| Frances Federer is available
to create original commissioned artwork, and also has
a collection of artwork for sale. Commissioned
Work shows some completed commissions, while Framed
Art shows part of her collection. The Projects
for Interiors section of the website showcases
panels, mirrors, place mats, and other accessories.
See New
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Some Notes on Frances
It is well over twenty years since I met my
first broken "verre églomisé"
panel, and since that time I have been involved not only in
the restoration of damaged panels from all periods, but in
the creation of new work suited to today's tastes.
Having had the opportunity to study two and three-hundred
year old pieces of glass, I have become familiar with artistic
methods that are every bit as appropriate today as they were
in the past. I have made mirrors, tabletops and panels of
all sizes and designs for a variety of clients. In addition
to a project for the Victoria and Albert Museum in London,
I have worked on glass paneling for the Sultan of Brunei's
west London residence, panels for the Al-Fayed brothers' Park
Lane residence in London, and a complete dining room lined
in glass for a prominent San Francisco family.
Current projects include: a pair of 3/4 inch thick hexagonal
table tops, each to have elaborate Arabic motifs; a powder
room for a residence in New York, with several large and small
panels to be built in, each decorated with classical motifs
and carried out in gold with pale blues and cream; two five
foot square Chinoiserie style mirrors for a Royal residence
in Southern California; a large mirror for a Bay Area client.
I teach at various locations in the Bay Area, and am a part-time
professor at UC Berkeley Extension. I am also busy nursing
my website along.
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