Steve Langston/ Résumé

2008- Present: Artist / Craftsman / Designer, Eugene, OR
Selected Projects:
Hagler Residence, Corvallis, OR
Wheatland Village Chapel, Walla Walla, WA
Cherrywood Memory Care Facilities, Portland, OR
Parkview Memory Care Facilities, San Diego, CA
1998-2008: Artist/ Craftsman/ Designer, Mill Valley, CA
Selected Projects:
San Francisco Golf Club Restoration
Kuntz Residence, San Anselmo,CA
1983-1998: Artist/ Craftsman/ Project Manager, Reflection Studios, Emeryville, CA
Selected Projects Include:
San Francisco City Hall
Grace Cathedral, SF
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, SF
Hibernia Bank, SF
Coleman House, SF
Swig Mansion, SF
Olympic Club, Golf Course and Downtown Facilities, SF
Sheraton Palace Hotel, SF
St. Josephs Cathedral, San Jose
1981-1983: Artist/ Craftsman/ Designer, San Francisco, CA
Artists worked for include:
Peter Wickman
Arthur Stern
Penelope Comfort Starr
Artist/ Craftsman/ Teacher at The Stained Glass Shop, SF, CA
1973-1981: Owner/ Operator, Langston & Glass, Eugene, OR
Stained Glass Art Studio specializing in custom work
Selected Projects Include:
Caulkins House
La Cucina Restaurant
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR
Marin County Adult Education, San Anselmo, CA
As well as at Stained Glass Suppliers:
Art Glass of Marin, San Rafael, CA
The Glass Depot, San Rafael, CA
The Stained Glass Shop, SF, CA

Finding My Passion
Career: Working and Learning
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STAINED GLASS IS A UNIQUE MEDIUM in the way that it is seen. It refracts light through what is technically a liquid; stained glass often does look like frozen water. Many people before me have been captivated by its colors and designs. In the medieval period it reached a pinnacle in cathedrals throughout Europe.

THERE WAS A SECOND BLOSSOMING which began in the late 19th century when a new period of Art Glass creativity was launched. Artists such as Louis Comfort Tiffany not only designed for churches but brought the beauty of stained glass, blown glass and functional art into homes.

ANOTHER BURST OF ACTIVITY began in the contemporary period starting in the mid-20th century and it continues. A new approach was taken in this modern period. Artists and craftspeople began choosing the smaller studios over large studios to work with glass and other medium. Often they consider themselves “self taught” by working with other artists to gain information and share ideas. This allowed artists to enjoy artisic freedom and the personal satisfaction of accomplishment by creating and then seeing the completed artwork.