About Me
Art and music have always been my first loves. I am a self-taught artist, working in several different mediums primarily in stained glass and glass art pieces. My career began in the early 1960s as a 17-year-old. While working at a Woodland Hills Mall restaurant, I was asked by one of the merchants to paint a Christmas theme on his storefront windows. Before I finished the project, thirty other merchants hired me to do their storefront windows as well.
Later, I began working at a stained glass studio where I worked with clients to create and fabricate custom glass designs. I sandblasted and carved glass as well. I also experimented with fusing and slumping glass. I developed these techniques, skills, and knowledge and incorporated them into creating one-of-a-kind designs for windows, doors, and personal art pieces. As my work became known, I acquired private clients and my solo career began.
I truly love my work and put that love in all my work. In addition to glass, I work in various creative mediums as exhibited on my gallery and store pages. I am based in southern California.
If you can think it, I can create it, repair it, or restore it. So let’s talk about some ideas you may have. Thank you for visiting my website and I look forward to collaborating with you.
Loraine Strauss
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