2009 Middleton Courthouse and Police Station
Public Art Competetion. Commission was installed in April of 2010 in
Middleton, WI and the Grand Opening Celebration was held on April 17, 2010!
The Pheasant Branch Impressions will be installed in each of the three (3) courtroom
window bays and the single (1) window bay located in the police interview area. The
series of four (4) Impressions are each comprised of eight (8) individual window
panels installed on the interior of the insulated window unit with wood stops to
match the trim specified. Each of the Branch Impressions is inspired by a photograph
from the Pheasant Branch Conservancy.
Impression I: a forest trail winding through stands of maple, birch, ash and oak.
Impression II: a stream tumbling over lichen covered rocks.
Impression III: a prairie path entering the edge of the woods.
Impression IV: a majestic oak with brilliant fall colors and the prairie peaking
through the branches.
2009 Art-A-Whirl Poster
Check out the postcard image - Sunrise Aspen - the left panel was the
background image for this year's Art-A-Whirl in NE Minnepolis.
2008 Minnesota Stair Fair
Blue Ribbon: Creative Arts Category winner
leaded stained glass
Artwork: Splitrock Shadows (shown below)
Media Awards.
2009 Media Award - St. Paul Art Crawl.
2008 Media Award - St. Paul Fall Art Crawl.
Best in Show.
2007 Mabel Tainter Fine Arts & Crafts Faire.
Best in Show: Honorable Mention.
2006 Minnesota Crafts Festival - Minnesota Crafts Council.
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“My artwork is inspired by a love of architecture, the Impressionists, crazy quilts
and the sublime landscape. I abstract these landscapes into glass and assemble
them as if seen through a fractured lens.” - JAG
With a background in architecture, Josephine A. Geiger creates stained glass art
that is functionally and structurally stable. Large pieces are designed to
incorporate the required reinforcement, integrating it into the visual elements.
Each work of art is constructed with traditional leaded glass techniques; from
choosing and cutting each piece of glass, fitting the lead, copper & zinc came,
placing hidden reinforcements, soldering all of the joints, and cementing the
panel for additional stability and weather-proofing. Thus producing art that is as
aesthetically pleasing as it is technically sound.
As winner of the Middleton Municipal Court and Police Station public art
commission, 32 windows abstracting landscapes from the Pheasant Branch
Conservancy are being created for installation in 2010. Competing against 30
Midwestern artists, Josephine A. Geiger was unanimously chosen by the Arts
Council. Sunrise Aspens was selected as the cover image for the NEMAA 2009 Art-A-
Whirl promotional campaigns. In 2008 she received First Place for SplitRock
Shadows in the Creative Arts Division at the Minnesota State Fair and has won Best
in Show for two consecutive years in regional shows. She has also been
commissioned by more than 100 private collectors to create one-of-kind artwork.
Josephine A. Geiger continually challenges herself to push the envelope of design
by incorporating unusual materials. Copper, screen mesh or unique, custom kiln-
formed glass increases depth and texture while adding an element of surprise.
Her signature, JAG, written in copper and fused between layers of glass, is
incorporated into the artwork; sometimes hidden, and other times as an accent to
the composition, guaranteeing authenticity.
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