The safest way to clean stained glass is with a dry microfiber cloth, windex and other glass cleaning products contain solvents that can eat away at the protective wax used to finish the piece, and eventually also any patina applied to the solder lines. If need be you can use plain filtered water to dampen a cloth for use on textured glass, but avoid letting water or other cleaning products sit on a piece for an extended period of time.

All of my work includes a hanging chain long enough to be suspended from 2 points. This is to ensure that if one fails there’s a back up, and to keep glass from swaying and knocking against walls or windows in a breeze. Always hang from two points!

I do not recommend the use of window suction cups unless they are superglued or otherwise attached to the glass, as they nearly always fail eventually. Securing a suction cup with superglue is very secure, and easily removed with a flat razor scraper in the event a piece needs to be moved. Otherwise teacup hooks, well attached heavy duty command hooks or other hanging fixtures screwed into walls or window frames are all secure ways of ensuring your new artwork doesn’t accidentally go crashing to the floor.

This happens as the wax I use to protect my pieces settles when they are hung upright for the first time. You can simply wipe it away with a microfiber cloth. It is not a sign of oxidation or damage to the piece.

That would be the dreaded mirror rot! All my pieces that are not explicitly sold as seconds are warrantied against issues with the mirrored backing forever.

Mirror rot happens when water infiltrates the protective coating I use to finish the piece and oxidizes the silvering used to make a mirror.

In theory, all my pieces are sealed against moisture incursion. In practice, sometimes this seal is breached over time. To help avoid this it is best to hang mirrors in a dry environment (ie not the bathroom, sorry!). If you have any issues with mirror rot, just send me a message!

Feel free to contact me! We can discuss a repair or replacement option, depending on the extent of the damage. You can send me a message through the contact form here or directly by sending a message to obscurityglass@gmail.com

Gleggs are what I’ve named my glass fried egg suncatchers! You can find them at the Amherst Farmer’s market every Saturday at the Egg&Company booth, as well as other wonderful egg based creations and delicious breakfast sandwiches!

If you need to take down and safely store or move your piece for any reason, I recommend wrapping in a soft cloth or bag, sandwiching the piece between two layers of cardboard (or plywood for large pieces that need more structure) and wrapping that in bubble wrap or a similar cushioning material.

The short answer is wherever you want! Depending on the style of the piece and the functionality, most of the art I make is designed for light, so hanging in front of windows is great! My self reflection mirrors and beetle propagation stations can be easily displayed against a wall, though if you’re using a prop piece for rooting plant cuttings as opposed to as a display vase, you may get a boost in productivity by hanging it against a window! Experiment, there’s no wrong way to display art, and often stained glass looks totally different depending on where you hang it, such is the beauty of glass.

Send me a message! I can be contacted through the form on my website or directly via obscurityglass@gmail.com. You can also send me a DM @obscurityglass on instagram.