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Laura Goff Parham received her BA in art history with a minor in English from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1986. During her senior year, she backpacked through Europe for six months, where she fell in love with stained glass.
She has been a professional stained glass artist since 1986.
Each piece is designed to be aesthetically pleasing with the architecture while appealing to the home owners sense of style. Each piece is hand crafted from with the finest materials sourced from around the world. 
As a master craftsman in design & fabrication of stained glass, leaded glass, beveled glass, sandblasted glass, and hand painted (kiln fired) stained glass, Laura, with her team, bring decades of experience to each piece.  Laura, and her team, receive many positive comments on Goggle reviews. 
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We provide stained glass and other high end glass solutions that will be enjoyed for generations.
Melding the creativity of an artist with the discipline of a designer, each piece is carefully composed to not only fit into its environment but to enhance the fabric of the environment. Laura’s work has received peer recognition, with artwork featured in the Stained Glass Quarterly. 
Laura Goff Designs provides glass solutions with artistic creativity to meet the needs of the client while respecting the limitations of glass. We create heirlooms that build a legacy to be enjoyed for generations. 

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Her work is often called “Traditional Stained Glass with a Modern Twist”. Laura has maintained the basic principles of good design and quality craftsmanship by personally designing and overseeing the fabrication of every project. 
Laura has had many notable installations. Two recent installations are at the American Museum of Science and Energy, Oak Ridge TN and at the University of Tennessee Medical Center., Knoxville TN.
In 2018 and 2022, Laura was a recipient of the Bailey Opportunity Grant. Ann and Steve Bailey invest $100,000 to support artist who live within 50 miles of Knoxville, TN. 
Laura supports the Stained Glass Association of America (SGAA), an organization dedicated to the advancement and development of the craft of stained and decorative art glass. Laura has served on the Membership Committee, Conference Committee, Exhibition Committee, Marketing Committee, and Secretary for the Stained Glass School. In 2014, Laura taught a painting on glass classes, giving back to the art by expanding the detailed skill enabling others to create.​
From 2012 -2017, Laura was the Social Media Administrator and helped the SGAA grow from 1200 followers to over 8800 on Facebook. In 2014, Laura was awarded the Distinguished Service Award for her “tireless service to the success of recent SGAA Conferences and for consistent and informative contributions to the Association’s social media content”. 
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