Upcoming Events - Find us in person at:

  • Open House with Friends. Each year we invite a few fellow artists to our home studio for an open studio & art market during the Maine Craft Weekend. Dates TDB. 1029 Bear River Rd, Newry, ME.

  • We open the gallery sporadically through the non-snow months, and also by appointment (just give us a few days heads up).

 

Lizz & Andy Peacock

 

Situated in the Mahoosuc mountains of Western Maine, Lizz & Andy Peacock make up the Puzzle Mountain Glassworks team.  We have spent years living and working around the mountains, rivers and lakes of Maine and New England and now we strive to share the natural beauty around us through our stained glass creations.

Lizz designs the art, working with the beautiful lines of art glass and incorporates bike gears, stones, shells, vintage glassware, and other repurposed & found items.  Andy maintains the shop and keeps the pieces moving along.  Together we create unique glass art in the Tiffany style, using copper foil and solder.  All being supervised by Ollie the cat.

We are a member of the Maine Crafts Association and you can find our work at Elements in Bethel, ME, Food For Thought in Norway, ME, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Harbor, ME, and in Gorham, NH at Hub North.  We host an annual Open House with a few other artist friends in early October and our tiny home studio is open sporadically or by appointment. Shopping locally is cool, but if you aren't local, check out our online shop and we'll ship it to you.

 

 

Hanging & Cleaning Tips

To Hang:

We don’t recommend suction cups for anything but the smallest suncatchers.  If possible, use a cup hook:  that can screw into the window frame.  Use 2-3 for larger pieces.  We use fishing line for hanging and have found that 20lb weight is good for most pieces.  We use 30lb weight for the larger panels (anything over 11” on a side) and replace it every few years.  You can also use chain or picture hanging wire.

 

To Clean:

If your piece has a patina finish (the silver color of the solder seams or framing has been altered to black or copper) test a small area before any of these steps. Start with a soft dry cloth and wipe the glass off. If that doesn’t seem to get all the dirt off, you’ll want to put water on the cloth. If you’re still seeing a dirty residue on the glass, you can move on to an ammonia-free, vinegar-free, non-abrasive, pH-neutral cleaner, such as Sprayway Glass Cleaner. For normal cleaning of residential stained glass, this should do the trick. If you’re working with severely soiled glass, you’ll need something stronger and maybe the help of a professional.

You can polish glass with a simple wax like Turtle Wax, however, be careful if your piece has a patina finish. Polishing can remove that patina. Just like cleaning, test a small area first.

 
 

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