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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

STAINED GLASS • MOSAIC • TIFFANY LAMPS • Vitrales Artisans, Stained Glass Supplies•Resources, Classes, Ovens, Glass Art in Costa Rica


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Sylvia Laks

I hear over and over she is one of THE PREMIER artisans in Stained Glass in Costa Rica!!!

Sylvia does Art
, Stained Glass, stained glass restoration, Painting, Techniques Stained Glass, stained glass CLASSES.
  Arte, Vitrales, restauración de vitrales, Pintura a la Grisalle, Tecnicas del vitral, clases de Vitrales.


And she's has worked on the stained glass restorations in many Costa Rica churches - Basílica de Cartago en Costa Rica, Iglesia de Limón, San Rafael de Heredia.  She also created the stained glass at the Iglesia Sagrado Corazón de Jesús is considered the LARGEST stained glass EVER MADE!!
She has a FABULOUS workshop space/studio that you can visit (by appointment) (this was a stop on Molly's FABULOUS Art Tours!!!)

Her space is 2 floors of workshop and gallery include many locals working on several large commissioned projects and the top floor is mostly a gallery of Sylvia's works, which showcase her incredible talent with the medium.  She is one of few masters of the grisaille technique, which is using metal powder to draw and paint on the glass to achieve incredible levels of definition (used to delineate faces, bodies, and more).  The powder is subsequently fused to the glass at very high temperatures and worked and reworked several times. 


LOCATION:  Heredia (San Rafael)
BUS DIRECTIONS (per Molly):  It is possible to do by bus and taxi combination: take the bus to Heredia and change for the San Rafael de Heredia bus which is the prettiest colored bus I've seen so far.  Get off at the San Rafael de Heredia church and take a taxi up the mountain to their studio (you'll receive directions after you've made a reservation).

The Laks' (Sylvia and husband Enrique, from Peru) also operate a social enterprise called Artisan, which employs local single mothers to make smaller items which they distribute for sale to souvenir stores in Costa Rica. (per Molly)


(facebook.com/pages/Sylvia-Laks-Studio/258214357437  •  facebook.com/sylvia.lak  •  SylviaLaks.com  •  2-267-6352  •  2-267-6350 xt.110  •  Sylvia@SylviaLaks.com)


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VitroColor S.A. - Deposito Barrio Lujan S.A. Taller

Owners Jaime A. Cabezas and Celita Ulate de Cabezas not only create their own Stained Glass Windows and Doors, Tiffany Lamps and Mosaics - BUT they also teach 
•  CLASSES on how to do Stained Glass
Vitral and Lamparas estilo Tifanny, Mosaico, VitroFusion, Joyeria, Grisalla, Diseño Aplicado al Vidrio, Escultura en Vidrio, Clases de corte - VitroColorCR.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=13&Itemid=23
•  Rent their Ovens (see "OVEN RENTAL" below) AND have the 
•  LARGEST STORE of Stained Glass, Art Glass (including Mosaic) related materials and supplies in Costa Rica and 
•  they're happy to share their knowledge! 
(see "STAINED GLASS • ART GLASS SUPPLIES AND TOOLS" below).

HOURS:
Monday-Friday•Lunes-Viernes - 8am-6pm.  Saturday•Sabados - 8am-12/noon

LOCATION:
San Jose-Barrio Lujan - Calle 19 and Avenidas 14 y 16
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note it's very tricky to find as that area is filled with little diagonal streets. Joan said the Waze app on her cell knows how to get you there and it saved them time in the end)

(facebook.com/VitroColorCR.ArteParaLossiglos  •  VitroColorCR.com  •  2-221-1344  •  2-961-1000  •  VitroColorCR@gmail.com)



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Creaciones Santos

HOURS:
Monday - Friday - 8am-5pm

LOCATIONS (2): 
Escazu-Centro -  on the Left side 150 mtrs West of the Pub, mano izquierda (just before Restaurante Casona de Laly)
San Jose-Sabana Sur (2-296-1278) - 50 meters Sur/South of AM/PM (or De la Contraloria 100 Oeste/West, 75 Sur/South, mano derecha/Right Edificio 3J Piso color papaya

(facebook.com/pages/Creaciones-Santos/108292702556309Stemauco.wix.com/creaciones-santos • 2-228-6747 / creaciones_santos@yahoo.com)



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Vitrales Lamparas Tiffany y Mas
(facebook.com/VitralesLamparasTiffanyYMas •  LaClaser.com  •  8-923-2007  •  LaClaser@racsa.co.cr  •  lunua30@yahoo.com
Luis Castro Lopez creates the Construction of STAINED GLASS DOORS and WINDOWS, TIFFANY LAMPS, domes and more to your taste and budget.  Construcción de vitrales para puertas y ventanas, lamparas tiffany, domos y más a su gusto y presupuesto.
CONTACT:  Luis Castro López  (THANX Gilda) 

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I have a few other individual Stained Glass Artisans that I'm verifying their information and will post later.


