Description:
The Inspiration Story
This stunning stained glass door was inspired by our favorite book, The Desert Southwest, by Nora Burba and Paula Panich, with photographs by Terrence Moore. On page 174, we discovered a beautiful window from an Adobe Home designed by Architect William Tull in 1980 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
We drew out the window design and created our own pattern from the book, enlarging it by increasing both the width and length to create this magnificent door.
The Creative Process
We originally planned to use vintage stained glass we already had on hand, but when going through our collection, we didn't have enough of any single color for such a large door. We ended up buying all new glass - and that's when the magic happened!
When an artist listens to their creation in process, the art piece tends to boss one around - and that's exactly what our door did to us. As we laid several colored and clear pieces out on the workbench at the glass store to select from, there would be one style of glass that just didn't seem to like another style. Anyone who does art can tell you, you might select a color you want, but soon find out - no, the piece doesn't want it!
Our door represents the beautiful dance between artist and artwork - where the creation guides the creator. The result is a piece that truly knows what it wants to be, creating the most authentic and harmonious final result.
