Beginning this month the Dragonfly Gallery in Aromas will be
spotlighting one special artisan each month. We decided to start at the top of
the list, the best-known artist and President of the Aromas Hills Artisans, Linda Bjornson.
Linda is a professional stained glass artist who began her
work as an art major in college. She brings her training, love of designing and
years of experience to creating custom windows for homes and businesses. Using
the wonderful assortment of color and texture found in stained glass to their
best advantage is still a challenge she enjoys. www.lbglassart.com
“My love of color and
design led me to stained glass. I was lucky enough to have art all through
school and was an art major in college. I have worked in stained glass since
1979, so have gotten a lot of practice along the way. As I am drawing a new
design, I am always thinking in terms of what glass would enhance the design the most.
I got my start in stained glass by taking a class. Stained glass requires
several skills and I would recommend starting by taking a class as a good way to avoid frustration or some frustration anyway.”
“After getting a feel for the constraints involved in working with glass, I started designing for glass. After working up some of my new patterns into glass and with my heart in my throat I took them to a local store, the Craft Gallery, in Capitola where I lived at the time. And to my delight they bought them. That turned out to be my best account during the time I was selling to stores. As time went by and people saw my work, I started getting requests for custom work. They went along the lines of -
" I saw this window of yours I really like in a store, but I would like it bigger for our entry" ( bathroom, bed room, etc.) Then I started working with contractors like Paul Mahus, who I still work with today. From contractors to interior designers and the rest is history.”
I got my start in stained glass by taking a class. Stained glass requires
several skills and I would recommend starting by taking a class as a good way to avoid frustration or some frustration anyway.”
“After getting a feel for the constraints involved in working with glass, I started designing for glass. After working up some of my new patterns into glass and with my heart in my throat I took them to a local store, the Craft Gallery, in Capitola where I lived at the time. And to my delight they bought them. That turned out to be my best account during the time I was selling to stores. As time went by and people saw my work, I started getting requests for custom work. They went along the lines of -
" I saw this window of yours I really like in a store, but I would like it bigger for our entry" ( bathroom, bed room, etc.) Then I started working with contractors like Paul Mahus, who I still work with today. From contractors to interior designers and the rest is history.”
I suggest you
check out Linda’s whimsical stained glass creations at the Dragonfly Gallery.
They never stay in the window long.
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