I've been inspired by Wright's Dana Thomas house lately. Frank's fountain windows and doors are something to ponder. They pull you in with a desire to inspect every detail. I stumbled upon a reproduction done by Thoennes Studios here and decided I need to start exploring and practicing similar patterns. Stained Glass Pattern in the [...]
Prairie Designs II for Stained Glass Windows is the second book in the series by Alex Spatz. The stained glass patterns included in the book are sympathetic to the prairie school of design made popular by Frank Lloyd Wright. If you are looking to explore design elements Wright he made popular during the turn of [...]
Robie House, Photo By Cervin Robinson While Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture is amazing, don’t forget that he designed every element in most of his homes. That includes the art glass in many of is prairie style buildings. For fans of Frank Lloyd Wright art glass I’ve put together a short list of my [...]
My most recent project is coming together in the workshop. I 'm currently making a small 6 inch by 8 inch glass panel. The panel is based on a window design found at the William R. Heath house in Buffalo, New York. The Heath House was of course designed by Frank Lloyd Wrigth in [...]
Orignal Emmond House window I've been wanting to create a new glass panel based on Frank Lloyd Wright's stained glass windows in the Robert Emmond house. The windows in the 1893 home draw inspiration from his early Oak Park Studio. A variation of the diamond pattern that he made extensive use of in Oak Park can [...]
This wheat motif design is something I've been working on for the last couple of weeks. I'm planning to explore this design in a couple of future stained glass panels that I have in mind. For this particular panel, I tried to select colors that were in line with the period. You'll see the classic greens, ambers, and [...]
