About Us
A Glass Fantasy is a mother + daughter stained glass studio located in Reno, NV. Originally Vanessa Aramanda started the business with her husband, Ralph in the mid 1980s and in that time her other businesses moved to the forefront while she raised her daughters. Now that they’re grown she wanted to get back into glass, but not knowing where to start with the changes in the market she brought on her daughter Amy to help run the business.
Vanessa Aramanda founded A Glass Fantasy 40+ years ago and is the main designer and maker with 45+ years of stained glass experience.
Vanessa has enjoyed making her living as a full time artist since 1987. From childhood to adulthood, through hard work and perseverance, she taught herself to become proficient in many mediums, including trompe-l’oeil painting, stained glass, and sandblasting. When she’s not working in the studio she’s working as a face painter and party entertainer for her other business All Nessy’s Friends.
You can see some of her work here.
Amy Aramanda is the social media and web manager behind A Glass Fantasy as well as a designer and maker with 4 years of stained glass experience.
Amy was born and raised in Reno, NV and graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Nevada, Reno. Although her emphasis was photography in school, she loves to work in a variety of mediums; her art is rooted in the making and she prides herself in making things with her hands. In addition to making art she runs her own business, Button Pusher making custom buttons and promotional items.
You can see some of her work here.
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All designs and patterns are © Vanessa Aramanda and Amy Aramanda 2024. All rights reserved.
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