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About Ochoa Stained Glass
Welcome to Ochoa Stained Glass, a
custom stained glass art studio and showroom where our professional stained
glass artisans are dedicated to creating custom-designed commercial,
residential and liturgical stained glass art, kiln-formed glass art, and
glass mosaic art. Our expert artisans also restore stained glass treasures
with skill and craftsmanship.

Ochoa Stained Glass was established in
1975 in sun-bathed Tucson, the heart of Southern Arizona, in the desert
southwest of the United States. The beauty of custom stained glass art comes
to life in our desert paradise where we enjoy over 350 days of sunshine each
year. This phenomenon has attracted some of our nation's best stained glass
artists and enthusiasts. The artisans of Ochoa Stained Glass have been
creating some of the most beautiful custom stained glass artworks in the
region for more than 30 years.

Owner/Artists Genia and Jim Parker
purchased Ochoa Stained Glass after moving to Tucson from St. Louis,
Missouri in early 2000. Genia and Jim are among the thousands who continue
to select Tucson for its natural beauty and never-ending sunshine! Genia
became interested in purchasing Ochoa Stained Glass while looking for a
business that would allow her to use her 25 years of marketing business
experience and express her aesthetic and creative talents. Ochoa Stained
Glass was the perfect mix! After purchasing the business in March of 2000,
Genia apprenticed with the previous owner for over 6 months. Genia, a
stained glass artist and glass art designer, works very closely with clients
as well as Ochoa Stained Glass artists to create stunning custom-designed
commercial, residential and liturgical glass art. Genia is a member of the
Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers
(ASID) as an Industry Partner. She has been the recipient of two prestigious
ASID Design Excellence Awards. In 2005, she received Second Place for
Product Design, for one of her glass art shutter designs. And in 2006, Ochoa
Stained Glass again received
recognition for its outstanding design work with a Merit Award for Product
Design for a custom fused glass tabletop design.
Genia has also participated as an
artisan in several of the Tucson Museum of Art League's Designer ShowHouse
events, a fundraiser that benefits the Tucson Museum of Art. The Designer
ShowHouse events offer area interior designers, landscapers, craftsman, and
artisans the opportunity to demonstrate their skills to ticket holders in a
Tucson area home. Genia's "Rolling Abstracts" were featured in the Designer
ShowHouse 2003. She created a beautiful Romanesque Bathroom panel entitled,
"Vineyard Vibrancy," for an Italian-inspired bedroom in the Designer
ShowHouse 2005. Genia’s work and the work of Ochoa Stained Glass artists was
again featured in Designer ShowHouse 2007-Quinta Ladero an 8,100 square foot
home in Villa Toscana a new development in the Catalina Foothills. She
created a custom Art Deco skylight that added real drama to the Home Theatre
created by ASID Interior Designer Sharmin Pool-Bak. And an extraordinary
9-panel lighted fused glass wall art piece was featured in ASID Interior
Designer Diana Patterson's hall bath turned into the euphemistic "Library",
along with a beautiful glass art skylight that complemented the wall art
piece for this unusual "reading room."

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"My favorite thing about owning
this business is that we create beautiful things for beautiful places,"
Genia explained.
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Jim Parker is a Master Certified
professional coach, who works one-on-one with businesses and organizations
to help them adopt the best practices and develop the essential skills that
will take their organization to the next level. He provides professional
support and guidance, as needed, in the operation of the custom glass art
studio and showroom. Jim is also an accomplished glass art craftsman, who
has fabricated many of the custom glass art pieces designed by Ochoa Stained
Glass artists over the years.
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We're fortunate to have a group of artisan/craftsmen working with us
who have decades of experience and a diverse creativity-from renowned
glass artist Paul Hart, who owned and operated his own custom glass
art studio in the established artist colony of Tubac, Arizona for over
a dozen years, to those who trained and apprenticed right here at
Ochoa Stained Glass, honing their skills and nurturing their creative
expression with the expert guidance of the master craftsman who built
the business over the past 30 years.
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Sherry Miranda, who moved to Tucson from
Cottonwood, Arizona in 2005, was attracted to the Ochoa Stained Glass
Studio and Gallery operation as a glass artist seeking to grow and
develop her skills and artistry. She received her initial glass art
training at Yavapaii Community College in 2003 with an experienced
glass art instructor from the artist colony of Jerome, Arizona.
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Kris Baetz joined our staff in 2004,
after completing several glass art classes in the Pacific Northwest, the
domestic hub of the glass industry. She is an experienced ceramic artist who
became interested in adding glass art techniques to her repertoire. She
completed classes at Ochoa Stained Glass and then apprenticed with us for
two years while she honed her glass art skills.
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Mark Foyt started taking classes at the Ochoa Stained
Glass Studio in 2001. Mark is an accomplished architectural draftsman by day
and dedicated glass artisan/craftsman in his spare time. After successfully
completing all classes/workshops and clinics offered in our studio, Mark
began working on glass art restorations and became one of the glass art
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Desiree May is a native Arizonan who first became
interested in the glass arts in 1987. She studied stained glass at the Ochoa
Stained Glass Studio and Gallery in 2000 and successfully completed several
classes before joining the staff as an artisan in 2002. She was Director of
Studio Operations for more than 4 years and served as an instructor of all
glass art classes, workshops and demonstrations during that time. Desiree
has created hundreds of custom glass artworks and restored many a stained
glass treasure during the time she has been a part of the Ochoa Stained
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Ochoa Stained Glass Artists have the depth and
experience to create the custom glass art you want for your home, business
or place of spiritual worship. Please contact us about your next custom
glass art project to find out more.
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Ochoa Stained Glass
3920 East Fort Lowell
Tucson, Arizona 85712
(520) 325-8791
stainedglass@ochoasg.com
© Copyright 2003-2008 Ochoa Stained Glass, Tucson, AZ
Custom Stained Glass Art Creation and Restoration. Established 1975.
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