About The Artist
Dea Archbold is an experienced kiln fired glass painting artist located in Germantown, New York. She has skills in all stages of leaded and foiled stained glass window construction, glass fusing, window restoration, and commission work.
Her glass educational background includes:
- Studying the art of glass painting under Albin Elskus
- Study of Glass Fusing at Arrowmont Arts and Crafts School in Tennessee with Gil Reynolds
- Working with glass studios:
• DC Studios LLC - Germantown, NY
• Sundog Stained Glass Studio - Sugarloaf, NY
• Golden Aged Glass Works - Warwick, NY
• Stained Glass & Pottery - Sugarloaf, NY
• 6th Dimension Design - Buffalo, NY
• Glasco - Buffalo, NY
Artist Statement:
"While working with Sundog Stained Glass Studio, I had the opportunity to be part of a two person team in the fabrication of a glass window series by the artist and author Frederick Franck. His free style painting and spiritual approach to life had an effect on how I wanted to express my work in glass. I began to see the glass more as a canvas where I could loosen up the technique and push the painting process with multiple layers and firings. There is an unpredictability in this approach that keeps things interesting with a painting method that dates back to the 12th century. I work with conventional leaded glass construction materials but do not limit myself to them. Unconventional materials, such as, found glass and metals have been leaded into a piece, sometimes expanding on it’s two dimensionality. Preliminary design ideas are often depicted in different mediums, such as color pencil, watercolors, and oil paint. These design painted ideas aren’t always built into glass pieces but rather stand on their own merit in being finished pieces. For me, creating images is more than making pleasing pictures. Common subjects become symbols of my understanding of life, depicting the beauty, the strengths, and the vulnerable."
Her glass educational background includes:
- Studying the art of glass painting under Albin Elskus
- Study of Glass Fusing at Arrowmont Arts and Crafts School in Tennessee with Gil Reynolds
- Working with glass studios:
• DC Studios LLC - Germantown, NY
• Sundog Stained Glass Studio - Sugarloaf, NY
• Golden Aged Glass Works - Warwick, NY
• Stained Glass & Pottery - Sugarloaf, NY
• 6th Dimension Design - Buffalo, NY
• Glasco - Buffalo, NY
Artist Statement:
"While working with Sundog Stained Glass Studio, I had the opportunity to be part of a two person team in the fabrication of a glass window series by the artist and author Frederick Franck. His free style painting and spiritual approach to life had an effect on how I wanted to express my work in glass. I began to see the glass more as a canvas where I could loosen up the technique and push the painting process with multiple layers and firings. There is an unpredictability in this approach that keeps things interesting with a painting method that dates back to the 12th century. I work with conventional leaded glass construction materials but do not limit myself to them. Unconventional materials, such as, found glass and metals have been leaded into a piece, sometimes expanding on it’s two dimensionality. Preliminary design ideas are often depicted in different mediums, such as color pencil, watercolors, and oil paint. These design painted ideas aren’t always built into glass pieces but rather stand on their own merit in being finished pieces. For me, creating images is more than making pleasing pictures. Common subjects become symbols of my understanding of life, depicting the beauty, the strengths, and the vulnerable."
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Photos by Laughing Heart Photography