Gayle Olsson is the stained glass designer/artist that will take you from imagination to a finished piece of art. She has been creating her own designs in various mediums for 30 years and has been a teacher at heart for 15 years, working with children in school while she lived in SW Florida, and now with her stained glass students in Sandwich.

After spending her early childhood in Hingham, Gayle moved with her family to East Sandwich to an old family homestead, the home of her great, great grandfather, George Haines, who had come from England in the 1800's to be a glass blower for the Boston & Sandwich Glass Factory. Perhaps inspired by her ancestor, and after trying different mediums for her art, Gayle discovered she had a passion for the use of color and light in glass and realized that she could create her designs and bring them to life as a stained glass artist.

Gayle's creations involve taking her original 2 dimensional designs and turning them into 3 dimensional works of art. She has a series of glass works on display at the Salt Meadow Gallery. They are the Glass Scarf Series that are original designs from her 25-year-old portfolio that contributed to her acceptance at the New England School of Art because of her flair in the use of color; the Looking Glass Series that are 3 dimensional mirrors of all colors and shapes; the Corner Stones Series that are artistic accents perfect for a doorway, entry-way, or to frame a large window, that will fit in any decor; the new Masque Series that are provocative 3 dimensional shapes to spur any imagination. Her next series will be a Sunrise, Sunset Series using photographs as her inspiration.

Color being the driving force in Gayle's creative process, she began her artistic career as an Impressionist painter and has been in several juried shows. Many of her paintings and stained glass pieces are in private collections.