A Man Contemplates-- Created for a family to memorialize the Father in the family that passed away. Libertyville, IL

Family of Geese Entryway---Image was drawn from photos that were taken from the entryway. Cedar Rapids, IA.

 Clear/Grey Glass Wreath--- with several hundred pieces of jewels, chunks and kiln-formed glass. North Barringtin, IL.

Echo and Narcissus----Top- Two windows depicting the Greek mythological story. Echo fades into the trees. Narcissus becomes a flower.  Cedar Rapids, IA.

Bottom-smaller version of Echo, using dichroic glass.  Autonomous panel. Click the link to read the story of Echo and Narcissus.

Details of finished stained glass window for a church, using the copper-foil method. 

Art Nouveau Lady--- Bathroom window 48" x 24" Husband and Wife requested an Alphonse Mucha Style window which, the wife provided the pose. The window panel was created using kiln-formed glass. Molds were made to shape the glass for the figure. The glass was draped over the molds and heated which gives the figure a 3-D effect. The dark lines you see are lead lines created with both copper-foil and lead came. Bartlett, IL.

Bill's First Commission        Window 1988

Top--- Client poses for Art Nouveau Lady window.

Bottom---Molds made, ready for the glass to be draped over and heated in the kiln.

Client poses next to leaded glass panel in his

horse stable. The window depicts the client's Grandfather with his horse. Solon, IA

Cowboys Lassoing---These are bar room cabinet doors installed in a ranch home near Albia, IA.

On this ranch the hired hand are actually old fashioned cowboys. The cattle are free to roam the huge pasture, and when it is time to give them their shots, they are rounded up and lassoed.

It was the invention of the barbed wire fence that ended the cowboy era in the 1860's.

Kitchen Cabinetry Southwest Theme---With details of lizards and pottery' mimicked from client's collection as you see. Solon, IA. 

Above you see windows in southwest trees theme in a prairie style home. 17 leaded glass windows were made for this parade home.

Cedar Rapids, IA.

Autonomous Prairie--- fabricated with classic copper came and brass perimeter. Waukesha, WI.

James Kennedy Public Library Dyersville, IA---Main Entryway. Leaded Glass Sidelights and Transom. Doors were sandblasted. The transom was flipped around with photoshop to make a better photograph. 

Ceiling Light Fixture---In the entryway next to the doors that you see above in the James Kennedy Public Library. Dyersville, IA.

FLW Style Lampshade---Originally designed and fabricated by Dottie Korff of the shagbark studio.

Frank Lloyd Wright Reminiscent---Primary/Secondary colors with clear textures. Iowa City, IA.

Prairie/ Organic Windows in Living Room---Wilmette, 

Entryway in New Arts & Crafts Home---This family wanted a lot of color and privacy in their entryway.

Double House

This is a very common leaded glass configuration known as a "Double House Design". Many homes in England of the late 1880's, and eventually in the states, would incorporate a leaded glass window like this above the entryway.

This family in Wilmette, IL wanted as much light in the entryway as possible, while still maintaining privacy.

3 autonomous leaded glass panels hung by hooks above this fireplace in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Irish Claddagh---Installed in a front door in Cedar Rapids, IA. The Claddagh ring represents love {heart}, Loyalty {crown} and friendship {hands}.

Shagbark Art Glass created over 50 leaded glass panels in this upscale home in Marion, IA. The client was very satisfied with the craftsmanship and service.

Beveled Mirror with Gold-Leaf Insignia---This mirror was created for the same residence as you see above. Bill Griffith is very attentive to the architecture which will embrace his work. The beveled mirror pieces were bonded onto wood. The letter 'N' is the client's last name initial. The mirror was sandblasted from the back with the letter painted black. Gold-leaf was applied to the front. The frame was made in collaboration with a local woodworker.

Classic Beveled Bathroom Window---Fabricated with brass came, installed on a crank-out sash so that the window may still be opened. Lake Forest, IL.

Regina Corona Disc Music Player---This is a curved leaded glass piece made for this restored antique music player. The Regina Corona company started in the late 1880's. This was the first form of entertainment in the home. Shagbark Art Glass has created several of these glass panels over the years. Bannockburn, IL.

Game Room leaded glass. A very unique architecture.

Garage leaded glass. Same configuration in the game room of this same residence

Lady in the Water---with fused glass detail. Bathroom Window.

Row Away From The Rocks---Colorado white water rafting. Cedar Rapids, IA.

Entire Family Room Surrounded by Glass Art---The honey comb was the basis for this organic inspired design. The various birds are particular favorites of each member of the family.

Breakfast Nook Fused glass Animals---This breakfast nook in a modern log home near Delhi, Iowa contains animals for a family that loves nature. These panels are fully fused, the largest 3 are14" x 62". The dragonfly panel you see was ordered later by new owners for a different location in the home.

You can see a different kind of poetry going on here with the fused glass in these nature scenes. Layers of sheet glass, powders and strings of glass are layered. The glass is fired to around 1450 degrees a couple of times, still allowing for a textural surface.

Fused glass elements are incorporated into a leaded glass panel, seen here in a meditation room. The client wanted elephants and sunflowers in her windows. Glencoe, IL.

"American Flag In an Iowa Corn Field"---is what the client requested. Photos show process of slumping the glass by heating it in the kiln. the shaped glass pieces, are then, constructed with lead came. Solon, IA.

Bald Eagle---Fused glass eagle with copper-foiled border. Bristol, WI.

Fused glass 3-D wall piece, copper-foil fabrication. Cedar Rapids, IA.

Nude in Moonlight---This is not fused glass...copper-foiled with sandblasted elements.

Earth Movement---Transom window with fused glass and copper-foil.

Xavier High School Chapel section---Various types of glass were fused together in this chapel you will see more of in the section---Religious. Cedar Rapids, IA.

Stevie Wonder---This was the first glass panel Bill created with fused glass elements, copper-foil and lead came. 1989.

Africa---Even the smallest fused elements make a difference in this copper foiled Africa map.

Art Glass will enhance your home, office or place of worship. The following are more examples of Shagbark Art Glasses creations for hundreds of clients. As you see, leaded, stained and fused glass can be found in many locations. Entryways, transoms, kitchen cabinetry and bathrooms, not to mention your place of worship or signage and brand images for your business. Shagbark's goal is to create a glass environment that you will be pleased with for many years to come. The craftsmanship is also built for sustainability. The techniques used at Shagbark are old world, yet include  newer technologies. What area of your environment can you picture some art glass?