Stained Glass Designs for Windows and Fusing Art Glass Pieces

My name is George McGinn of Durham, North Carolina. The photo below on the right shows me in my studio a few years ago. I do a wide range of designs, some with a Frank Lloyd Wright influence in layout and limited color use. Others use lots of bevels for that ideal suncatcher. I have designs with a religious art influence for those of the Christian and Jewish traditions. My custom pieces are ideal for home remodeling projects since they can be made in a range of sizes to fit existing spaces. I also do some handmade hardwood furniture items.

NEW ITEMS - In early 2011 I decided to extend the media I work in to included fusing with the purchase of Fusion 7 kiln by Paragon Industries. This kiln allows me to fuse glass disks up to 13" in diameter. So if you are new to my site please take a look at the Fusing Designs page via this link Fusing Art Glass Designs. If you have looked at this site before, and liked my work, you can use this link to what's new under Fusing Designs.

For custom work I always offer a firm quote to a client, once a design is set, with the quote good for 30 days. Use this link to see information on How does the custom panel process work?.

Use the images below to go directly to the most popular areas on my site. Alternatively, the bulleted lists below the images give access to all pages and a site search tool.

For stained glass design information see the following pages:

• Standard Stained Glass Designs - suncatchers with bevels, religious art glass, a terrarium design, bevel boxes, and more in sizes for easy shipping.
• Custom Stained Glass Designs - larger hangings, window treatments, transoms, light box displays, door insert replacements, Art Deco Designs, Celtic knot, Irish and Scottish designs, an American flag, a Gold Star Banner tribute panel, lighthouse designs, sea scenes and more showing bevel and stained glass color usage.
• Fusing Art Glass Designs - fused glass plates and fused single piece window hanging.
• Flower Stained Glass Designs - small "Cameo" flowers and larger flower window hangings. Designs include tulip, lily, rose, iris, dogwood, day lily and grape layouts.
• Site Map - all pages on this site with direct linkage to each.

For additional information about handmade wood items, ordering, shipping, stained glass construction, and links to other artists / suppliers see the following pages:

• Handmade Hardwood Designs - Cedar Chests, Stools, a 24 bottle wine rack, wine rack cabinet inserts, bookcases, Artwork framing, wood cross with dove, pencil box, jewelry box, small tables with rescued heart pine tops, small coffee tables made from an awards or degree plaque and furniture in Shaker, Mission or Country styles and more. Also free wood plans.
• Additional Information - Ordering, Shipping, the Artist, Spectrum Glass, Glass Design Components, Site Information and Diagram.
• Just Photos of some Custom Stained Glass Designs - a page with just photos of some custom pieces.
• Information for visitors to this site from outside North America - Gifts for friends and family residing in North America.
• Links to Other sites - Links to stained glass and wood supplies, other glass artists, and sites of general interest.
• Client Testimonials - Excerpts from client's emails about my work.

I had my site reviewed a few years back by Jason Edelman's great free service. View his comments from this link - . Based on his April 2007 input I upgraded all pages to HTML 4.01 Strict.

Sample Photos of Custom Stained Glass Design

Below are photographs of some designs. On the top row left is a transom 12" by 48" using two Pineapple Bevel Clusters, three star bevels, a rectangular bevel border and with Spectrum Clear WaterGlass® between the bevel elements. On the top row right is a large bevel cluster hanging with a double border, one of bevels and another of Spectrum Cobalt Blue Waterglass. On the second row left is a small hanging, 10" in diameter, made from 7 wine bottle bottoms. As a custom piece this is a unique low cost item currently priced at $75 plus shipping (2/2011 cost). On the second row right is an 8" square fused plate in the colors of the Irish Flag. It is shown in the kiln just after the final cool down.

These along with many other designs can be seen on

• My Custom Stained Glass Designs page.
• and Fusing Art Glass Designs page.

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Website created by George A. McGinn © 2002-2012.
Page last modified Jan 4, 2012
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