A little about Debbie…
Debbie Mathews has worked with stained glass since 1974, and has accomplished many projects over the years. She attended Northwestern
Michigan College where she took many different Art media classes after graduating high school. Debbie has taken many classes in advanced fusing, teaching art in schools, stained glass, etc. She has also taught many classes, including stained glass, fusing, jewelry, mosaics, etc. After moving from Michigan to Fairbanks and finding 
no place to buy glass, she felt a need to have stained glass re-introduced to the town.
Debbie opened Expressions in Glass in April of 1992. After a successful 13 years on Airport Way in Fairbanks, Expressions in Glass needed a new facility to fit their growing needs. Debbie and her husband, Ted Mathews, decided to move their business, and after a year of remodeling, Expressions in Glass opened its new larger facility on Peger Road in February of 2005.
Debbie’s work is displayed in many places around Fairbanks. You can see her stained glass windows at St. Matthews Episcopal Church on 1st Ave., Sourdough Fuel Party Store on Danby Rd., University Community Presbyterian Church on College Rd., First 
Presbyterian Church on Cushman St., as well as custom cabinets and windows at many residential sites. She has also collaborated on a large, approximately 100 square foot, project with James Grant in Anchorage for the Dena’ina Convention Center.
Debbie has taken on all kinds of projects, from simple to extravagant. Her custom orders include large and small installations, windows, kitchen cabinets, sun catchers, lamps, boxes, picture frames, fused items, repairs and many other custom ideas.
seasons, the landscape, mountains, rivers, the people, and my favorite subject, the birch.
I’ve had the opportunity to participate in workshops over the last few years with local watercolor artist Tom Nixon and Vladimir Zhikhartsev. I have also studied with Frank Francese, Sharon Freeman, Ron Ranson and most recently Carl Purcell. I taught my first workshop in October 2009. It is very rewarding to teach, to pass on what I have learned so far. The beauty and color of the Alaskan landscapes gives many ideas for subject matter and lends itself well to a variety of styles of painting.
