Friday December 16, 2022 Update

This Sunday, December 18 is the last opening reception of the year for Oak Gallery. Join us and fellow artists from 12pm to 3pm for art, music, and light refreshments. Shop the gallery and our market, meet the artists, and be sure to take home a unique piece of art, jewelry, vintage camera, or accessories! There are many great gift options for the upcoming holidays; get someone special something that was made with lots of time, experience, and heart!

Here at the Shoppe we worked on our clients amazing art glass. It has been wonderful designing to their wants and creating art glass that will be enjoyed for years to come! Check our our Art Glass Overlay website here to get inspired for your own art glass.

Carlsbad Village Art Walk

With the longer days, the Art Walk in Carlsbad Village has started! Every 4th Thursday from 5-8pm. We are right next to the city parking and a great place to start your self guided tour with Photographic Art at Oak Gallery and Art Glass at our Shoppe. Check out the page for the event here to get more information.

Friday January 1, 2021 Update

Happy New Year!

It seems like a difficult time to make resolutions, but we can at least resolve to have a better year (to the best of our abilities)

For now, we will be thankful. It has been a difficult year, small businesses have been hit especially hard. I know that in Carlsbad Village we have all tried to support each other, but it is a challenge. We are grateful to have been able to stay open despite not being able to get much of the assistance that was given out. We learned that a “small” business has about 50 employees, which puts us and the places around us into what must be a micro business category, and I am personally worried us and many others were overlooked for government assitance. But we and our local friends are trying to persevere. By being available by call, text, or email we have connected with clients across the country with repairs. Our local contractors still order from us, and our clients know we are working as fast as we can to complete their orders as the pandemic has slowed down every step of the process. We have worked hard to try and adapt and keep our smiles on under our masks!

So once again, thank you to our clients, friends, and family who have done what they can to keep us afloat.

And if you can, support local businesses with as contactless ordering, stay safe, and stay warm!

PS: That was some wonderful rain we had to start the week, what do you think? =)

Friday December 11, 2020 Update

It’s a new week of shutdown, and things have quieted down in the Village. We are still available by phone, text, or email for your glass needs to keep your place safe and usable. We appreciate the people of Carlsbad working to stay safe, and there is hope on the horizon.

In the mean time, we are reorganizing the Shoppe (many things went to our lovely Bend, Oregon expansion which we talk about last week - found at https://www.instagram.com/stainedglassoverlaybend/ ) We will have different working spaces and storage which will keep our flow going when things open up again!

New Glass Fact: Glue Chip glass is made with a strong hide glue. The glue is mixed with water, warmed, and added to the surface of the glass. As it dries, it forms this unique, organic pattern that actually pulls up the surface of the glass, leaving the classic glue chip pattern. This is one of our many art glasses available (more can be seen by clicking here), that provides some privacy and obscurity to the outside.

See how Glue Chip glass obscures the outside view.

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Text: (760) 390-2273

Email: GlassAndMirror@iCloud.com

Friday May 15 Update

More and more businesses have been opening up in the village and people have been out walking and getting some fresh air. The weather has been beautiful for it and the people are using safe practices while they visit the village.

One of our recent projects is protecting this desk with glass. This custom L-shaped table uses two pieces of glass with standoffs for protecting. The standoffs give the glass a unique look and and permit airflow between the glass and the desk so no moisture is trapped. Using two pieces of glass instead of one makes it easier to set up or move if necessary. Feel free to comment here or on our social medias for any questions you have about glass or what we do!

A wonderful weekend to all!