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STAINED GLASS • ART GLASS SUPPLIES AND TOOLS
VitroColor S.A. - Deposito Barrio Lujan S.A. Taller

Owners Jaime A. Cabezas and Celita Ulate de Cabezas not only create their own Stained Glass Windows and Doors, Tiffany Lamps and Mosaics - BUT they also teach CLASSES on how to do Stained Glass AND have the LARGEST STORE of Stained Glass, Art Glass related materials and supplies in Costa Rica and they're happy to share their knowledge!

STORE:
In the stained glass shop find from sparks, special pliers (separators, rodents, breakers, etc..), Soldering irons, special welding, copper strips, better welding chemicals to clean the weld and the stained glass, stained glass polishes up machines to intervene glass: diamond saws, grinders, plus every kind and color of art glass.

They have the largest and most diverse inventory of glass in Costa Rica in various brands like Spectrum, Kokomo, Bullseye, Wissmach, Fremont, Armstrong, Glue Chip, Pilkington, Saint Gobain, Uroboros, GNA, Youghiogheny, Van Gogh, variety of dichroic, rondelas, fries, and glass filaments varllas to make beads, bezels, etc.

All the staff, from the manager to the cleaners, know the generalities of making stained glass technique and advise our clients in their search for appropriate colors and variety of textures. Familiar with all the tools and can teach how to use them.

They have excellent suppliers, and consistently bring special orders for their customers, taken from the "Big Book", the largest and most complete catalog catalog on glass art worldwide.

Their catalog has more than 11,000 different items, some of which are highly specialized. Recently they brought a circle cutter that can cut glass pieces 1.5cm in diameter, one of the most difficult to make cuts. They also bring new tools and advanced products to give better finishes to projects of their students and clients.

They RENT THEIR OVENS to merge individual pieces of glass artists and craftsmen.

HOURS:
Monday-Friday•Lunes-Viernes - 8am-6pm.  Saturday•Sabados - 8am-12/noon

LOCATION:
San Jose-Barrio Lujan - Calle 19 and Avenidas 14 y 16

(facebook.com/VitroColorCR.ArteParaLossiglos  •  VitroColorCR.com  •  2-221-1344  •  2-961-1000  •  VitroColorCR@gmail.com)


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OVEN RENTAL FOR STAINED GLASS ART COOKING
VitroColor S.A. - Deposito Barrio Lujan S.A. Taller

Artisan Owners Jaime A. Cabezas and Celita Ulate de Cabezas RENT THEIR OVENS to merge individual pieces of glass artists and craftsmen as well as create their own Stained Glass Windows and Doors, Tiffany Lamps and Mosaics - AND they also teach CLASSES on how to do Stained Glass AND have the LARGEST STORE of Stained Glass, Art Glass related materials and supplies in Costa Rica and they're happy to share their knowledge!

HOURS:
Monday-Friday•Lunes-Viernes - 8am-6pm.  Saturday•Sabados - 8am-12/noon

LOCATION:
San Jose-Barrio Lujan - Calle 19 and Avenidas 14 y 16

(facebook.com/VitroColorCR.ArteParaLossiglos  •  VitroColorCR.com  •  2-221-1344  •  2-961-1000  •  VitroColorCR@gmail.com)


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CLASSES
STAINED GLASS • TIFFANY LAMPS


VitroColor S.A. - Deposito Barrio Lujan S.A. Taller


Owners Jaime A. Cabezas and Celita Ulate de Cabezas not only create their own Stained Glass Windows and Doors, Tiffany Lamps and Mosaics - BUT they also teach CLASSES on how to do Stained Glass, Rent their Ovens (see "OVEN RENTAL" above) AND have the LARGEST STORE of Stained Glass, Art Glass related materials and supplies in Costa Rica and they're happy to share their knowledge! (see "STAINED GLASS • ART GLASS SUPPLIES AND TOOLS" above).

CLASSES:

Vitral and Lamparas estilo Tifanny, Mosaico, VitroFusion, Joyeria, Grisalla, Diseño Aplicado al Vidrio, Escultura en Vidrio, Clases de corte

Stained Glass and Tiffany style lamps, mosaic, fused glass, jewelry, Grisaille, Design Applied to Glass, Glass Sculpture, Cutting Classes VitroColorCR.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=14 - Class Location - Entre Diagonal 10 y 14??


HOURS:
Monday-Friday•Lunes-Viernes - 8am-6pm.  Saturday•Sabados - 8am-12/noon

LOCATION:
San Jose-Barrio Lujan - Calle 19 and Avenidas 14 y 16

(facebook.com/VitroColorCR.ArteParaLossiglos  •  VitroColorCR.com  •  2-221-1344  •  2-961-1000  •  VitroColorCR@gmail.com)


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WHERE TO FIND OTHER ART•CREATIVE RELATED POSTS OF MINE:
ARTS & CRAFTS - ART SUPPLIES in Costa Rica
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2007/11/resources-where-to-find-art-supplies.html


ART CLASSES in Costa Rica:
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2007/11/resources-art-classes.html

 

STAINED GLASS•MOSAIC • GLASS SUPPLIES:



LAMPS • LAMP SHADES • LAMP REPAIR • LAMP SHADE REPAIR • LIGHTING ACCESSORIES in Costa Rica

go to:
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2011/05/lamps-lamp-shades.html


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