About Paned Expressions Studios
Crafting Light Into Art Since 1978
Paned Expressions Studios is a family-run atelier, pattern publisher, and creative hub where light itself becomes the medium. From our Maryland studio we’ve spent over 45 years sketching, cutting, etching, and firing glass to capture everything from wild irises and soaring hummingbirds to sleek geometric skylights. Along the way we’ve built one of the web’s largest libraries of full-size downloadable stained glass patterns, empowering thousands of glass artists, quilters, wood-inlay makers, mosaicists, laser-cutting pros, and hobbyists worldwide to turn digital line art into dazzling physical art. Whether you’re shopping for an instant PDF pattern, stocking up on our 23-disc CD collection, or requesting a one-of-a-kind custom pattern, you’ll find the same guiding philosophy behind every piece: never let technical constraints compromise the beauty of the design—paint with stained glass and let the light do the rest.
A Pattern Library for Every Craft
Our line art isn’t just for lead came. Makers use Paned Expressions files to:
- Piece quilt blocks with stained glass-style appliqué
- Laser-cut wood inlays and acrylic panels
- Design mosaic murals and glass-fusing projects
- Plot embroidery and card-making templates
- Program CNC routers for intricate scroll-saw work
If your software can open a PDF, JPG or SVG-ready file, you can craft with our patterns.
Our Studio Philosophy
We believe stained glass is “painting with light.” Every sheet is chosen like a pigment on a painter’s palette; subtle layering, fired-paint detailing and selective acid-etching let us capture shade, depth and motion that most flat artwork can’t match. Technical shortcuts—extra lead lines, oversimplified shapes—never dictate our designs. The image comes first, the craftsmanship follows.
Why Creators Choose Paned Expressions
Decades of expertise – established artists guiding every line.
Format flexibility – print at 1:1 scale or resize digitally without loss.
Commercial-friendly licensing – sell your finished pieces royalty-free.
Trusted worldwide – patterns featured in THE GUILD directory and used by studios, makerspaces and hobbyists on six continents.
Ready to begin? Browse our pattern catalog, download this month’s free design, or request a custom commission—and let’s turn your inspiration into radiant glass art.