Jim Furman All thumbnails are links to larger images Jim Furman traces his career in stained glass back to the beginnings of the current revival that began about thirty years ago. At that time stained glass was the province of a few remaining large studios and little instruction was available. While most work is now commissioned, part of his output is centered around the autonomous, or free-hanging panel. These were learning devices in the beginning and remain so today. Each panel is an attempt to break some new personal ground- to see glass in a new way whether it be reflected light, transmitted light or some combinations of the two.
Projects often feature layering and some are actually two panels- one superimposed over the other.
Others have raised sections. African sculpture, Japanese screens, Amish quilts and Navajo weaving. This piece was made following the artist's visit to Corning's recent Rockwell Museum Navajo Rug exhibit. These two windows adapt themselves to the sharp angularity of different parts of a house. A recent public art project was addressed in the same manner.