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Selecting a Studio

Once the decision to include stained glass in a building project is made, there are several important factors that should be considered in selecting the studio with which to work. The selection process involves many factors, not the least of which is the reason or reasons stained glass is being incorporated into the building, including:

  • a request from the client to incorporate art into the building

  • a need to control light

  • the need to block an unattractive view while still admitting natural light

  • the need to create an environment or mood

Different stained glass studios excel in different aspects of the craft. A studio that specializes in contemporary design may be ill equipped to create medieval-style windows. The initial interviews, in which the architect or client meets with representatives of several different studios, is the time to determine which studios are best suited to create glass for the particular project. The initial interview should include as much detail as possible about the project, including subject, specifications, style and budget. This is also the time to discuss how many different designs will be submitted for consideration in a particular project and what the fee for those designs will be.

Following the initial interview, the client should be able to develop a short list of possible studio candidates. Once this list is developed, the process of selection continues with investigating the studio’s background and past work. The client should request slides of work completed by the different studios as well as the design sketches from those projects. This allows the client to see the nature of that particular studio’s work and to determine how well the designs translate into finished work.

The Stained Glass Association of America stresses the importance of checking a studio’s references and questioning such factors as the studio’s ability to complete work within the given time frame and to work with architects and construction companies involved in the creation of the entire project. The SGAA also recommends checking jobs that are several years old to make sure the designs  have stood up to time, environment, building codes and standards. It is also important to check the studio’s finances to insure that the business is stable and able to support the project.

If at all possible, the client should visit the studios under consideration for the project. Insight into the company’s work procedures, abilities and particular approach would be best determined by observing the craftspersons and their working environment.

Having conducted interviews and researched the studios considered, the client is then in a position to select the studio to perform the commission. A contract should then be drawn up that includes a description of the subject to be addressed; specifications for the finished windows; the process of design acceptance; overall budget and payment schedule; deadlines for the submission (and selection) of designs, cartoons and the finished stained glass; and the responsibility of final installation.

With the field narrowed to one studio and a contract between the studio and client agreed upon, the process of design begins. While the design process will be unique to each commission, it will generally be a process of ongoing dialogue between the studio and the client to insure that the client’s needs and expectations are met. This is also the time to finalize the selection of the glass palette to be incorporated into the final project.

Once a design is selected, the process of cartooning and fabrication can begin. Cartooning consists of full-size drawings of the stained glass project which illustrate the placement of glass and the material which will be used to secure the glass in place, such as lead, copper foil or epoxy.

The cartoon will serve as the pattern as the piece is fabricated. Fabrication involves the actual building of the stained glass, using techniques appropriate to the project. While the finished piece may be quite large, stained glass is generally built in smaller panels, rarely larger than three feet on the longest side. This allows the installed piece to better withstand the stresses it will endure when in place in the building.

Installation should generally either be performed by the studio which creates the stained glass or be subcontracted by that studio. Stained glass that will have an exterior facing requires an airtight seal in the frame. If secondary or protective glazing is to be incorporated, there should be between .75" and 1.5" clearance between the stained glass and the secondary glazing; vents should always be incorporated into the design to prevent condensation and allow air circulation between the stained glass and its secondary glazing.

Before choosing an art glass studio, make certain that it is an Accredited Member of the Stained Glass Association of America. The studio’s accreditation is proof that it has met the SGAA’s high standards and is your best guarantee that the studio is dedicated to quality and workmanship

Current SGAA Fully-Accredited Studio Members
(as of the publication of Sourcebook 2010)

Christopher Haynes
A & H Art & Stained Glass Co., Inc.
PO Box 67
Harmony NC 28634
ahstainglass@yadtel.net
www.ahstainglass.com
704.546.2687
704.546.2085 (fax)



Merry S. George
Advent Glass Works, Inc.
PO Box 174
Ft. White FL 32038
msgeorge@windstream.net
www.adventglassworks.com
888.528.8803
386.497.2050
386.497.2941 (fax)



William O. Miles
Artisan Glass Works, Inc.
1609 Union Avenue
Baltimore MD 21211
womiles@aol.com
www.agwglass.com
410.366.0300
410.366.5666 (fax)



