Collection: Kiln Art

The birth of Kiln Art can be traced to a magical moment in 1999 when Sharon, an accomplished traditional stained-glass artist, invited her then friend, Paul, to make a fused glass plate at her studio. Paul, an author and former journalist - now Sharon’s husband - took a novel approach that opened up her imagination and set the both of them on a new trajectory in art and life.

Paul’s approach was to use crushed stained glass, known as frit, as if it were paint. It was like painting with colored sand. Sharon immediately saw the potential in the technique and together they began experimenting and exploring the seemingly endless possibilities. It took a few years to work out the kinks, but Sharon and Paul grew to become masters of perspective, imagination, creativity and design.