Here are pictures of some cabinet hardware depicting a drawer pull and a door pull. The drawer pull measures 6 inches long and 2 1/2 inches tall and stands away from the drawer about 1 inch. It is attached with two screws from the back with holes in the door 3 inches apart from center to center. These are sculpted of copper and are made to complement the theme of the copper sculpture Aspen leaves decorating the Entry door which also has a stained glass window of a Ruffed Grouse. (See Ruffed Grouse entry door posting) The cabinet door pull measures 3 inches tall and 1 3/4 inches across and is attached with a single screw coming from the back of the cabinet door. These copper sculpture pulls really add a touch of artistic uniqueness to any cabinets or furniture doors or drawers and can be made in a multitude of themes.

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Here is an entry door depicting a Ruffed Grouse drumming on a log under Aspen branches.  These branches have the early spring Catkins, a natural food for Ruffed Grouse, comming out from the glass as copper sculpture. This gives the stained glass a three dementional look. Even though this is a springtime theme I chose rich earthy browns with a bit of green and gold to portray the early spring  just after snow melt and before vegetation growth.

The door itself is made of reclaimed rough sawn lumber and becomes an art form in and of itself. This door was made by Kevin Brick of Brainerd Door and Woodwork and measures 3 foot wide by 7 foot tall and 2 1/4 inches thick. It has an outer glass thermopane to protect the stained glass.

The art work on the bottom 2/3 of the door is copper sculpted Aspen Leaves randomly scattered just like early Spring woodland floor would have. If you have any questions on this or any other project please feel free to contact me through the contact icon of this sit

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This is a copper sculpture panel measuring 3 feet wide by 5 feet tall depicting Showy Lady’s Slippers and Trillium with under growth of Wood Violets, fallen White Oak leaves and acorns. Arching above these copper flowers are White Oak branches with the leaves forming three shades with 40 watt candelabra bulbs illuminating the woodland floor below. There is also a small sparrow perched in the branches in the upper right hand corner of the sculpture. There are several stained glass butterflies flying over the flowers.

This wall sculpture is recessed into a wall just outside the Pub/Gathering and Socializing area near the front lobby of  York Gardens at 3451 Park Lawn avenue Edina MN. This is a Senior living apartment complex that just had it’s Grand Opening this week-end (May 21 2011)  and is an absolutely beautiful building.

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Here is one of the most thought out original and technically difficult lamp I have made to date. The inspiration behind the lamp came when I found (purchased) a couple dozen individual quartz crystal spikes and a geode that was cracked open and about a third of the shell came off exposing a cave-like crystal interior. I built the base with copper sculpted roots growing up and around the geode and then vining up withcrystal spikes embedded into the copper vine creating a thorny dramatic look. These vines open up to a shade of aqua green mixed with earthy tan and brown fracture glass from Uroboros Glass Co. and fringed with Montana Moss agates. The shade has three bulbs illuminating it with pulls made of copper vines ending in individual crystal spikes. Put a low wattage bulb in one of the sockets and you have a really cool night light! For questions on this lamp please feel free to e-mail me via the contact link on my home page. Enjoy!

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This project was rewarding for me on several levels. One, simply the pleasure of working on such a beautiful project and an opportunity to be a part of such a nice student chapel. Secondly, the making of these windows involved the help of the sixth through eighth grade students in the designing and color selection as well as being able to introduce so many students the art of creating stained glass.

Each window measures two feet by four feet and set above larger picture windows located in the prayer chapel of St. Francis of the Lakes School. I invited the three grade levels to my studio and gave a class on how to design stained glass windows, a brief rundown on the construction of these windows and various elements to consider when planning a project like this. They in turn returned to their class and each student drew their version of what they would like to see in these windows. They returned to my studio and we critiqued each design, eliminating what didn’t work and discussing  the strong elements of what did work. They in turn went back to the classroom and combined these ideas into the two designs that are “basically” what I used for the final design.  When I was done adapting these designs into the final drawing, the class came back and helped with color selection. This was truly a group project by the students of this school for their own chapel that they will now have ownership of. These windows are theirs and was a learning experience for all of us.

The one window has a central cross in brilliant colors with a Crucifix hanging on it (once used by the people these windows are in memory of) and surrounded by rainbow colors symbolic of God keeping His promises. To the left is a descending dove with a scroll symbolic of the Holy Spirit bringing us His Word, and on the other side is the challis and wafer surrounded by grape vines. The outer border is all in bright rainbow colors.

The second window has the Holy Eucharist with rays of love emanating from it and is also bordered with a rainbow of color. To the left is the Immaculate Heart of Mary with flames of love coming up from it and banded with seven pink rose buds. On the right is the Sacred Heart of Jesus with the same flames of love coming up from the center and is banded with a three dimensional copper sculpture crown of thorns depicting His death for our sins. I hope these windows are cherished for years to come and remembered by these students as their own project.

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