Maultasch Glass Studio

Maultasch Glass Studio TWITTER: - www.twitter.com/MaultaschGlass
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CONTACT: [email protected] People ask me how I got into glass.

Here's my story. The art of stained glass in what is considered the modern era was begun by John LaFarge and Louis Comfort Tiffany in the late 1800s. They both certainly viewed and were influenced by the french cameo glass of artists Galle and Daum. I first saw their french cameo glass when working in an antique area of Long Island when I was in my teens. I then became interested in the lamps and

flat panels of glass of Tiffany who had become a master in the art of creating a new type of glass, known as opalescent. It was called this as it had the milky or cloudy quality of an opal. Up to then, glass was extremely transparent and limited in color to reds, blues, yellows and greens. It was known as "antique" and "stained" with paint or enamel to fill in the faces and body details. But the french cameo glass of Galle and Daum and the opalescent glass of LaFarge and Tiffany was intended to replace the use of paint as much as possible. In fact, it was not stained but had color through and through. So when I say I make stained glass panels, stained glass is a misnomer. I use the term so people will have an idea of the type of glass I use based on common understanding (though incorrect). The goal of opalescent glass was to give the artist a range of colors with varying degrees of transparency to broaden the range of what images could be created without using paint or enamel. Tiffany and LaFarge made magnificent panels and lamps using paint only for faces and bodies. Interest in Tiffany glass died out in the 1920s and was not heard from again for fifty years. Then in the mid to late 70s to the early 80s, opalescent glass saw a short revival. Several small companies began trying to recreate the opalescent glass of Tiffany and LaFarge. Companies in America like Genesis, Chicago Art Glass, Uroboros and Bullseye made some beautiful glass as did Fischer in Germany. The revival didn't last long. By the 1980s most companies were out of business. Today only a few survive. I started buying glass in the 1970s. I bought some genuine Tiffany glass from Dr. Egon Neustadt who owned the largest collection of Tiffany lamps. I use opalescent glass from then and some that is made today. I do not use any paint or enamel in my panels. All of the glass I use is hand made and the finest quality available. It is also the rarest, the most expensive and the most difficult to find. So, looking at my New York City panel. the blue green amber glass I am using for the water was made by Genesis around 35 to 40 years ago and is extremely limited. I had just enough for this panel. It is known as a "ripple" opalescent. It's beauty lies in its' transparency, color and the manner in which the glass when molten blended in some places and stayed pure in others. And, of course, its' ripple texture. The glass, because it was once a liquid, gives a water color quality that I find appealing. Genesis made some of my favorite glass. I try to create flat panels of opalescent glass using images that have not been done before in glass and using only glass and no paint.

Three early stained glass panels that I created.
02/12/2025

Three early stained glass panels that I created.

11/23/2023

In good times and bad, there is so much to be thankful for. Taking from Yom Kippur, I am sorry to anyone I have hurt or made feel bad. I will try to be better and do more. I have so much to give thanks for and I wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving! May we all try a little harder to appreciate all of the blessings of our lives and to be kinder, nicer and more giving.

12/09/2022
The panels I posted yesterday were all cut and soldered by me though I probably had some help wrapping the pieces. They ...
12/09/2022

The panels I posted yesterday were all cut and soldered by me though I probably had some help wrapping the pieces. They were made in the 80s and 90s.

These next ones are the first few I made with a co-worker who did the cutting, wrapping and soldering. It was a wonderful collaboration with me doing the designs, picking out the glass and placing the patterns on the glass and Freddie Pattaroyo Garçon cutting and assembling.

Here are Jazz Band I which was based on a black and white photo of jazz superstars playing in NYC the year I was born, Alice, based on a cool illustration by Anthony Browne and After the Dinosaurs, based on a small black and white etching in the Tate Museum in London.

12/09/2022
Mickey Mantle, Hall of Fame baseball player for the New York Yankees. Glass panel I made to commemorate my childhood her...
08/03/2020

Mickey Mantle, Hall of Fame baseball player for the New York Yankees. Glass panel I made to commemorate my childhood hero.

Come see my glass art in Mana Wynwood if you’re in South Florida. I’m at the Red Dot Art Show. I have free passes at Wil...
12/08/2018

Come see my glass art in Mana Wynwood if you’re in South Florida. I’m at the Red Dot Art Show. I have free passes at Will Call under Art Link International. Ask for Kelli Smith. You can call or text me at 305-283-4515. The show is next to the Spectrum Art Show in the heart of the art filled city of Wynwood.

All glass no paint
08/04/2018

All glass no paint

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones!Handmade glass panel of and of
09/20/2017

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones!
Handmade glass panel of and of

Some new photos showing closeups and different natural light
10/02/2014

Some new photos showing closeups and different natural light

Windows of handmade glass, Way, , .MartinLutherKing Jr. and , part of my recent portfolio of glass art.
07/28/2014

Windows of handmade glass, Way, , .MartinLutherKing Jr. and , part of my recent portfolio of glass art.

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