Monday, January 30, 2006
Valentine’s Day Presents from Cary Cut Crystal Artist Robert Stewart
Cary-area village Oakwood Hills is the home of Robert Stewart, a renowned artist who designs and crafts crystal boxes. Like his crystal-cutting colleague Kurt Stobach in Crystal Lake, Stewart uses large wheels to give sharp edges to his work.
Above is a large heart box with cut crystal sides and a mirrored bottom held together with twisted metal. It is seven inches from side to side and front to back at its longest and three inches high. When sunlight hits it, little rainbows fill the room.
Bob designed this at my request to give my wife while we were courting. Speaker Michael Madigan also gave one to his wife Shirley.
A Bowie knife was displayed in one of his crystal boxes, both gifts of Illinois Governor James R. Thompson, outside of President George H. W. Walker’s office,
If you call Bob today at 847-639-3017, he just might be able to finish one by Valentine’s Day. Click here to see a smaller version.
Bob’s email address is Stewartglass@sbcglobal.net
Labels: Cary, Crystal, Robert Stewart, StewArt
