Bill Darwin II, Stained Glass

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Bill Darwin II was born in Germany and grew up in Ann Arbor, where he learned the fine art of stained glass beginning in 1973 from his grandfather, the late Roy Darwin. He also credits his uncle LeRoy Darwin of Grass Lake with his start and continued influence. Darwin’s work, created in his studio near Waterloo, Michigan, northwest of Chelsea, can be found all over the world. A passion for excellence is apparent in everything he does, from his art to restoring antique slot machines to semi-professional croquet. Bill’s love is Tiffany lampshades and he enjoys a reputation as one of today’s finest stained glass artisans.

Annette Baron, Glass

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In 1998, Annette Baron designed and built her own glass studio, where she teaches and creates her art. Baron has a bachelors degree in Music from Western Michigan University and has studied glass at the Toledo Museum of Art and Tidal Wave Glass in Toledo, Ohio and at Michigan Hot Glass in Detroit, Michigan. The mystery of glass, either classic or abstract, has always fascinated Baron. Her works are draped like honey, shaped with wood, steel or paper, and shaped by intent or serendipity. While she is a musician by training, she has created textures on form that writhe and twist around a vessel, while others dance into their own shapes. Baron’s goal in her art is to combine color and light, forms both classic and aleatory; glass is time and rhythm.

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Bill Darwin II, Stained Glass

Annette Baron, Glass