Artist Lecture Series - Owen's College

This lecture series was presented by Owen's College in Perrysburg, Ohio during the Fall 2008 semester.  The program's intent was to offer career options and examples to students attending the Owen's College School of Fine Art.  I was pleased share my experiences as an artist and business woman, and to act as an advocate of earning a living in the field of commercial artwork.

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Stained Glass Door

Bowling Green, Oh: Summer 2008

I designed this door for a local orthodontics office.  The design incorporates their logo into the window while their name is carved into the wood panel below.  The door was hand crafted from red oak with a walnut finish and highlighted with brushed nickel hardware and lettering to match the came(rigid metal channel) in the window.  The window is comprised of 82 panes of glass, using both lead and zinc came instead of the copper foil technique, to offer additional strength.  A few slight modifications were made while creating the door &  window, however the finished piece remains fairly true to the original design.

The project took approximately on month to complete.

Design and Finished Door

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Door detail

Finished Door

Door Design