Sister Marie Tatina Oblate OSB
Artistic Designs Enterprises
3873 El Paso Alto
San Marcos CA 92069
mtatina@ix.netcom.com
www.artisticdesign.org
800.339.6259
760.599.1095 (fax)



Joseph Beyer
Beyer Studio, Inc.
9511 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia PA 19118
mail@beyerstudio.com
www.beyerstudio.com
215.848.3502
215.848.3535 (fax)



Ettore Christopher Botti
Botti Studio of Architectural Arts, Inc.
919 Grove Street
Evanston IL 60201-4315
botti@bottistudio.com
www.bottistudio.com
800.524.7211
847.869.5933
847.869.5996 (fax)



Randall D. Leever
The Boulder Stained Glass Studios
1920 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder CO 80302
rdlbsg@comcast.net
www.bldstglst.com
303.449.9030 Phone & Fax



Ronald Bovard
Bovard Studio Inc.
2281 Highway 34 East
Fairfield IA 52556-8560
info@bovardstudio.com
www.bovardstudio.com
800.452.7796
641.472.2824
641.472.0974 (fax)



Joseph H. Bullas
Bullas Glass, Ltd.
15 Joseph Street
Kitchener
ON N2G 1H9 CANADA
joebullas@sympatico.ca
519.658.0724
519.745.1124 (fax)



Lawrence A. Casola
Casola Stained Glass Studio, Inc.
11000 Metro Parkway, Suite 11
Ft. Myers FL 33966-1210
casolasgs@aol.com
www.churcharts.com
800.330.4527
239.939.0055
239.939.0068 (fax)



Adrian J. Cavallini
The Cavallini Co., Inc. Stained Glass Studio
3410 Fredericksburg Road
San Antonio TX 78201-3847
cavallinis@aol.com
www.cavallinistudios.com
800.723.8161
210.733.8161
210.737.1863 (fax)



Richard M. Hollman
City Glass Specialty, Inc.
2124 South Calhoun Street
Ft. Wayne IN 46802
cityglassspecialty@yahoo.com
www.cityglassspecialty.com
260.744.3301
260.744.2522 (fax)



B. Gunar Gruenke
Conrad Schmitt Studios, Inc.
2405 South 162nd Street
New Berlin WI 53151
gunar@conradschmitt.com
www.conradschmitt.com
800.969.3033
262.786.3030
262.786.9036 (fax)



Michael J. Shields
Creative Stained Glass Studio
5318 Evergreen Heights Drive
Evergreen CO 80439
myksds@aol.com
www.csgstudio.com
303.988.0444



Bryan Lerew
Cumberland Stained Glass, Inc.
5232 East Trindle Road
Mechanicsburg PA 17050
info@cumberlandstainedglass.com
www.cumberlandstainedglass.com
717.691.8290
717.591.9807 (fax)



Paul Coulaz
Durhan Studios, Inc.
330 Eagle Avenue
West Hempstead NY 11552
durhanstudios@verizon.net
516.481.5656
516.481.7905 (fax)




Jerome Durr
Jerome R. Durr Studio
206 Marcellus Street
Syracuse NY 13204
jrdurr0art@aol.com
www.jeromedurr.com
315.428.1322
315.478.1767 (fax)



Dennis R. Harmon
Emmanuel Stained Glass Studio, Inc.
410 Maple Avenue
Nashville TN 37210
dennis@emmanuelstudio.com
www.emmanuelstudio.com
800.326.2228
615.255.5446
615.255.5447 (fax)



Ann Fox Vannice
Fox Studios, Inc.
5901 North College Avenue
Indianapolis IN 46220
cfox@foxglassstudio.com
www.foxglassstudio.com
317.253.0135
317.253.5647 (fax)



Gary L. Helf
Franklin Art Glass Studios, Inc.
222 East Sycamore Street
Columbus OH 43206
info@franklinartglass.com
www.franklinartglass.com
800.848.7683
614.221.2972
614.221.5223 (fax)



Valerie McCartney
Full Spectrum Stained Glass, Inc.
31323 Colon Road
Colon MI 49040
fssgi@aol.com
www.churchwindows.net
269.432.2610
269.432.9411 (fax)



