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7 years ago

do you do commission work? where do u live? u.s.? your work,on awesome...i,live the softness of the swirls and movement .....lmk.,

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John Joy Art Glass Studio
7 years ago
Hi Sharon, I live in the Santa Cruz area of CA. I primarily work in the SF Bay area and have for close to 40 years. The window you asked about is in Los Gatos, and uses hand blown streaky glass for the large colorful areas. John Joy
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