May 12th, 2015 by Ron Branch

High on a lift with Chuck Franklin, installing his glass into the library in Lebanon Oregon in 2011.

It’s a great example of Chucks outstanding abilities in design. I’ll see if I can find a picture of the whole room – a beautiful color scheme, the abstract expression of a river, which flows in Chuck’s recognizable whimsical line work.

It was a big job, 135 feet of stained glass. The project was funded by donation as a memorial to Judith Anne Nichols. Here is a link to a nice write up about it by Alex Paul in the Albany Democrat-Herald .

Chuck Franklin, Glass Art, Stained Glass

October 30th, 2014 by Ron Branch

Got to help Chuck and Quincy install this (Chuck Franklin Glass Studio) up in the Seattle Scottish Rite Masonic Center. The amazing paint work is by Raphael Schnepf.

I don’t know the significance or story behind the symbols in the design. Chuck’s got a post up on his facebook page. I also put up a little bit more about this in the blog. There’s a whole lot of new content regarding many of the recent projects that will be added soon both here and there.

August 27th, 2014 by Ron Branch

Booth-building series Click this link to read from the beginning post.

In 97 Micky and I made our first attempt at fulfilling our dream of living in the Pacific North West. Without much of a plan, we rolled into town with our 3-year-old and all our stuff, moved into an apartment, and started job-hunting. Looking back on it now, it seems like a crazy, impulsive move, but such was our passion about the beauty up north. Within a couple weeks I was fortunate enough to end up with a job at Chuck Franklin Glass Studio. Read the rest of this entry