About Our Stained Glass Studio, Artists and History

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On this page you can learn more about the stained glass artists that work with our stained glass studio.
We also show pictures of our studio and reminisce a little about the history of stained glass and the history of our studio...

We Are          Gomm Stained Glass, LLC
Located In       Provo, Utah
                         we ship stained though out the continental U.S.

We make Gift Items (see our gifts for sale page and etsy store) and

We specialize in Custom work for homes and businesses. We build custom transom windows, door and sidelight inserts and cabinet door windows. Wine cellar doors and room dividers are also a way that we've been able to make the homes of clients look more beautiful and worth more when it comes time to sell the home.

837 North 2200 West
Provo, Utah 84601
801-344-0178
www.gommstudios.com
www.betterstainedglass.com
www.imaginestainedglass.com

david@gommstudios.com

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Our Beginnings	Map And Driving Directions	Update On Dane

	About People We Work With

David Gomm, B.S. Edu with a minor in Industrial technology has been teaching private stained glass classes since 1982 and taught Stained Glass at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin Missouri.
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Jeanne Gomm has been teaching and designing stained glass for over twenty years. She has designed hundreds of patterns for stained glass customers and students and has taught scores of students in the art of stained glass construction and design.
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Lynde Mott, B.A. Art is a gifted illustrator and oil painter who specializes in LDS historical subjects in her painting career. She works as a consultant and designer for our studio on a part time basis.
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DeeAnn Thaxton is a western art designer and stained glass artist who works with our studios as a designer. She is an accomplished stained glass artist and floral designer.
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At Gomm Studios, we build and sell custom stained glass, both residential and commercial. This includes beveled panels for furniture, and a line of "quilt block" panels for the seasons. We specialize in design and construction of one of a kind designs. To design a window or order a piece, call us at 801-344-0178. Or you can e-mail us at the address: david@gommstudios.com

Jeanne designs most of the panels, David refines the designs and cuts the glass, then we both assemble and install the windows. The biggest panel we've made so far was the 100 square foot installation in the North Gallery of the Covey Center For The Arts in Provo, Utah. We are also honored to be able to work with historical LDS illustrator and painter, Lynde Mott. Her additional guidance and help has helped us take our artwork to another level of complexity and beauty.

Recent projects include a front entry inspired by the 1908 work of Greene & Greene (famous for their oriental inspired bungalow architecture), Front door panels and room divider panels for a ski lodge in Park City, Larry Millers' cabin in Idaho, and Keith Bartons' home in Alpine. We also shipped a large sign to the Knob Gallery in Wisconsin and one of the Women of Faith panels to Florida. We look forward to building a piece of glass art for you.

Here's Jeanne teaching a visiting Home School Group about the history of Stained Glass.

We sell some glass at Mother Natures Nook. Click here to learn about the store.

Here is Jeanne laying out Sue's Kitchen Cabinet Windows. They will replace some older panels which weren't as delicate.

David and Jeanne in front of DeeAnns' work of art.

See the nativity scene on our gallery page. Or click the picture to go directly there.

Foiling a glass project during class

We just took our sample set of glass and made panels of similar colors for easy transport and a quicker way to see what's available.

We built a window of our logo pattern. Over 250 pieces in a small area makes it a gorgeous and complex design.

Here Jeanne is ready to deliver a rose mirror to Karyn Grant, one of our favorite teachers.

Our Recent History

In 2005, we built a pool table lamp with a sports theme and some cabinet door insert designs. We've also completed a series of faith related panels which have a great amount of symbolism and are tied up with scripture stories. We also built 4 of the 7 panels in the Women Of Faith series. Late in the year we started on some designs for an office building.

In 2006, we continued with the office door designs which were built for Dave Gardner, a Provo businessman who has planned and built several developments in the area. Those completed we built three door inserts for an office building in the Holiday area of Salt Lake. We are working of a Greene & Green inspired design for a residence in Orem and are finishing the designs for a ski lodge in Deer Valley.

