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Looking for stained glass

drzura - 2-13-2010 at 04:47 PM

Hello everyone. I am looking for some stained glass fish (dorado and yellowtail) to hang in a couple of windows. Does anyone know where they can be bought? Thanks..

Pescador - 2-14-2010 at 08:28 AM

Any of the tourist shops, especially at the border. Algodones, Tijuana, Nogales, are loaded with that kind of thing. I have never looked, but I would suspect that several of the shops in Mulege would have them too.

wilderone - 2-14-2010 at 09:06 AM

If you're near Mexicali or TJ or Rosarito (a larger town where the mfgrs. are probably located)), try to track down the makers of these art objects, and commission your own design. If money is no object, same same with any stained glass shop in the US.

DENNIS - 2-14-2010 at 09:10 AM

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Originally posted by wilderone
If you're near Mexicali or TJ or Rosarito (a larger town where the mfgrs. are probably located)), try to track down the makers of these art objects, and commission your own design. If money is no object, same same with any stained glass shop in the US.


Google "stained glass patterns".....lots available. Find what you like and have it made south of the border.

The Gull - 2-14-2010 at 10:54 AM

Can I interest you in a velvet painting of Elvis?

capt. mike - 2-14-2010 at 10:56 AM

there is a great shop at the TJ crossing, but USA side - what's that town? i fricking forgot - san ysidro?
anyway he sells on Ebay, good $$, custom work.

DENNIS - 2-14-2010 at 11:00 AM

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Originally posted by The Gull
Can I interest you in a velvet painting of Elvis?



Like this?

http://www.elvisinfonet.com/image-files/artwork_bluevelvet.j...

The Gull - 2-14-2010 at 11:03 AM

Yes, a favorite.

Pescador - 2-14-2010 at 10:02 PM

We had a kind of snooty neighbor and she remarked that she really liked our Gorman painting on the wall, but I told her we were temporarily putting that one up because the other painting was at the frame shop. We put one of those fine oil paintings on black velvet and it had a pretty reasonable frame. Poor lady did not know what to say when she saw it and I quoted some outlandish price that we had supposedly paid for it. After a week, she finally said that if we find anything similar she would be interested in buying one for herself. (thinking us as trendsetters)
So I got her one. But I refuse to disclose what she paid for it.

Udo - 2-15-2010 at 06:45 PM

drzura,
I notived you are in Virginia.
What area are you looking at to purchase the stained glass?
I can recommend a very good place in Ensenada. Josue will even make one from your drawings.

Woooosh - 2-15-2010 at 09:26 PM

Several good stained glass shops in the "Artisans Village" in TJ (those shops across from Smart & Final before you get into the border line). Stock and custom pieces. There are always people copper-foil-wrapping the individual glass pieces for assembly. Just park and wander through the shops- the stained glass ones are in the center. Everyone else just sells the pre-made cheap ones- not the real deal. If you like real stained glass art, you know the difference.

josie - 2-15-2010 at 09:40 PM

Woooosh - that would be my advice too. Several shops in there to choose from. I had some custom cabinet doors done for my Erendira kitchen at one of those shops and they came out very nice. I was going to have them do a couple more for me my next trip down. There shop was located all the way back near the food court that borders the avenida internacional.

Woooosh - 2-16-2010 at 09:38 AM

My Dad did stained glass as an indoor winter hobby (we lived in a snow zone). I started at 10- using the leftover glass pieces (that didn't break on the intended "cut" line) to make things. My dad always used the copper foil and lead technique. I still have a beautiful art piece I made at age 15 sitting on the shelf next to my parents cremains. When I go to those Artisan shops in TJ- it's like a blast from the past and brings back great memories. He went there once with me too on a Rosarito visit and it was hard to drag him out of there. I think he would have worked there if they would have let him. ;) Of course having the glass piece on the shelf is wonderful and very comforting too.

rhintransit - 2-17-2010 at 02:13 PM

hi....don't know your location drzura but if it's anywhere near La Paz...a local artist is in a drawing/painting class with me at the Casa de la Cultura. he also does stained glass, has a current exhibition of paintings and glass at the CdlC. his work is very good and reasonably priced. I asked him if he would consider doing a stained glass dorado or such and he said 'sure.' I'll u2u with his name/email address...if anyone else is interested, u2u me.