techniques.
ARTIST IN GLASS
These are fused glass “paintings”, sometimes used in a lamp or mounted on mirror and framed to reflect any ambient light present ---various forms (sheet, frit, stringer or powder, etc.) of glass are heated in a kiln to a temperature of +/- 1400° to form a single piece of glass. Three to six firings are required for each panel.
Sandy has been creating lamps and lamp shades for many years. They are constructed of an endless varitety of glass, materials and techniques, in many unique stylles. They are usually one of a kind creations. I do have a selection of lamps for sale at any given time.
Much of the main design elements of the St Mary’s windows are rendered in bevels made from Dalles de Verre glass. Dalles de Verre is glass that is 1” thick and comes in 8” x 12” slabs. The colors that are produced are very intense. I take these slabs—cut them into strips then saw those strips to ½” thick which I can then cut to shape and bevel or carve to produce a three-dimensional effect in my stained glass.