The origins of the first stained glass windows are lost in history. The technique probably came from jewelry making, cloisonné and mosaics. Stained glass windows as we know them, seemed to arise when substantial church building began. By the 10th century, depictions of Christ and biblical scenes were found in French and German churches and decorative designs found in England.
There is a mystery to glass: It is a form of matter with gas, liquid and solid state properties. Glass is most like a super-cooled liquid. It captures light and glows from within. It is a jewel like substance made from the most ordinary materials: sand transformed by fire. Before recorded history, man learned to make glass and color it by adding metallic salts and oxides. These minerals within the glass capture specific portions from the spectrum of white light allowing the human eye to see various colors. Gold produces stunning cranberry; cobalt makes blues; silver creates shades of yellow and gold while copper makes greens and brick red.
The Yellowstone Gallery is proud to present the stunningly beautiful creations of Elenor Graff's stained glass in window designs, fireplace screens, lamps, ornaments, and glass candle chimneys.Please select a product of interest:
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Autumn Heron
This original piece is a 23 piece cut bevel heron standing on a branch of fused amber/teal glass gazing into... |
Bison Lamp
This beautiful bison stained glass and ceramic lamp is an original design by artisan Elenor Graff. The fused vanilla glass... |
Brooke Trout
This brooke trout is created in a various shades of beautiful cathedral glass which has ribbons of gold throughout and... |
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Chief
The Chief is an original creation with 800 pieces of fused and hand rolled glass. A sterling silver cabachon has... |
Cutthroat Trout
The elusive cutthroat, known for his slash of red on the throat is captured in the stained glass classic. A... |
Dragonfly Handmirror
This eleqant Tiffany hand mirror comes in various glass colors including coral, blue, violet, green and amber. It has a... |
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Fireplace Screen
This wrought iron fireplace screen depicts Cinnabar Basin near Yellowstone with a horse in the foreground. There were 14 types... |
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Fuschia's
A Tiffany English Muffle glass in deep burgandy contrasts the fused pink hues of the fuschia's. This original design... |
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Hummingbirds & Wild Iris
Rufous and Caliope hummingbirds feed on wild iris nectar. Iridized glass was used by the artist to re-create the blue/green... |
Mirror with Bison
This mirror reflects the beauty of Yellowstone. It is 18"x15" with a 2 inch antique gold glass border and an... |
Mirror with Trout and Heron
This mirror reflects the beauty of Yellowstone. It is 18"x15" with a 2 inch antique glass border and an overlay... |
Mirror with Wolf
This mirror reflects the beauty of Yellowstone. It is 18"x15" with a 2 inch antique glass border and an overlay... |
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