This is another version of my Paw Print in Heart design with a black paw and blue and green textured glass. I’ve found that the best paw colors are the black and the white ones; I use the paw color that fits with the background glass best, or whatever the client wants me to use.
Copyright 2018 by Diane Blasius
This is a custom stained glass panel done for clients who were looking for something special with hummingbirds. I chose to focus on the birds and the flowers and keep the background simple. The glass panel alone measures 18 inches high and 29 inches wide. The frame was made by Crone’s Custom Woodworking.
Created for Audrey and Joe Metro.
Working and creating art with stained glass is a most satisfying experience. I translate some of the detail I use in my illustration and portrait work into my stained glass designs using the fantastic colors and textures found in the glass itself. One has to consider the light in which the piece will be viewed and choose the colors and glass accordingly. My designs are all original creations, done from nature and photographs. I use the copper foil method which allows me to cut smaller pieces and thus get more detail in the glass design.
All designs Copyright 2017 by Diane Blasius
A little hint of spring to come, this small sun catcher is about 5 1/2″ wide. This design is also available as a night light.
Designs Copyright 2018 by Diane Blasius
This is a stained glass box with a horned sheep, custom made for a client who needed a trophy for a herding trial. It measures approximately 8 inches across and has a mirrored bottom.
Copyright 2018 by Diane Blasius
This custom stained glass panel was done for a couple in North Carolina who breed Sussex Spaniels. The panel was made to fit into a gate that they made for their front yard. I used different textured clear glass to create an interesting effect, and amber granite glass for their kennel name, Island Sussex. I only asked that they bring in the panel when the hurricanes were coming!
This pair of stained glass bookends were commissioned by the colleagues of a librarian who was retiring from his post. The wooden bases are cherry and were custom made for this project. I used a copper patina on the finished solder to match the wood.
This is an all-time favorite of mine. This is a stained glass panel, framed for hanging in a window, with five dogs who belong to the owners. You’ll see two Golden Retrievers and three Pointers in the panel, in a scene on the water, a duck flying away into the sky. This panel is approximately 26 inches wide, plus the frame. In the private collection of Laura Salvatore.
This custom stained glass wall clock was fashioned after the Hummingbird Mantel Clock that you will find under “Clocks” on the main menu under “Stained Glass Art.” The client wanted a wall clock instead, so I made the pattern fit a round design, with the fuchsia flowers flowing around the face. The Hummingbird is done in iridescent glass, as are the bottom petals of the fuchsia flowers. This stained glass wall clock is roughly 12 inches across.
These two Hummingbird mirrors were commissioned by friends of mine for their home in Northwest Connecticut. Avid gardeners and bird lovers, they were looking for a natural design showing flowers growing in their gardens, with a Hummingbird pair. The mirrors are 24 inches across, not including the frames, which add another two inches or so. Each mirror has around 600 pieces. The stained glass overlays the 24 inch mirror, so when light hits it, the glass seems to glow with color. These two stained glass mirrors hang in the private home of Wendy and Darrell Decker.
This is one of my favorite pieces, a stained glass Kerry Blue Terrier Wall Clock. It measures 12 inches across and features two Kerry Blue Terriers with a leaf motif in the background with a little bit of amber iridescent glass for interest.
This custom mirror was donated to the Border Terrier Club for their specialty dog show auction. The Border Terrier Head is similar to a River Otter, so I put the two together in this scene with stained glass to mimic water and sky.
This stained glass Border Terrier mirror was a special request commission from the president of the Great Lakes Border Terrier Club. Yes, that’s a rat on the left side of the mirror! The stained glass dogs shown are a grizzle and a blue and tan.
Original Stained Glass Artwork Copyright 2010 by Diane L. Blasius.
This custom stained glass window panel was created for the Ivoryton Library as a gift in memory of the Town Historian. It is fitted into a transom-style space above French doors between adjoining rooms in the library.
Elephants are the major theme of the library, as the history of the town includes a piano factory, which used ivory for the piano keys.
The panel measures approximately 10 by 34 inches and depicts two elephants in a greeting, entwining their trunks. The amber and purple glass in the panel were taken from an old window saved from a renovation. The library dates back to 1889, so you can imagine how thrilling it was to be able to reuse the old glass.
On either side of the stained glass panel are 4 pieces of decorative calligraphy by Adrienne Samuelson, of Centerbrook, Connecticut.
Original Stained Glass Copyright 2010 by Diane L. Blasius.
For this Paw print in Heart ornament, I used glass nuggets for the paw print in iridescent white, and pink iridescent glass for the background. This stained glass ornament measures about 4 inches across. Any color you choose can be used for the background color.
Original Stained Glass Copyright 2010 by Diane L. Blasius.
This stained glass mirror is a commissioned work, the owner is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breeder in Iowa. She is particularly fond of her ruby Cavaliers and her black and tans, and wanted both represented in stained glass.
Copyright 2010 by Diane Blasius – Mungo Works
This German Shepherd sun catcher design is also available in a stained glass box.
All work Copyright 2010 by Diane Blasius
This is another version of my stained glass paw print box, with feet and a view of the open box, showing the mirrored bottom.
All work Copyright 2010 by Diane Blasius
This commissioned stained glass mirror of an English Springer Spaniel was done as a gift to thank the dog’s professional handler for a fine job. The mirror is framed in Red Oak.
All work Copyright 2010 by Diane Blasius
This stained glass paw print ornament is about 3 inches across and can be made with any color background. I use the large glass nugget for the large pad, and medium sized nuggets for the toes. It makes a nice little present for dog lovers, or a small prize for dog show trophies.
All work Copyright 2010 by Diane Blasius
