Stephen Powell was born in 1951 in Birmingham, Alabama. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Painting and Ceramics at Centre College, Powell went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics at Louisiana State University. It was while at LSU, between 1980 and 1983, that Powell had his first experience in glass blowing. Glass has been a full time obsession for him since then, whether he is teaching it or producing his own work.

Powell exhibits his work nationally and internationally. He has participated in workshops, demonstrations and lectures all over the US, as well as in Russia, Ukraine, Australia, and New Zealand. He has demonstrated at several Glass Art Society conferences, and at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. The highlight of his travels was an exhibition of his work at "Venezia Aperto Vetro" in the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, Italy, where he was one of only eight American artists invited.

The Rambusch Decorating Company was founded in 1898 in New York, New York by Frode Rambusch, a Danish immigrant.

In the 1920's, it was the decorator for many elaborate movie palaces, including the famed Roxy Theatre (New York City), which seated 6,214 and opened in March, 1927. That project was supervised by Harold Rambusch, working with architect Walter W. Ahlschlager. 

The firm helped decorate the main public rooms at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel when it was built in the early 1930's. It also helped make some of the stained glass windows at St. Bartholomew's Church on Park Avenue. The firm also employed later generations of Rambusches, including Viggo F. E. Rambusch.

During World War II, the firm helped camouflage American airfields from enemy planes. Sketches of orchards and farm buildings were painted on the airfields to confuse the enemy.

Artist and glass sculptor Christopher Ries grew up on a farm in central Ohio. He earned his Bachelors Degree in Fine Art at the Ohio State University in 1975. He received his Masters of Fine Art from The University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1978. During his time in Madison Ries was research assistant to the Founder of the American Studio Glass Movement, Harvey K. Littleton.

Christopher Ries has produced the largest whole, unassembled pieces of crystal sculpture known. His work is in many museums and fine art collections around the world.

William Willet, an artist and leader in the American Gothic Movement, founded Willet Studios in 1898 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   The studio was later moved to Philadelphia. 

Working with noted architect Ralph Adams Cram, William Willet created traditional designs that rivaled the works found in the finest European Cathedrals. In 1910, William Willet was invited to compete for the large chancel window in the Cadet's Chapel at the United States Military Academy at West Point. After winning the competition, Willet Studios was selected to design and fabricate all of the stained glass windows in this large cathedral-like building. In that the cadets desired to give the window sections as class gifts, the commission lasted 66 years and became the longest continuing stained glass commission in American history.

William's son, Henry Lee Willet, took over the studio after his father's death. Under Henry Lee's guidance, the company expanded from a regional studio to a national studio, with completed projects in all 50 states and 14 foreign countries. Willet Studios experimented with new techniques, and in the 1950's, Willet Studios was one of the first American studios to design and fabricate faceted glass windows. Willet Studios also developed the famous sculptured gold window technique and experimented with different methods of laminating stained glass. Under Henry Lee's leadership, Willet Studios became known and respected throughout the stained glass world.

In 1965, E. Crosby Willet, the son of Henry Lee Willet, became the President of Willet Studios. Under his leadership, Willet windows were created for many of the major churches and cathedrals in the United States including the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. and Grace Cathedral and Saint Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco.

Mr. Willet graduated from Germantown Friends School and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Lafayette College in 1950. He is past President of the Stained Glass Association of America (1964-66) and the American Society for Church Architecture (1967-70) and an Artist Member of Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture (1978-present), a Senior Member of the American Society of Appraisers, a member of the Society of Architectural Historians, a member of the Appraisers Association of America and an affiliate member of the American Institute of Architects.

His Farbigem entry was selected for the Corning Museum New Glass World Wide Exhibition (1979-1981). In 1983 he received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Orthodox Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. In 1985 he received the George Washington Kidd award from Lafayette College given to an alumnus of the college who has earned distinction in his/her profession. In 1999, Mr. Willet was elected a Fellow of the Stained Glass Association in recognition of his "profound influence on stained glass in America". In 2002 he received the Elbert M. Conover Award given to a non-architect by IFRAA (the Interfaith Forum) of the American institute of Architects for his significant artistic contributions to religious architecture for more than half a century.

In 1977, Willet Studios became a division of the Hauser Art Glass Company, creating the largest stained glass company in the United States.  In 2005, the company changed its name to Willet Hauser Architectural Glass to more accurately reflect the long-term direction of the business. Crosby then became President of the Willet Division of the Hauser Art Glass Co, Inc. after the two studios were joined.   He serves today as Art Director of Willet Hauser Architectural Glass, Inc. (the name of the joined studios) and has continued to work with churches and organizations throughout the world in creating the finest of stained glass windows.  Willet Hauser is composed of more than 70 artists and craftsmen and is known through this country and the world for the thirteen thousand plus commissions in new stained glass and restoration it has completed in the past 110 years.

A painter, architect and designer. Charles grew up in Missouri. After a short stint at Drury College in Springfield, MO, he transferred to the University of Arkansas where he earned a B.A. in Architecture. Later he moved to San Miguel, Mexico, and obtained an M.F.A. from the Instituto de Allende.

On a trip to Paris and Europe, once he finished college, he acquired his life-long addiction to stained glass. As an architect he would create fabrics, carpet and furniture concepts, interiors, landscaping and architectural design, including stained glass. He designed numerous mansions around Central Florida in the late 21st century.