Creations By Elder

My name is Frank Elder II and my voyage into stained glass began back in 1988 while I was still in high school in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. I always liked to take art and you could find me doodling on a piece of scrap paper at any given moment in time. I am known for my unique approach to stained / art glass work. I tend to push the preconceived "boundaries" of the medium while utilizing advanced techniques that many "studios" do not have knowledge of or wish to utilize due to the intense overhead of labor involved. I enjoy creating interactive pieces of art which really prompts the viewer of the art to become "part of the experience", not just a casual observer. I utilize age old techniques and combine those techniques with modern materials. Adding to that my decades of experience my goal is to create works of art that will stand the test of time, allowing them to be handed down from one generation to the next. My areas of knowledge include; - Leading (Traditional leaded glass work using lead cames.) - Hard Cames (Utilizing hard cames such as brass, copper and zinc.) - Copper Foil (aka Tiffany style.) - Dalle de verre (Epoxied slab glass construct aka faceted slab glass.) - English Weaving (A solderless technique of construction where all but the border is "woven".) - Beveled Glass (Utilizing stock bevels as well as creating custom beveled pieces.) - Etched Glass (Sandblast etching, single stage as well as multi-layered etching. Acid etching.) - Carving (Carving deeply into very thick glass utilizing sandblast technique.) - Cold Working (Polishing and engraving of glass.) - Lamp Working (aka torch work, such as beadmaking.) - Kiln Work (Fusing and slumping.) - Painting and Firing (Traditional painters / stainers techniques such as you find in religious windows. Utilized for detail work, shading, tracery etc... Permanent.) - Sculptural & Three Dimensional Work (Kaleidoscopes, boxes, lampshades, free form, small and large scale.) - Restorations (Complete restorative services and documentation for turn of the century pieces.) - Repairs (Generally speaking, if it is broken, I can fix it.)