The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame called “Dark Star” one of 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and it was also ranked at number 57 on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time. This custom-designed work by Schlicker is actually a visual representation of the Grateful Dead’s “Dark Star,” a song released in 1968 that was long considered one of their most anticipated numbers, often with the group using it as a vehicle for musical improvisation sessions that extended beyond the original structure of the song. (One panel is shown here, behind the chandelier.) After a moment, you might notice the prisms and lights dancing across the floor and tables, scattered via the multiple stained-glass panels that circle around the entire room.
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and Stark on the other, the windows give the place an open airiness. Walking into Zeus Café, the first thing you might notice is the light flooding in through the huge glass windows. While much of Schlicker’s work is traditional in the “stained-glass sense” – gorgeous church windows, Povey-esque craftsman fixtures and more – the artist has also done some atypical organic pieces for McMenamins, the most striking of which can be found in the Zeus Café at the Crystal Hotel in downtown Portland. Many such remarkable examples of Dave’s stained glass talents can be found throughout McMenamins. Francis School in Bend, not to mention the glorious sun and moon skylights that filter colors into the soaking pool. Several of these now bathe Edgefield’s Black Rabbit Restaurant in an elegant light. He also recreated stunning new light shades based on the tulip design of the Oly Club Saloon’s original 1913 Tiffany glass shades. Take in the majesty of the kaleidoscope-like array of glass that Dave blended together to recreate a long-lost exterior canopy above the entry to the Olympic Club Hotel, glowing with an inviting warmth. Walk into the dimly lit interior of Rock Creek Tavern in Hillsboro, and as your eyes adjust, you’ll be stunned by the brilliance of the stained-glass pastoral mural to the right of the entrance, depicting Bill Fuegy and the blacksmith shop that he later tranformed into the landmark tavern.
His work is found in churches, private homes and businesses (including McMenamins) throughout the Pacific NW, on the East Coast and in such far-flung places as Egypt. He has been in business as the founder, owner and lead designer of his studio on Division St. This week, we have a look at a contemporary stained glass artist, David Schlicker. Povey Brothers glass was all the rage in the early 1900s, and is still highly sought-after today. Last week, we read about prized Povey stained glass, two originals of which hang at O’Kanes in Bend.
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