biography - lawrence frey
Lawrence Frey owns Appalachian Glass, a full-service leaded glass and stained
glass studio serving Eastern
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. His approach
is simple; capture moments of beauty in stained glass. His fascination with the
art of stained glass was cultivated at an early age when he apprenticed for Fred
Leuchs, a master New York stained glass artist, while attending Eckerd College
in St. Petersburg, Florida. His teacher’s career, which spanned almost the
entire twentieth century, led him to own and operate one of the largest stained
glass
studios in New York City, and to build some of the world’s most famous stained
glass windows, including works by Frank Lloyd Wright and Marc Chagall. With this
tradition under his belt, Lawrence, a painter by nature, was prepared to apply
the language of stained glass to his art and began seriously pursuing the craft
as a profession in 1998. His stained glass designs have touched many, with their
simple attention to natural form. His stained glass panels reflect an innate
peace, a passion for the natural world, and an elemental love of all things
beautiful. His stained glass artworks are made for residential, architectural
and ecclesiastic spaces all over Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. The
work generally follows one of two paths,
natural forms, or
contemporary styling,
which also follows natural composition and flow. In the Fall of 2009, Lawrence’s
largest project to date was completed; the historic 1888 Chestnut Hill Church in
Coopersburg, PA. He successfully designed, fabricated and installed 8 new
stained glass windows to represent the four seasons of life. In 2012, Saint
Miriam Church, in Blue Bell, PA, commissioned him to design and build a stained
glass window spanning a space over 40 feet in the main sanctuary. The piece was
finished in the spring of 2012 with much compliment and accolade.