| From
design through construction, unique pieces are fashioned via
the mediums of copper, steel, stained glass and an eclectic
variety of recycled everyday objects and materials. Unique
stained glass windows with representational or abstract
designs can be created incorporating your color choices and
to your size specifications.
We look
forward to the challenges given to us by our customers in
helping them to realize their vision of the world through
the mediums of glass and metal. Let us create a
one-of-a-kind piece just for you.
About
The Artists
Like a
conjurer, Jean Stephany transforms the raw elements of
glass, solder, copper, stone and found objects into
one-of-a-kind creative expressions of her love of nature.
Inspired by the natural beauty that surrounds her home and
studio along the Baraboo River in the foothills of the
Baraboo Bluffs, Jean delights in making glass art that
visually soothes and spiritually refreshes.
Although
her love of glass began during the stained glass renaissance
of the 1970’s, it was not until the late 1990’s that she
surrendered herself to the mysteries of the medium and
became a full-time artist. During the intervening twenty
years, Jean devoted all her energies to homesteading and
operating a commercial dairy, milking both goats and Jersey
cows, which left her little time to explore her creative
urges. But, like the inexorable pull of the ocean tides, she
finally succumbed to the allure and magnetism of glass.
Although
Jean has no formal art education, she does have an inherent
sense of color and design. When a found object or a
particular piece of glass ‘speaks’ to her, she finds within
its character the stimulus for a new creation. Fascinated by
the magical way glass transmits and reflects light, Jean is
especially captivated by the combination of glass and metal.
This affection for the beauty of dissimilar textures and
colors can best be seen in her three-dimensional sculptural
artworks and wall pieces.
Jean’s
goals are simple: to share her love of the medium with
others and to create objects of beauty that will bring
smiles to all who see them.
Bill has
been crafting metal for more than 25 years, starting in the
construction and installation of ski lifts in Wisconsin and
in other projects in the American West. He started carving
wood and crafting in metal for art and decoration during the
90’s
COMMISSIONS
WELCOME!
Goat
Crossing Studio
Jean Stephany & Bill Hicklin
E13731 County Road W
Baraboo, WI 53913-9610
Ph: 608.355.0134
jstephany@goatcrossingstudio.com |
