Bella Glass Studios

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Left to right: Shannon ( w/ Audrina ), John, Michelle, Jil, Dave, Lacey ( w/ Augustino ), Zach Bella Glass Studios, Inc opened its doors 11 years ago as a teaching studio and small art fabrication studio for fused glass and traditional stained and leaded glass. Shannon Abote the principal owner has been doing glass work for over 30 years and has studied fusing techniques in Portland, New York, Canada and Seattle. As time we on, BGS began to take on larger projects for designers and local artists for commissioned art projects. As BGS kept growing, Shannon brought her son Zach into business after finishing college at CSU in Ft. Collins. Shannon was then able to continue to grow the retail and teaching side of the business. Today BGS is the largest and most dominant retail and teaching studio in the Rocky Mountain region, warehousing full lines of glass and product and bringing local and international artists/teachers to conduct workshops and classes here Bella Glass Studios Zach took over the production side of BGS and started doing larger and more diverse projects involving casting, sandblasting and stained/leaded windows for doors, windows, sidelights and transoms. Although traditional stained/leaded glass is timeless, Bella found that the trend in glass for architects and designers was going the way of architectural glass. Architectural glass is now being used for structural, art and decorative applications in both residential and commercial designs. Architectural glass can be used for wall petitions, dividers, countertops, sinks, stair treads, and as you are probably aware of, the Grand Canyon Skywalk.