Natural Glass Studio

Natural Glass Studio is based in Bellingham, WA. Leslie Mason is the owner, sole proprietor, and creative talent behind Natural Glass Studio.

Leslie's work focuses on the natural world. The flora, fauna, and dramatic skyscapes of the Pacific Northwest are featured heavily in her pieces.

Studio visit by appointment only.

Commissions

Leslie is currently accepting commissions. There may be a wait time of up to six months.

Call to receive a quote for your project.

(360) 303 - 6586

Restoration Work

Restoration work is being accepted.

Portfolio

Psalms

a pastoral scene, 'The Lord is my Shepherd' geese in a valley, 'I shall not want' geese at the end of a river, 'He maketh me to lie down in green pastures' Mt. Baker at sunset, 'He restoreth my soul' fields and mountains at sunset, 'He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his Name's sake' purple hills and crows in flight, 'Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil' a dive flying towards the viewer and a birch tree, 'for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me' snow geese swimming on the bay, 'Thou preparest a table before me' a albatross in flight in front of a bay, 'in the presence of mine enemies' a green heron in mud flats, 'thou anointest my head with oil' mud flats on Bellingham bay, with islands in the background, 'my cup runneth over' bald eagles soaring over a bay 'surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life' a blue heron in mud flats 'and I will dwell in the house of the lord forever'

Nature

twin blue whale windows, facing two square windows with blue mountains and orange skies a salmon weaving through seaweed two windows with facing salmon a river with a red tree a nautilus and a small fish two tall windows, the left with horses grazing below a blue sky, the right with a river running through a forest two tall windows, the left with a deer at the bottom of a snowy hill, the right with horses grazing under a dark blue sky two tall windows, the left a river running through a forest and the right a forest at the edge of a lake a salmon curving through seaweed two cherry blossom tree windows

Birds

a blue heron on purple background a grey heron in reeds snow geese in flight swallows in the corner of a window a dove in a central window, with rays extending from it a closeup of a small duck full window with blue heron at the bottom and seagulls flying across a purple sky a white crane in tall grass a stellar jay, a crow, and a hooded duck sea birds two sea gulls closeup of a hawk and a mallard in flight a hawk and a mallard in flight over a swan a swallow and a golden duck in flight two diving barn swallows

Other

Noah letting go of a dove layered peony window two angels in prayer window with rectangular panels containing streaked red glass a blue, yellow, and red knight emblem with 'Decima' at the bottom a cross surrounded by budding flowers small brown house with green roof poppies three colorful horses running St. Peter on a white horse slaying a dragon Large, multi-paneled church window with a cross at the center and birds flying and swimming in the surrounding panels Totem poles next to a beach with a canoe A Tiffany-style globe lamp with flowers

About Leslie

Leslie was born in Mt. Kisco, New York and grew up in Sherman Oaks—a suburb of Los Angeles, California. She attended a Waldorf School until ninth grade and attributes a lot of her immersion in art and nature to that experience. Leslie graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a degree in painting and drawing. A stained glass course at Pepperdine University set her in the direction of glass work and subsequent workshops helped her refine her technique. Her educational background has given her the ability to do all of her own design work.

Leslie moved to the state of Washington in 1975 and enjoys creating windows inspired by the land and seascapes that surround her. Artistic inspiration for her windows come from John LaFarge. After seeing one of his windows at the Seattle Art Museum she was introduced to the technique of layered windows. She experimented with this technique and was able to create a variety of beautiful effects. Leslie has experience in restoration work, including a large job done for Christ Episcopal Church in Blaine, Washington. The job involved re-leading and repairing twenty old windows. In the years since she has redone various windows through the church, including an extended series featuring landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. While restoration work is something Leslie enjoys, as she feels it is wonderful to take an old ruined window and bring it back to its original beauty, designing and making new windows is her favorite. Here she can use her educational background to its fullest advantage in designing windows for her customers.

Leslie with her husband, Jerry