Light,
cut into
pieces.
Hand-cut stained glass set in concrete, wood, and iron. Each piece spends weeks on the bench before it lives somewhere.
Every mosaic starts as a sheet of glass, a sketch on graph paper, and a question — how should the light sit in this one? Cut by hand, tile by tile. When it comes out wrong, start over.
Things I've
made lately.
Hi, I’m Elena.
I make stained glass mosaics by hand — panels, stepping stones, mirrors, and the occasional one-off object. Most of them are one of one.
Pieces live in gardens and kitchens, not galleries. They take longer than they should, and that’s part of the point.
From sheet
to set.
Every piece goes through the same four quiet stages — usually across a few weeks of bench time.
Graph paper, pencil, usually over coffee. Plan the cut lines before picking up the glass.
Score and snap, tile by tile. For curves, a wheeled nipper and a lot of patience.
Pieces go onto concrete, wood, or iron with thin-set or silicone, depending on where the piece will live.
Charcoal-tinted sanded grout. The lines between tiles are as much the piece as the tiles themselves.
Have a spot in mind?
Let’s make something for it.
Send a few photos of the space, a rough size, and what you’re drawn to. I’ll reply with thoughts and a timeline.