Product Description

"Prairie Designs..." is a book of 56 original designs by Alex Spatz in the Prairie School of design, which was started by Frank Lloyd Wright. It has designs in circles, rectangles and free-form shapes, in varying complexities for hobbyists of different levels.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #131144 in Books
• Published on: 1994-05-25
• Released on: 1994-05-25
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

From the Author
This is the only book that I know of, to date, in the stained glass industry of original prairie style window designs. I learned about Frank Lloyd wright in the early 90's when I had to do research on his style in order to design lamp- shades for my employer. I was really taken by his "prairie style" of design and felt a connection to my own work. Making the designs for this book was a joy because I really like this style of design.

About the Author
Alex Spatz grew up in the midwest and got involved with stained glass through a college course while studying for a B.F.A. degree in studio art. This led to a job designing decorative mirrors and a start in the decorative accessories industry. Throughout his career he has designed glass and mirror products as well as stained glass windows, lampshades and gift items for nationally distributed companies. He now writes and sells design books for stained glass hobbyists.

Customer Reviews

Nice Designs But No Photos of Finished Projects
This book has some very nice designs, but I was disappointed that there were no photographs of completed projects. I am not very familiar with the prairie style, so I would have liked getting some suggestion from the designer as to possible colors, textures, and layout. A few of the patterns have shading (10 out of 48) to suggest color layouts, but of course the design I wanted to make was not shaded (Murphy's Law I guess).

Good resource book
This is a good book for someone wanting to do period stained glass work for their house or for just doing stained glass.

Prairie Designs for Stained Glass Windows
I am a fan of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States, as exemplified in Mission and Prairie designs. I used this book to assist me in designing tile and mosaic murals using themes from the Arts and Crafts period. With a little time, a copy machine, and some colored pencils, you can make some original designs for use in your own home or business.