I was born in England and studied geology at Leeds University before enjoying a fascinating career as an Exploration Geologist and University Professor - working in Botswana, Zambia, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands. Admiring the US from childhood, I immigrated in the 1980s and together with Claire founded Artistry in Glass in 1986.
Our original location was a small shop in Plaza Palomino where we specialized in crystal engraving for awards and giftware but I soon realized that it would be necessary to diversify in order to increase sales. The subsequent evolution of Artistry in Glass has been marked by the acquisition of new products and services as we reacted to requests from customers.
Our original location was a small shop in Plaza Palomino where we specialized in crystal engraving for awards and giftware but I soon realized that it would be necessary to diversify in order to increase sales. The subsequent evolution of Artistry in Glass has been marked by the acquisition of new products and services as we reacted to requests from customers.
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Happy and Safe 2021 to all our customers! Artistry in Glass at 2618 E Fort Lowell - Tucson's Art Glass Center since 1986. Specializing in stained glass, custom etching of crystal for awards and wedding gifts, beveled and etched glass windows, glass tabletops to protect your furniture, expert repair of china & crystal, custom cabinet glass inserts, caviar staircases and much more.
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Glass is a wonderful and versatile material that is used in numerous applications in our homes and commercial buildings. We utilize sheet glass every day as tabletops, shelves, windows, and shower doors, as well as in its mirrored version as bathroom, bedroom, and decorative mirrors. But most homeowners have no idea how to correcting specify and order glass.
We believe that every individual and every company can play a part in fighting climate change by reducing emissions. To that end, we have upgraded our building, our product line, and our production methods to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions using the following tactics. Insulate walls, IG windows, LED lighting, solar panels, mini-split AC, recycle glass, electric hand dryer, foam-core doors, biodegradable packing, cotton towels.
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This webpage contains our go-to list of supplies and products for an art glass shop that specializes in glass tabletops, cabinet glass inserts, stained & etched glass windows, and the repair of glass & porcelain.Tried and true - we have found the original 3M brand masking tape to have just the right amount of stickiness and protective thickness/resistance.
This webpage contains our go-to list of supplies and products for an art glass shop that specializes in glass tabletops, cabinet glass inserts, stained & etched glass windows, and the repair of glass & porcelain.Tried and true - we have found the original 3M brand masking tape to have just the right amount of stickiness and protective thickness/resistance.
Reviews (7)
Janet Miller
Nov 05, 2021
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I just picked my articles at Artistry in Glass, in which they did an amazing job. I had chips on the inside of 4 Waterford Millennium Wine Glasses, which we enjoy using. I was extremely pleased that they removed the chips and with no breakage. Excellent job plus they did the repairs in 3 days. Cannot ask for anything better than that. The total staff are very friendly and cordial. I would recommend them to anyone for any glass or china that needs repairing.
Kathy Groff
Sep 18, 2021
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I first found John and his team many months ago when I dropped a decanter stopper and it shattered. The decanter was a golf prize for my husband in a tournament in 1974. John was able to match it very closely and I have my new stopper. Just last week, I brought in a broken antique frosted SF skyline martini glass. John said if I could find two matching plain glasses he would have them frosted/etched. They were ready the next day and are gorgeous. They do fine work and always meet their quoted price. Thank you! Kathy G.
Colton Swiderek
Sep 15, 2021
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Mark Stegeman
Aug 25, 2021
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Roberta Toussaint
Jan 09, 2021
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We absolutely love our stained glass window that was designed and installed by Artistry in Glass. We wanted a geometric design in blue and clear glass but were clueless about the details. We came into the shop and picked out some glass we liked but otherwise left the design up to the artist. John Wakefield came out to our home to measure and after chatting with us a bit discovered my husband and I are both physicists with interests in astronomy and cosmology. John came up with an amazing design, incorporating a piece of glass that is suggestive of an elliptical galaxy (triangular section next to
Katie Frey
Jun 14, 2017
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Linda Lewis
Oct 21, 2015
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Happy just does not even describe the wonderful job this man did for me. Someone else recommended a different crystal repair person. Come to find out he did not even own a shop he wanted me to leave my $650 item with the merchant next door and was talking in the $300 range to repair a broken leg and a missing ear. I found Artistry in Glass who… fixed it in one day. The bad gentleman who was first recommended to me wanted three months and quoted $150 to $400. John charged me $50 and did the work in one day. Artistry in Glass was wonderful. And the people who own it are just extraordinary
