Brightly colored butterflies hover near yellow and white flowers — the design on a stained-glass lamp shade created by Jim ...

A hundred years ago, almost every house built in the Bay Area had some stained glass in it. That level of craftsmanship and everyday beauty was expected then, even in a modest Sears Roebuck bungalow.

For centuries – from the medieval cathedrals of Europe to Victorian homes such as the ones in Reading’s own Centre Park – stained glass has been used to enhance interior design. When glass catches the ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Stained glass, an art perfected in the Medieval era in Europe, is alive and well in America in the 21st century as artists and craftsmen involved in its creation take ...