Gallery W.D.O

Stained glass production (from the Latin word “vitrum” - glass) at all times considered to be incredibly difficult. First, glass was boiled in spherical furnaces and adding a different metal oxides to give the desired color. Then curly pieces of glass, carved on patterns, were fastened between leaden stripes, curved to the contour of each colored pieces. It’s interesting that while processing of glass could be happened wide variety of surprises such as unexpected nuance and impressive form. Amazing stained glass windows were made form defected glass (with darkening or bubbles) so enliven light songs, making them attractive and mysterious. A milestone in the history of stained glass has been in the XIX century, the invention of a new method of assembling what is known as “tiffany” on behalf of its creator Louis Tiffany. Each glass plate was packed into the foil and then soldered pieces together. New technology has enabled hold even very small pieces of glass exquisite ornate welding lines.

Modern masters of stained glass not only use the “tiffany” method, classical or medieval techniques, but also entirely new methods. For example “fusing” technology allows you to make stained glass windows without metal partitions. Figure make up for seamless seam glass, giving it color pieces, glass beads and chips, and then put all this in the oven. At a temperature 800 degrees layered “cake” burnt into a coherent whole.

Although jewellery work was abundantly diverse in earlier times, especially among the barbarian tribes such as the Celts, when the Romans conquered most of Europe, jewellery was changed as smaller factions developed the Roman designs. The most common artefact of early Rome was the brooch, which was used to secure clothing together. The Romans used a diverse range of materials for their jewellery from their extensive resources across the continent. Although they used gold, they sometimes used bronze or bone and in earlier times, glass beads & pearl. As early as 2,000 years ago, they imported Sri Lankan sapphires and Indian diamonds and used emeralds and amber in their jewellery. In Roman-ruled England, fossilized wood called jet from Northern England was often carved into pieces of jewellery. The early Italians worked in crude gold and created clasps, necklaces, earrings and bracelets. They also produced larger pendants which could be filled with perfume.
Like the Greeks, often the purpose of Roman jewellery was to ward off the “Evil Eye” given by other people. Although woman wore a vast array of jewellery, men often only wore a finger ring. Although they were expected to wear at least one ring, some Roman men wore a ring on every finger, while others wore none. Roman men and women wore rings with a carved stone on it that was used with wax to seal documents, an act that continued into medieval times when kings and noblemen used the same method. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the jewellery designs were absorbed by neighbouring countries and tribes.

Steel - Art - largest and finest collection of metal replicas

The site has several galleries with pictures of ordered artwork.

Each of our items is carefully handmade by Mr. Kaisorn and his team in Bangkok - Thailand.

Fairchild & Co. Custom Designer Jewelry

Fairchild and Company’s Santa Fe, New Mexico jewelry gallery focuses on contemporary art jewelry - incorporating precious gems with a wide variety of traditional stones. The result is exquisit, custom jewelry that show cases each stones rainbow of colors.

New Mexico’s finest designer jewelry is found at Fairchild and Company
We present the original work of more than 20 highly skilled jewelers. The one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces they create are on the cutting edge in both custom design and use of materials rarely seen in fine jewelry.

Custom Jewelry Designs - Just For You

We can create custom designs for both men’s and women’s jewelry.Your diamond, fancy color diamond, pearl, sapphire, ruby, opal, or other precious stone awaits your selection from our extensive collection of the finest gems. Platinum, 22kt Gold, White Gold, Silver, Copper and other fine metals may be selected to hold these precious gems in your very own custom creation.

At Metal Earth Art each metal creation is hand designed, then cut on a plasma table. We specialize in western, welcome signs and garden art scenes and Pacific Northwest art. We can also create custom gallery art from your ideas or pictures! Our products are made of solid steel and painted black in color unless otherwise stated. Some of our custom gallery art pieces are hand torch colored using a rainbow effect. Each piece is made to order, one at a time.

Metal Art makes a great addition to any home or garden decor, it is also great on the barn, in the garden, on entrance gates, and more! The possibilities are endless!

Rosetree Glass Studio, Inc. was founded in 1993 with a goal of making quality, affordable, beautiful, handmade blown glass objects. Every piece is individually made to give each its own unique character. Due to the nature of glassblowing, no two pieces are ever exactly alike.

At Rosetree we melt our own glass from raw materials to give us the clearest glass available for studio use. An extensive color palette is achieved through the addition of color glass chips and powders to the clear glass.The glass is then treated with a solution of rare and precious metals to produce the beautiful, multi-colored, iridescent effects. Rosetree Glass is found throughout the United States in fine craft shops, galleries, museum shops, and specialty stores.Our beautiful creations have been purchased as corporate gifts for major corporations, including White Westinghouse and Gibson.

A unique collection of handmade fused glass designed objects (plate, service ware, vase, trays, bowls etc) for the sensual home. All made in Greece.

Glass Studio

gallery W.D.O. in Charlotte, NC, will present an exhibition entitled, Animal Magnetism, featuring clay sculptures by Rick Crown. The exhibition begins Feb. 1 and continues through Mar. 2, 2002. This show will be the last at the gallery’s Atherton Mill location in Charlotte’s South End district. Later this year, the gallery will move to a new location in the Hearst Plaza on Tryon Street in Uptown Charlotte.

Crown is an Associate Professor of Art at Queens College in Charlotte, where he has been on the faculty since 1971.

“This work owes a huge debt to those founding members of Modernism who valued African and Pre-Columbian art. They established a context for primitivism and validated naiveté. From these roots has grown my own exploration of animal forms,” says Crown, adding “With the energy of a child, I approach the plastic potential of clay to create these animals. Both construction and gesture are primarily spontaneous. Color and texture are used to emphasize the emotional expression of these creatures. When the work is at its best, I lurk beneath their body language and their attitudes.”