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Principles of Glass Painting for Emerging Professionals

This transformative two-day glass painting workshop is designed for emerging stained glass professionals who are ready to grow and scale up. Whether you're looking to add traditional painting to your repertoire or take on more ambitious, expressive work, this hands-on session with Tessa Wollard and Yana Reyna is your next step.

Meet The Instructors:

Tessa Wollard is a master stained glass painter with 5 years' experience. Her passion for creating representational artwork has matured as she has practiced and fallen in love with the medium of painted stained glass. She received her BFA from Hillsdale College in 1996 and since then has worked in oils, graphite, and figurative sculpture. 

Yana Reyna is a master stained glass painter for Stanton Studios, in Waco, Texas. She has a BFA in Illustration from George Fox University. For the last 3 years she has worked on over 30 painted windows, working through the design, management, and painting process of these projects.

Fusing Techniques for Creating Representational Imagery in Leaded Glass and Art Glass Windows

Glass fusing as an art form is in its infancy. Because techniques and processes are evolving rapidly, it is an exciting time to experiment. Whether you have previous experience fusing glass or are just interested in trying new media in your work, learn ways to bring this dynamic artform to your leaded glass windows. This immersive hands-on workshop focuses on creative fusing techniques to produce glass that closely represents any image.  

Meet The Instructor:

Leslie Lenrow Shrage has a background in fine art and earned a degree in painting  at Wright State University. Ten years ago, she began her stained glass journey by taking classes in leading and copper foil. Classes in fused glass followed and her passion for this medium took shape. Leslie has been one of the key people growing fused glass production at Stanton Studios. She has helped create six fused and leaded glass windows for George Fox University and is collaborating on the creation of fused glass windows for the GFU library. 

Technical Presentation with Bryant Stanton 

Life in a Full-Service Stained Glass Studio

Bryant presented about his almost 50-year journey in stained glass. We toured the studios and discussed the various diverse projects on the benches, from new work to repair and preservation. 

Principles of Glass Painting for Emerging Professionals, with Maria Sheets

This transformative two-day glass painting workshop is designed for emerging stained glass professionals who are ready to grow and scale up. Whether you're looking to add traditional painting to your repertoire or take on more ambitious, expressive work, this hands-on session with Maria Sheets is your next step.

Meet The Instructor:

Maria Sheets was recently contracted by art icon Judy Chicago for her glass painting expertise. Sheets is senior conservator of Foothills Art Conservation and a master glass designer, painter and fabricator located in the mountains of Evergreen Colorado. She was Chief Conservator of a fire recovery project with the Museum of Biblical Art, Dallas from 2005-2018.   A partial list of clients include the Ross Perot Collection, George Bush Family, Gerald Ford, Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, and the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Samurai Collection(full CV and list of glass installations on request).  She served  as President of the Conservators Private Practice Group of the American Institute for Conservation and holds a Professional Associates status. See Press/Exhibitions link for list of exhibits and articles. 

Presentation Session with Kathy Barnard

Kathy Barnard brings decades of experience in glass, mastering how it holds and reflects light. Her work ranges from delicate etched pieces to large-scale architectural panels, specializing in sculptural and deep-carved glass. In this session, Kathy shared insights from her recent project at St. Jude’s and discussed how exploring new techniques can help you uncover your own artistic style.

Studio Tour Circuit

Five local studios opened their doors for Studio Tours: Colorado Glass Works, Kathy Barnard Studio, Maria Sheets Glassworks, Scottish Stained Glass, and Watkins Stained Glass Studio!