At Gomm Stained Glass, we design and build:
1) Custom stained glass windows to fit any size, any decor, and any budget
2) Cabinet door inserts to your specifications
3) Handmade Gift Items
4) Collectible Glass Art
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Personal
Stained Glass Instruction is available. We used to
teach large classes, but now we prefer to teach by
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Stained Glass is a wonderful
art form and many people can be successful at it. As
we begin to teach a new student, we introduce them to the techniques of glass cutting. Those who
demonstrate an aptitude to this new skill are
encouraged to continue.
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$145 for six stained glass sessions. Each session is 2 hours
long and with the course of instructions come supplies
(including $20 of solder and $6 of copper foil and
most of the glass) for a first panel and a ($20)
brass handled cutter. We
teach one on one and will arrange to meet with you at
the times that are best for you. One student was visiting from
Washington recently and completed her first panel and all six
class sessions in under a week! Other students have
wanted to come on alternating nights. The point of it
all is to help you to get in and be successful at
building your stained glass art. We do not teach young
children, glass is often sharp and we like kids, so we
don't teach them. Teenagers (under 18) can take the
class if they have a parent with them. If the parent
wants to take the course as well, we offer a 50% discount
for their classes.
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We do not teach you how to
make sun catchers. They aren't great art, and we don't
feel that you learn enough of the techniques of
stained glass construction just building little
trinkets. The best thing to do is to build a medium
sized panel so that you have a grasp of all the steps
of construction and then build a large panel,
something to be proud of.
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| This method really works. One
student who started with a larger panel, without
building a medium sized one kept cutting pieces of
glass too large. When told that her pieces weren't
fitting, she said, "Oh, I'm just going to grind
them all at once." (not a recommended technique)
When she finally got to the grinding step, she
realized that it wasn't as quick and easy as she'd
imagined. "If I'd known how long this was going
to take, I would have been more careful when I cut
these out," she told us later. Of course, once
you've built a large panel, you'll have the skills necessary
to build sun catchers if you still desire.
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During the class you will learn the steps to window construction. How to cut glass, how to copy patterns, using pattern pieces to cut glass, grinding glass techniques and foiling and fitting pieces. Soldering and metal cutting are also
taught.
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David has a BS in Education and used to teach college classes in stained glass. The principles covered in this course are equivalent to the 3 semester hour course he used to teach. The only real difference is the amount of time spent in class (and we don't make you take tests). Jeanne has had over twenty five years experience teaching stained glass classes and is writing a course on stained glass art as therapy. Call us to schedule your class.
Each active student is
expected to call ahead to arrange for instruction on
any given time that they desire, Thursday afternoons are
the most requested, with Wednesday evenings as a close
second.
Projects may be stored on
shelves in our studio, but projects must not be left
over 30 days or we discard them. Projects which are
larger than the boards we provide will require you to
bring your own board.
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Here's how it works:
First call us to insure
there's a spot open for you.
When you arrive, we'll have
you fill out a class card, which you fill in each
week, what you did on what day. You'll pay the class
fees and we'll furnish you with your supplies,
including a pair of safety glasses.
Jeanne will then give you a
short lesson on cutting glass and you'll get to
practice, then you'll pick out the pattern you want to
build. Over the next couple of classes, you'll build a
first project and possibly a second, depending on how
fast you are.
You'll be surprised at how
much fun it is and how quickly you can learn the
basics. They say it takes minutes to learn the basics
and a lifetime to learn everything!
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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.
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Here's Jeanne teaching a visiting Home School Group about the history of Stained Glass.
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We sell some glass at Mother Natures Nook. Click here to learn about the store.
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Here is Jeanne laying out Sue's Kitchen Cabinet Windows. They will replace some older panels which weren't as delicate.
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David and Jeanne in front of DeeAnns' work of art.
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See the nativity scene on our gallery page. Or click the picture to go directly there.
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Foiling a glass project during
class
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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.
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We built a window of our logo pattern. Over 250 pieces in a small area makes it a gorgeous and complex design.
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Here Jeanne is ready to deliver a rose mirror to Karyn Grant, one of our favorite teachers.
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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.
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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.
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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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