GYPSY FIDDLER
Gypsy violinist set in collage imagery of dreams and memories 22" x 45" Designed by Joseph Tracy of Brookside Glassworks and donated to Jabberwocky: a summer camp for the disabled
WATER LILIES *AFS
VOS OMNES(sold) abstracted reference to clouds, rain and rays of light. 20" x 33"
detail: HARVEST (sold)
loon windows commissioned for lake home in Minnesota
The Windows on this page show some key stylistic areas I have explored in designing with glass. I was first attracted to the work of L.C. Tiffany and John Lafarge,( HARVEST) but soon found myself drawn to the spare grace and bold colors of Japanese Art(KOI). This led me toward attempts at simple visual abstraction of a given theme. (WEAVE ME THE SUNSHINE).I also began exploring the history and particularly the gothic roots of window design. This is a style which can be seen in LION,...
...DOVE, STARS. At this point I began to search for a fresh and personal approach. I decided to break from my customary creative process of first drawing the design and instead started to design with pieces of glass arranged on a light table. It sent me in a new direction of composing in a collage of colors, shapes, relationships and images unified by a central theme or intuition (SOME FLY and details). This is a style which seems to fit me and has become the major style in which I continue to design windows.
WEAVE ME THE SUNSHINE
a set of entryway leaded glass windows designed for a weaver
The window above and those to the left and below are intended to show a few of the ways that geometry, textures, bevels, and designs in tune with the architecture can enhance a living space.
Grape vine themed sidelite suited to entryway of California home
1 of 2 transoms for entry area with blonde wood and woven wall covering
COYOTE Detail of a window designed to a theme suggested by the owner/builder of a rustic home in Tonasket, Washington
OVERVIEW
This first page of residential work gives an overview of the different kinds of residential, architectural, and independent framed work which has been designed and created by Joseph Tracy of Brookside Glassworks over the years. Some photos show details of larger windows( click to see full window). The studio can be reached at 802-694-1590 or at the email address brook7@sover.net House and barn-studio are at 319 Mill Rd, Stamford VT 05352
detail: LION, DOVE, STARS (sold)
SOME FLY (23"x22") installed in bedroom door (sold)
loon windows commissioned for lake home in Minnesota
Grape vine themed sidelite suited to entryway of California home
detail: SOME FLY