My name is Susan Jutila-Walde and I am a studio stained glass artist. My business name is Suju Glass Art. I sell my glass pieces from a store front shop Pottery Place Plus, which is an artist co-op in Spokane, Washington. I also have an Etsy Store; SujuGlassArt, where you can find customer reviews concerning my glass pieces or make a custom order. As a stained glass artist, I work out of my home studio experimenting with new designs. Every day is a new experience with new inspiration. With it's beautiful transparency, translucence and/or colorful opaqueness, glass is an unforgiving medium, once you score and break the glass you are committed to that particular color, shape and texture in your piece. With many of the visual arts you have more flexibility, having the freedom to rework areas of your work before you finish. With stained glass you score, break and solder, once your piece is complete you hold it to the light, and learn from it. I am always trying to improve; striving to grow as a glass artist with each piece I produce. I work with lead came (Gothic window method), zinc came and leaded copper foil. The leaded copper foil method was developed by Louis C Tiffany for his art objects. Some of my pieces are strictly made with glass and lead came, while others incorporate or are made entirely with glass and leaded copper foil. Concerning my education, I received a Visual Arts degree in 1993 emphasizing mixed media painting and sculptural ceramics. I started working with glass as a hobby in 2010. Since then, I have made a plethora of glass pieces. I mainly work small, most of the pieces I make are under 20 inches. My artistic intent is always evolving, but I am consistent in my interest in color, line, texture, shape, form and light. Read More