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543 West King Street Boone, NC 28607 828.262.1970 |
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A fine art and craft gallery in the heart of downtown Boone
A fine art and craft gallery in the heart of downtown Boone |
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Dianne Radford
Dianne Radford has been doing
stained glass work professionally since 1987. Like many craftspeople, she
discovered her love for the art as a hobby. She took classes at Buncombe
Technical College in Asheville. Through a series of coincidences after moving to
Birmingham, Alabama she became an apprentice at Freeman Glass Studio, where she
stayed and learned for three years. She opened her own stained glass studio in
the mountains of North Carolina in 1990. Dianne uses both the copper foil and
lead techniques in her work. The copper foil method was used by Tiffany to
create highly detailed, lightweight artistic pieces. After cutting the glass to
the proper size and grinding the sharp edges, she wraps each piece in copper and
solders the seams to join the glass. The leaded method is stronger and is used
mainly for architectural work. The glass is placed in a strip of lead, called
“came”, which has a channel that the glass fits into. Each joint of the lead is
soldered and then the entire piece is puttied to resist the elements. She has
made and installed windows in churches, commercial buildings and private
residences. She also makes a large variety of sun catchers and ornaments. |
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Hands Gallery
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