Tamera Foster 

Tamera Foster- I moved to the Keys in 2016 – prior to that I lived in multiple parts of Florida including Miami and Fort Lauderdale as a young person – I graduated from Tarpon Springs High School on the West Coast. Attended Broward Community College and Later University of South Florida (Tampa) where I received my master’s degree.  I also lived in Tampa, Jacksonville and Middleburg FL throughout my adult life until I moved here in 2016- In between all of that I lived briefly – a few years in Michigan – Mt Morris just outside of Flint and in Flint MI (as a teenager).  I was born in Virginia but was an infant when I left there so that’s just a birthplace. 

I began doing stained glass art in Fort Lauderdale while attending Broward Community College. So back in the 80” s.  But then life, school, raising children etc. began and stained glass went on the back burner until I moved to the Keys.  My mother, who passed away in 2016 had a large collection of glass and equipment for stained glass as she had taken up the art and did stained glass for sale for about 15 years before her passing.  She did quite well with it and did a little bit of glass etching as well. 

So I am back into the art of stained glass utilizing much of her collection of glass.  But “oh my goodness” has the cost of finding new glass gone up in price over the years- BUT hasn’t everything. 

I get most of my inspiration from the ocean and abstract art.  Occasionally I will create a flower or birds as well.  But the tropical stuff seems to be the most fun.  Its so colorful. 

I still work full time in the school system, so I create mostly on the weekends.

 I am open to discussing with anyone a custom piece and we can figure out the cost and how long it would take to make etc. That’s how my mother did her glass business, mostly custom pieces to a person’s wishes and dimensions.