Gary Vigen made his own frames. The accompanying paperwork includes his signature. Vigen was an artist from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Each of Vigens painted designs has its own unique characteristics to entice the viewer to remember or see a special time or place in nature. The artwork starts with the selection of a special piece of art glass (uroboros is the name of the glass Vigen primarily uses), relying on the grain and character of the glass. Through painting, a landscape is developed from the mood of the glass and the paint. After each layer of specially mixed paint is applied the painting is fired in a kiln at 1,300 degrees. This process makes the paint permanently fixed to the glass. Although this process of applying paint to the surface of glass seems new and unusual it is, in fact, a very old technique. This technique is experiencing arebirththrough the skilled hands of artists such as Gary Vigen. Each of his paintings is truly one-of-a-kind. No prints of your piece