Stained Glass Artist

I was born and raised outside of Philadelphia.  My artistic creativity probably came naturally in part from a mother who loved and displayed colored glass all over the house and a father who was a skilled woodworker.  I moved to Missoula, MT in the spring of 2006 after living in Columbia, MD since 1971.

I started working with stained glass in the late 1970’s after trying other mediums, such as batik, clay and photography.  After taking one stained glass course I knew that this was what I wanted to pursue.  What began as a hobby that I fit in between raising two children and working part-time, became my full time vocation in the 1990’s.  I am the sole proprietor of Sagawa Glass and work out of my studio in my home where I personally design and hand craft all of my creations.

Most of my glass skills are self-taught or learned through experimentation.  I believe that my creativity has benefited from not being taught what “couldn’t” be done with glass.  My skills and direction have changed and evolved over the last 28 years.  I started with traditional two-dimensional leaded panels, then created my own “tree of life” panel using copper foil in a most nontraditional fashion.  I designed the “aspen” after moving to Montana and having a beautiful grove of aspen in our side yard.  What attracted me to stained glass to begin with is still what I love the most -- working with color.

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