Wild Animals - Stained and Decorative Glass Windows

Living here in the Swan Valley, there are many wild animals that we see every day. Some as tiny as a fox, others as large as a grizzly bear or a mountain lion. Many of these animals will be expressed in this collection, which has been both educational and enjoyable to create.

NEW! This is in addition to Pride of the Prairie. Antelope season is coming soon, and I will be hunting this beautiful small animal on the plains of Eastern Montana for the first time (2003). I hope you aren't offended, but these animals taste great. I never eat store-bought meat anymore. We hunt for our food! These animals are very fast, and living on the plains, they can see you coming for a long way. Hunting antelope is a great challenge for any hunter. They look like ghosts the way they move across the prairie.

NEW! Finally, I have added a Grizzly Bear to this collection. I think this is the only creature I am really afraid to encounter in the wilderness. I have only seen them in Glacier National Park from time to time, but have not seen anything except their sign near my home. I know there is a female grizzly that often lives near here. I have walked through her bone yard. It was kind of unsettling when I figured out where I was...

The American black bear in Montana can vary in color from black to a very light brown. Often people confuse them for grizzly bears, but they are much smaller, have slightly different shaped ears, and lack the hump on the back that a grizzly has. This window is priced for 24 inches wide and 18 inches tall, but can be modified to fit almost any size needed. The fracture streamer glass below the bear has a clear background, and the glass above the bear matches, but without the fractures and streamers. This window is made of leaded glass, and can be installed as a functional window.

This is called Sweet Summer Treats. Black bears are very adept climbers, and are very curious about their environment. They try to eat as many calories as possible so they will be fat and ready for hibernation in the winter. This window is priced at 24 inches wide and 18 inches tall, and is made of leaded glass. It can be installed as a functional window, or hung as a display. Please remember that this window can be changed to fit just about any size window. The glass that represents the leaves of the trees is clear with the fractures and streamers, and the glass below is also clear, and matches the clear portion of the glass above it.

This one is named Black Bear Summer. Black bears in the West are not only black, they can also be a cinnamon or blonde color in some cases. Bears like to eat as much as possible so that they are ready for hibernation in the winter. The swan valley makes for a great habitat for the bears. This window is priced at 24 inches wide and 18 inches tall, but can be modified to fit just about any size window. All glass in this window is opalescent glass, with the exception of the sky, which is waterglass, and very transparent. This window can be installed as a window or hung as a display.

Black Bear will make a good privacy window or wall hanging. Light does pass though much of this panel, although very dimly. Many people think of bears as cute and cuddly, but you can see I view them differently, as great foragers and hunters, a large and dangerous animal!

Pride of the Prairie is an antelope buck. The colors are warm and soft in this panel. Antelope are one of my favorite animals in Montana. They are difficult to get close to, as they live in the plains of Eastern Montana and can see you coming from miles away! They are not very large animals, and are very fast!

Ram Resting is a square panel with a lot of color and motion. It is very unique! Be the first on your block to own one! I often see sheep as I am headed into Missoula around the Blackfoot river. I have often seen them scaling the sheer walls much like mountain goats. They are small, but tough animals.

Elk Bugling is simple, yet stunning. He really comes alive in glass! The elk is such a large and beautiful animal. This panel really captures the rutting season, doesn't it?

The first image here is of a bighorn ram with full curl. The colors with this panel are fabulous. Wild sheep need sunshine too. It is called, Ram Resting.

"Elk Foraging in Winter" is one of my favorites. It has a different perspective, but doesn't leave out those fabulous antlers.

The tall panel is of a mule deer buck. This is a hunter's favorite. Mule deer are one of my favorites because they have large ears, and they bounce when they run off, but are not as skittish as whitetail deer. He looks very large while his antlers rise formidably into the air.

A white tail buck can be seen to the left. The intention of this one was to use grays and blacks to produce a winter dusk effect. I have used white firelight glass for the snow, which ties the amber glasses I have used in the antlers together quite well. Firelight glass, in this case is white, and when lit from behind, produces an amber glow.

Great care and time are taken to select the perfect glass for a project. Each piece is a unique work of art.

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