Ed Gilbertson
Gilbertson's Stained Glass Studio
705 Madison Street
Lake Geneva WI 53147-1409
gsgs@genevaonline.com
www.stainedartglass.com
262.248.8022
262.248.3044 (fax)



John P. Watts
Glass Heritage, LLC
234 West 3rd Street
Davenport IA 52801
john@glassheritage.com
www.glassheritage.com
877.324.4300
563.324.4300
563.324.4321 (fax)



David Guarducci
Guarducci Stained Glass Studios
64 Stoney Brook Road
Great Barrington MA 01230
guarduccistainedglassstudios@yahoo.com
www.guarduccistainedglassstudios.com
413.528.6287 Phone & Fax



Pat Haeger
Haeger Stained Glass
10741 Ridgeview Avenue
San Jose CA 95127
mail@haegerstainedglass.com
www.haegerstainedglass.com
408.251.2019
408.923.5194 (phone first)



Ed Hendrix
Karen Hendrix Studio of Stained Glass
& Sacred Arts, LLC
907 NW 20th Street
Oklahoma City OK 73106
khendrix2915@aol.com
www.karenhendrix.com
800.747.3656
405.524.2147
405.524.5337 (fax)


Kevin Hershey
Hershey Stained Glass Studio
20907 Acorn Avenue
Milton IA 52570
artglass@netins.net
www.hersheystudio.com
641.675.3740
641.675.3946 (fax)



Nicholas Parrendo
Hunt Stained Glass Studios, Inc.
1756 West Carson Street
Pittsburgh PA 15219-1036
huntsgpgh@gmail.com
www.huntstainedglass.com
412.391.1796
412.391.1560 (fax)



Dennis Roberts
IHS Studios, Inc.
1400 FM 2093
Fredericksburg TX 78624-7663
sales@ihsstudios.com
www.ihsstudios.com
800.259.1842
830.997.1842
800.296.4314 (fax)



David A. Simmons
Jennifer's Glassworks, LLC
4875 South Atlanta Road
Smyrna GA 30080
sales@jennifersglassworks.com
www.jennifersglassworks.com
800.241.3388
404.355.3080
404.355.6566 (fax)



David Judson
The Judson Studios
200 South Avenue 66
Los Angeles CA 90042
info@judsonstudios.com
www.judsonstudios.com
800.445.8376
323.255.0131
323.255.8529 (fax)



Irmgard Kebrle
Kebrle Stained Glass Studio, Inc.
2829 Bachman Drive
Dallas TX 75220
kebrlestainedglass@yahoo.com
www.johnkebrlestainedglass.com
214.357.5922 Phone & Fax
Donald Samick
The J. & R. Lamb Studios, Inc.
436 West Main Street
Wyckoff NJ 07481
lambinfo@optonline.net
www.lambstudios.com
201.891.8585
201.891.8855 (fax)



Michael A. Laws
Laws Stained Glass Studios, Inc.
145 Ebenezer Lane
Statesville NC 28625
info@lawsstainedglass.com
www.lawsstainedglass.com
800.820.1292
704.876.3463
704.876.4238 (fax)



Roy Loman
Loman Studio, Inc.
9133 East 46th Street
Tulsa OK 74145-4823
rl@lomanstudios.com
www.lomanstudios.com
918.627.6973
918.627.7274 (fax)



Robert C. Speake
Lynchburg Stained Glass Co.
PO Box 4453
Lynchburg VA 24502
info@lynchburgstainedglass.com
www.lynchburgstainedglass.com
800.237.6161
434.525.6168 Phone & Fax



Nidia M. Mezalick
Mezalick Design Studio, LLC
4526 Griscom Street
Philadelphia PA 19124-3640
nidia@mezalick.com
www.mezalick.com
215.744.5490
215.744.3253 (fax)



Douglas L. Gammon
Midwestern Stained Glass Studios, Inc.
214 South Cedar
Nevada MO 64772
judy_gammon@yahoo.com
800.525.8442
417.667.8185 Phone & Fax




Jules T. Mominee
Mominee Studios, Inc.
5001 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville IN 47715-4113
mominee@momineestudios.com
www.momineestudios.com
800.473.1691
812.473.1691
812.473.0676 (fax)



