In the ANIMAL TALES series I join my love of stories with my love of animals.  Hand-drawn kiln processed glass paintings of animal portraits are then attached to manipulated books the titles of which are chosen to support the animal in personality, or behavior. 


ANIMAL TALES by Schrieber-Smith

Earlier last year, someone challenged me to create a House of Cards…in GLASS.

Something different than my more recent work occured...

The result was a series of 3 pieces that stand alone, but the political metaphor works best when all three Sculptures (The House Wins, Idiocracy & The Downfall) are seen together. So I  have decided not to sell these3 sculptures as individual artworks, but rather as a one-of-a-kind trilogy artwork

The House of Cards Trilogy

It is my intention for these artworks to give new purpose and new meaning to the debris of our civilization. 
The central material to my work is found, “orphaned” glass. I intuitively manipulate and assemble these “orphans” until they become new forms or “families”.  

These assemblages are permanently bonded and use cold glass working processes except for when the kiln fired glass painted images are included.

GLASS SCULPTURE by Schrieber-Smith

My experience in Stained Glass using the Tiffany copper foil technique began in the 1980s, and although I have moved on with my own series I still entertain commissioned works.

To see a selection of past Stained Glass Commissions I've created for homes, offices and churches, go to my website Http:// www.Schriebersmith.comPlease contact me by Direct Message on my Instagram @schriebersmith_studio if you are interested in commissioning me to create a singular and original Stained Glass artwork.

Commissioned Stained Glass

My paintings celebrate the irony, humor and profundity of life through illustrative representation and a strong use of color. These artworks may seem narrative, but I wish them to be open-ended and not didactic allowing the compositions to provoke questions and dialogue as we make our own personal discoveries on this journey of life .

My painting inspiration comes to me from my non-sectarian home life, from current world events and from my world travels.

PAINTINGS by Schrieber-Smith

The "Organic Variations" sculptural series began in 2017. These abstract forms are created using a multiple of warm glass processes. The "Variations" are a result of multiple kiln firings to fuse, slump and adorn through glass painting or further fusing of her hand-made decorative glass 'goo-gaas'.

These Organic Variations can be displayed on a pedestal or on the wall. 

Nanci Schrieber-Smith