In 2007, we donated nearly 100 square feet of stained glass to the Covey Center For The Arts in the North Gallery. It was very rewarding to get to build a project that made a statement for the Covey Center.

In 2008, we decided to expand our giving to worthy causes. We call it our Donations With A Focus program.

Our Beginnings

David took classes from John Foster in Missouri and built his first window of Ed Sibbett's "Gemini Girl" in 1982. Soon after David and Jeanne built a window for her grandmother and a window for some friends in Colorado. Because we enjoyed building windows so much, we decided to venture into the stained glass business. David traded a window with a doctor for part payment on an operation and we both built a window the night before our daughter, Sarah was born.

In April of 1983, we rented a storefront in Pierce City, Missouri. David built two 4 x 8 work tables and put ads in the paper and began building glass commercially and teaching classes. The business, called Dry Valley Studios, grew and expanded and moved during the first year. We noticed that window sales came in spurts, when they were up, the business surged with needed cash flow and then things would slow down again. We rented videos to provide income and grew to three video rental stores.

We were able to sell 10 to 30 commercial windows per week to a furniture builder which provided a small steady stream of income. David took additional classes in lamp design (Parkies, Springfield, MO) and sandblasted etching (Merry-Go-Round, Springfield, MO). Jeanne began to draw many patterns for customers. We sold the video stores in December of 1984 and then built stained glass part time for several years.

We received a commission to build a stained glass nativity scene for the city of Pierce City in 1984. We drew the first draft of the window in our studios before selling the video stores off. Later work progressed over a period of three years until the project was completed. It took a long time because we donated our labor in the construction of the window. The window was completed before Christmas 1987 and was later rebuilt in 1990 after an accident damaged it.

David taught a stained glass course at Missouri Southern State College in the fall of 1989. We built windows occasionally for the next few years and in 1998 we moved to Idaho where we took the opportunity to work with furniture for a year or two and incorporated some art glass into furniture.

In October, 2000 we moved to Provo, Utah and set up a studio in our home. We obtained a city license and sales tax number in January, 2001. In February, 2001 we taught Josh Barnum and his wife how to build stained glass. They were our first students since moving to Utah. In November, 2001 David was laid off and embarked on stained glass as more than a sideline. Since starting up the glass business again in Utah, we've taught about 100 students and designed countless numbers of windows. Our art is becoming more well defined and technically perfect and we're now trying to incorporate an inspirational element into all we do.

In 2004, we built many stained glass panels to build up our inventory and worked closely with Maison Design and AMB Design, both in Salt Lake City to sell some large jobs. Earlier, we built 4 panels, and more recently, we worked on matching glass for an antique screen imported from France for Keith Barton. Also during the year we built 19 panels for the Travis Wright home and several pieces of glass for different residences in Park City, Salt Lake City, Provo and Orem. We also had 2 panels accepted for exhibit in the Springville Art Museum's "Faith In Art" exhibition.

Map & Driving Directions

We are located at 837 North 2200 West in Provo, Utah.

If driving south on I-15 take the West Provo Center Street Exit (268-B), continue West to Geneva Road, Turn Right (North) and go to the light at 8th (820 North), Turn Left (West) into the subdivision. You will immediately run into a "T" , turn right and immediately turn left into our driveway. You will recognize the house by the red brick front, the stained glass porch light and the wild paint job on the mailbox.

If driving north on I-15 the directions are the same as going south, except that the West Provo Center Street Exit is only marked as "Airport". It is 268-B west.

If coming from town, go to Provo 800 North and head West. The road turns into 820 North about the time you go over the railroad tracks. Go through the light on Geneva road which leads into the subdivision. You will immediately run into a "T" , turn right and immediately turn left into our driveway. You will recognize the house by the red brick front, the stained glass porch light and the wild paint job on the mailbox.

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