Peter Morava
Morava Glass Studio
11 Harrison Street
Oak Park IL 60304
moravastudios@sbcglobal.net
www.moravaglassstudio.com
708.383.9333
708.383.9314 (fax)



Ben Spiegel
Moss Stained Glass, LLC
2501 East 8th Street
Anderson IN 46012
benspiegel@mossglass.com
www.mossglass.com
888.833.6677
765.643.0439



James Donahue, Jr.
New England Stained Glass
PO Box 1095
North Attleboro MA 02761
info@newenglandstainedglass.com
www.newenglandstainedglass.com
508.699.6965
508.699.1767



Paul Phelps
Oakbrook Esser Studios, Inc.
129 East Wisconsin Avenue
Oconomowoc WI 53066-3033
info@oakbrookesser.com
www.oakbrookesser.com
800.223.5193
262.567.9310
262.567.6487 (fax)



Andrew Young
Pearl River Glass Studio, Inc.
142 Millsaps Avenue
Jackson MS 39202
info@pearlriverglass.com
www.pearlriverglass.com
800.771.3639
601.353.2497
601.969.9315 (fax)



Elizabeth E. Perry
Perry Stained Glass Studio
470 Front Street North
Issaquah WA 98027
psgstudio@aol.com
www.perrystainedglass.com
425.392.1600
425.391.7734 (fax)



Mona Phillips
Phillips Stained Glass Studio, Inc.
2310 Superior Avenue
Cleveland OH 44114-4225
mospaphil@yahoo.com
216.696.0008
216.696.0008 (fax)




Paul Pickel
Conrad Pickel Studio, Inc.
7777 20th Street
Vero Beach FL 32966
info@pickelstudio.com
www.pickelstudio.com
772.567.1710
772.569.1485 (fax)



James T. Piercey
J. Piercey Studios, Inc.
1714 Acme Street
Orlando FL 32805
jpstudios@aol.com
www.jpiercey.com
800.368.9226
407.841.7594
407.841.6444 (fax)



Fred M. Poremba
Poremba Stained Glass Studio, Inc.
20806 Aurora Road
Cleveland OH 44146-1006
fporemba@windstream.net
www.porembastudio.com
216.662.8360
216.662.8361 (fax)



Martin Rambusch
Rambusch Decorating Company
Chairman of the Board
160 Cornelison Avenue
Jersey City NJ 07304
martinr@rambusch.com
www.rambusch.com
201.333.2525
201.860.9999 (fax)


John M. Raynal
Raynal Studios, Inc.
PO Box 405
Natural Bridge Stn. VA 24579
raynal@rockbridge.net
www.raynalstudios.com
800.305.0959
540.291.1198
877.717.2398 (fax)



H. B. Mertz
Renaissance Glassworks, Inc.
3311 Washington Road
McMurray PA 15317
hbmertz@verizon.net
724.969.9009
724.969.4177 (fax)




Peter Hans Rohlf
Rohlf's Stained & Leaded Glass Studio, Inc.
783 South Third Avenue
Mt. Vernon NY 10550
rohlf1@aol.com
www.rohlfstudio.com
800.969.4106
914.699.4848
914.699.7091 (fax)



Dennis F. Shobe
Shobe's Stained Glass Art Studio
PO Box 1692
1529 4th Avenue
Huntington WV 25717-1692
d.shobe3@verizon.net
304 522 0308 Phone & Fax



Michael A. Strickland
Stained Glass Associates, Inc.
PO Box 296
Knightdale NC 27545
sgainc@att.net
www.stainedglassassoc.com
919.266.2493
919.266.6228 (fax)



Sue Shea
Stained Glass Resources, Inc.
15 Commercial Drive
Hampden MA 01036
mail@stainedglassresources.com
www.stainedglassresources.com
800.883.5052
413.566.5053
413.566.2935 (fax)



Bryant Stanton
Stanton Glass Studio, LLC
318 Rogers Hill Road
Waco TX 76705
info@stantonglass.com
www.stantonglass.com
800.619.4882
254.829.1151
254.829.2521 (fax)



Laura Parham
State of the Art, Inc.
8705 Unicorn Drive, #B310
Knoxville TN 37923
sotaglass@aol.com
www.sotaglass.com
888.539.0415
865.539.0416 (fax)



