All designs are original. I start every piece with a drawing and from there, cut a clear piece of glass to fit the image. The next step is to paint the image onto the glass. This is called reverse glass painting. Therefore, once the painting is complete, it gets turned over to the viewing side. Some of these paintings are small, and those get soldered around the edges with hand crafted hardware for hanging. I simply call these sun catchers. My larger panels of painted glass get a stained glass border. The border is designed once the painting is complete. While I do all the stained glass myself, it’s really about the painting. The stained glass part for me is just the finishing touch to help the painting stand out.