Creating an Original Stained Glass Design
Beginning can be the hardest step of what I do. I sketch and sketch, erase and change lines. I begin again and again taking elements from sketches I like to create a new design until I am finally satisfied. This little commission is for a patron that loves Art Deco (me too!), only to discover […]
Framing Saint-Gobain Glass
There were a handful of glassblowers that wanted their glass to be enjoyed as Art and not cut up to be used in other designs. This movement began in the early 1970s, Washington State in America and those glassblowers became known as Uroboros. As word grew on what American glass glassblowers were up too (“you […]
Schlitz-made Tiffany Glass
Jim Schlitz was a glass blower in the 1970s. He reinvented Louis Comfort Tiffany’s glass formulas and became rather famous, as when Tiffany passed in the 1920s no one knew his glass recipes and what ever was in stock at the time was the last remaining sheets of Tiffany glass until Jim Schlitz. We discovered […]
Mandala Beveled Panel in Cranberry Red
I love this Rosetta design so much that I will be making more of them.
Kitchen Window Beveled Panel
Pretty beveled panel for a kitchen window for above-sink area.
Armenia-inspired Stained Glass Commission
This commission had many elements that needed considering. My patron is Armenia and wanted colors, flowers, and “the evil eye: in some kind of composition. As I was researching Armenia, the countries flowers and the importance of life from their point of view, I found the Kalala tree from Washington State. Not from Armenia but […]
The Jarvis B&B Transom
Custom beveled and fused stained glass transom for The Jarvis Bed & Breakfast at 220 Pollock St. New Bern. This is one of the most beautiful panels I have ever created. August 18: Getting ready to install the transom above the front door. If you have not taken a tour of The Jarvis, I recommend […]
Jim Congleton Commission
In the beginning … it’s all about a really big blank sheet of paper and some of the most beautiful mouth-blown, hand-made glass on Earth. Pattern ready for cutting. Using a few bevels to highlight the design. I have been saving this Freemont Glass for over 30 years because it was just to beautiful to […]
Faith, Hope and Love Chapel Completed
I started this project eight months ago. Here’s the final leg of the journey since the last update: November 10: CarolinaEast Cancer Center Chapel, stained glass panel no. 3, the glass cutting stage will be completed tomorrow and then the leading step begins. November 11: Finished cutting all the glass. 158 pieces in this 8’ […]
Faith, Hope and Love Chapel Progress
I started this project last fall, read Faith, Hope & Love Chapel Stained Glass Update. Here’s what’s happened since then: September 9: Cutting glass for the chapel door. I absolutely love all the shades of blues and greens. October 2: I begin with a pencil & eraser and once I am satisfied with every line, […]
Faith, Hope & Love Chapel Update
The patterns are complete, all the glass and necessary materials have finally arrived, and here are the first images as we begin to create the Custom Stained Glass panels for the CarolinaEast Cancer Center’s Chapel. Michaele’s concept theme for the Faith, Hope & Love Chapel at CarolinaEast Cancer Center is The Flow of Water. “Creating […]
Crab Stained Glass Creation
Michaele has a new crab stained glass creation – Mr. Crab! Stop by and see him today! He could be yours.
Stained glass for the Faith, Hope & Love Chapel
SECU Comprehensive Cancer Center at CarolinaEast Medical Center commissioned the prestigious Chapel Stained-Glass project to local artist Michaelé Rose Watson, on August 1, 2020. Michaelé has extensive experience in commercial, residential, and preservation stained glass creations and brings a wealth of talent to the inspirational chapel named The Faith, Hope & Love Chapel. The three-story, […]
Bathroom Privacy Window
My next commission is a lovely bathroom panel for privacy. A pair of blue birds in a tree of green leaves framed in bevels. Will be soldering this beauty next week. Creating the pattern. All my designs are originals. Original design finished and getting ready to cut glass. Background glue chip class is cut. Green […]