Dennis L. Lackey
Statesville Stained Glass, Inc.
136 Christopher Lane
Statesville NC 28625
dl@statesvillestainedglass.com
www.statesvillestainedglass.com
704.872.5147
704.872.7813 (fax)



Jed Boertlein
Washington Art Glass Studio
6618 Walker Mill Road
Capitol Heights MD 20743
washartglass@comcast.net
www.washingtonartglass.com
301.735.6292 Phone & Fax



Jack Whitworth, III
Whitworth Stained Glass
104 Melody Lane
New Braunfels TX 78130
jack@whitworthstainedglass.com
www.whitworthstainedglass.com
800.318.0122
830.214.3370
830.620.5399 (fax)



Jim Hauser
Willet Hauser Architectural Glass, Inc.
1685 Wilkie Drive
Winona MN 55987
info@willethauser.com
www.willethauser.com
800.533.3960
877.495.9486 (fax)



Reggie Buehrer
Window Creations, LLC
PO Box 485
Ottoville OH 45876
info@bstudios.net
www.bstudios.net
800.633.4571
419.453.2004
419.453.2006 (fax)

Current SGAA Active Accredited Members
(as of the publication of Sourcebook 2010)

Christie A. Wood
Art Glass Ensembles
513 Bolivar Street
Denton TX 76201
info@artglassensembles.com
www.artglassensembles.com
940.591.3002
940.591.7853 (fax)



David Fjeld
Big Sky Stained Glass Art, Inc.
2421 West College Street
Bozeman MT 59718
fdavid96@aol.com
www.bigskystainedglass.com
406.586.6016



Diane Eissinger
Diane Eissinger Stained Glass
44290 Willis Road
Belleville MI 48111-8942
deissinger@comcast.net
734.699.9344




Angelique Jackson
Jancik Arts International, Inc.
984 Timber Bluff Drive
Clayton GA 30525
jaiatl@bellsouth.net
www.jancikarts.com
800.254.1593
404.371.0610
404.371.9084 (fax)



Bill Klopsch
Bill Klopsch Stained Glass
4656 West Church Street
Skokie IL 60076
bill@billklopschstainedglass.com
www.billklopschstainedglass.com
847.329.9369
847.329.9350 (fax)



Ellen Mandelbaum
Ellen Mandelbaum Glass Art
39-49 46th Street
Sunnyside NY 11104-1407
emga@earthlink.net
www.emglassart.com
718.361.8154 Phone & Fax



William Reinarts
Reinarts Stained Glass Studios
PO Box 872
Winona MN 55987-0872
reinarts@hbci.com
www.reinarts.com
800.533.444
507.452.4465
507.452.4649 (fax)



Keiko Miura
Roclair Production Co, LTD
21-12 Megamiyama-Cho Koyoen
Nishinomiya Hyogo 662-0011
JAPAN
roclair@muc.biglobe.ne.jp
www.roclair.co.jp
81.79.8730.878 81.79.8737.737 (fax)


Al Priest
Salem Stained Glass, Inc.
PO Box 612
200 Salem Trail
East Bend NC 27018
alssg@yadtel.net
www.salemstainedglass.com
336.699.3421
336.699.3437 (fax)


Linda Williams
Williams Stained Glass Studio
1115 Castle Shannon Blvd.
Pittsburgh PA 15234
wsg@williamsstainedglass.com
www.williamsstainedglass.com
412.344.0220
412.344.0219 (fax)

 

Current SGAA Artist/Designer Accredited Members
(as of the publication of Sourcebook 2010)

Roy Walter Coomber
39 Vicarage Road
Bishopsworth
Bristol BS13 8ER UNITED KINGDOM
rwcoomber@aol.com
44.117.9.640.643
44.117.9.633.312 (fax)




Mark Eric Gulsrud
3309 Tahoma Place West
Tacoma WA 98466
mark@markericgulsrud.com
www.markericgulsrud.com
253.566.1720




C. Robert Markert
9023 Black Powder Lane
Louisville KY 40228
bmarkert@fenestraarts.com
www.fenestraarts.com
502.231.5634




Inge Pape Trampler
23 Del Rey Drive
Mt. Vernon NY 10552
ingepapetrampler@hotmail.com
www.ingepapetrampler.com
914.699.8616

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