Custom Signage

hand beveled mirror at Glasstone StudioThis is a small mirror hand beveled by Micky. The artwork is sandblasted into the back. She also added a touch of color to the lettering.

The mirror is for a new retail shop opening mid-October in Portland called “mag-big” that will feature the work of local artists and designers. There will be clothing, jewelry, household items, and more. We are planning on contributing our work there as well.

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Fun with Glassware

glass art at Glasstone Studio in Vancouver WashingtonI’m just beginning to explore the possibilities. The wineglass is a fantastic canvas to work on – it has a wonderful mobility to it. If the lighting isn’t quite right, the viewer is free to hold it up this way or that. This is not something you can usually do with glass art.

This particular glass was quite a chore. I used regular vinyl, which doesn’t like the curve of the glass much. It’s easier though to use thinner materials for detailed work. (click on the image to enlarge)

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Carving Glass

glass carving Vancouver Washington by Ron BranchThis was a particularly challenging project that came through last month. The image is of a scientific model of a theory of some sort regarding protein … I think. It was commissioned by the father of the theoretician. The etching might be a bit confusing to look at because many of the shadows are created with two-dimensional shading while others are actual real shadows cast by the lit edges of the carved forms – so even though it may not look like it, this is all happening on one piece of flat glass.

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Work Work Work!

sandblasted glass by Ron Branch in Vancouver WashingtonHappy to report that I’ve been too busy to keep the website up-to-date. I’ll try to quickly catch up. Another restaurant job came in from Chuck Franklin and I managed to snap a few pictures this time. I know chuck got some pictures too which will hopefully go up on his website shortly.

With that job finished I am immediately on to another big one which is another library (Troutdale) with Marlene Bauer. The deadline is going to come quickly – it’s going to take all waking hours for the next three or four weeks.

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