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Continue reading →: Victorian Building Loses to Cheap Junk from ChinaThis beautiful Victorian/colonial house in Stafford, CT was demolished Monday morning. When I drove by in the morning it was standing, by the end of my workday it was a pile of rubble. I had known it was going to be torn down since winter and felt so sad over it. Such…
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Continue reading →: A Glass Wall Hanging for a Wedding InvitationHere’s a simple but pretty wall hanging for an invitation. This one was for a wedding. It’s made with textured glass called Everglade. The swirls in the glass make it special. I used decorative brass corners plated in antiqued silver, which I added just a hint of gold powder onto. The frame…
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Continue reading →: Pressed Flower Invitation BoxIt’s been such a long time since I’ve posted – truth is, I’ve been so busy this year that I couldn’t take on any additional work, so I didn’t want to encourage it. This past Spring and Fall I was helping out with the CT Renaissance Faire for their Robin Hood and…
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Continue reading →: Wedding Invitation Memory Box with Contemporary FlairA lot of people think of stained glass as being old fashioned or cute. I think that stained glass CAN have a contemporary look to it. Made with clean lines, minimal colors and less “fluff” (which I happen to like at times!), stained glass can have a modern feel. I’ve…
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Continue reading →: Box with scalloped EdgeToday I finished this box with a scalloped copper foil edge. Somehow I always manage to get a copper “paper cut” from the scalloped foil! Oh well. This box was made for a dancer, using the playbill for the show. I made a copy of the inside page, as only…
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Continue reading →: Swarovski Crystal BordersRecently I’ve started to use real Swarovski crystal strands around the borders of the invitation, with a few charms. I think it looks really elegant. I solder the entire strand so it is solidly attached. This one is made with amethyst crystals. The box sides are a very pale purple…
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Continue reading →: Stained Glass Invitation Boxes with Pressed FlowersSeveral people have asked about my invitation boxes with pressed flowers and I realized today that I don’t have any pictures of them here! The only item I have with real flowers is a shadow box made with dried flowers from the bridal bouquets, but they are three-dimensional, not pressed…
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Continue reading →: Letting UConn GoWhere I currently work we have licensed rights to various universities and colleges. Recently we had to make a tough decision: do we keep UCONN or let it go? Since the company I work for is located in Connecticut, it would seem logical to keep the school’s licensing rights but…
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Continue reading →: Finding the Purpose of ArtRecently I went with my husband to Washington D.C. to visit friends. We were on our way to the National Gallery of Art, primarily to see the Albrecht Dürer exhibit. We passed by the Mall and saw hundreds of people dressed in white running to piles of what looked to…
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Continue reading →: Finn’s First Big SnowstormSo now that we’re all thoroughly sick and tired of winter, I’ve finally made my snow video of Finn! So I don’t have kids, just pets, humor me. This week is officially Finn’s anniversary of One Full Year in his Forever Home – with me and Steve. So I figured…
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I’m Anna
I love to design unique stained glass pieces for weddings, Bat Mitzvahs and other special occasions. I also make smaller glass boxes, wall hangings, sun catchers, mirrors and other functional art. I’m a full-time artist – designing stained glass, jewelry and freelance graphic design as well as teaching painting and craft classes through Art Nites.
Artist Anna Harding 