Stan Harmon grew up in the small piedmont town of Newton, NC. He moved to eastern North Carolina after high school to attend East Carolina University. He studied chemistry until landing a job in the environmental water resources field. If you ask him, Stan will say that his creative undertakings began “in the sandbox.” He taught himself traditional stained glass techniques in 1979 while in the process of restoring a historic home in Lenoir County, NC. Since that time, he has restored historic homes in Pitt and Greene County, NC and produced stained glass works for churches, commercial buildings, and private residences.

Other creative endeavors have included designing, building, and landscaping koi ponds, niche gardens and fabricating high end architecturally accurate birdhouses. In 2004, Stan drastically reduced his work in the environmental water field; moved to New Bern, NC; and shifted his focus to warm glass techniques. Stan combines casting and fusing processes in the current series of panels depicting various species of fish, birds, palms and landscapes. He uses his knowledge of metal work to craft the unique hangers that accent each panel.