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.
July 10th, 2012 by Ron Branch
This is something we’ve talked about doing for a long time… they are small hanging stained glass panels that are distinctly antique in style. We have three of them now hanging in a store down the road called “The Red Barn”.
I love the style that was occuring about 100 years ago in America. Of course there was a lot of diversity in that, and you can look at it as a blend of things like early deco, nouveau, prairy, etc. but really I find it quite recognizable as it’s own thing.
(click image for full view)
October 3rd, 2010 by Ron Branch
Things are getting exciting in the studio regarding stained glass. As a specialist in glass etching I have been kept busy with that pretty much my entire career. On occasion over the years though I have been able to sneak over often enough to become a proficient stained glass craftsman. We’ve had an opportunity recently to significantly expand our art-glass inventory to the point where I can now (for the first time really) build some serious windows.
Click on the image to the left to see some examples of what I’m going to get to work with. Read more
Art Glass, Vancouver Wa
March 19th, 2010 by Ron Branch
The Farm Cafe is a charming and romantic restaurant in Portland Oregon. The building is actually a converted late 19th century house that retains much of it’s original character.
The design for the windows are meant to blend with the decor including some actual antique windows already there.
UPDATE: Install on Tuesday was successful. The slideshow of the building process turned out quite nice (click on the image to the left).
Portland Or, Stained Glass
