Jason L. Outlaw, Stained Glass Craftsman

Hi, I'm Jason Outlaw, the artist behind ARTISTREETS.

I work at the intersection of stained glass, concrete, memory, and place. I don't see stained glass as nostalgic or obsolete-I see it as a powerful civic material, capable of preserving stories, honoring people, and bringing beauty into everyday environments.

In 2020, while the world slowed down, I had the rare opportunity to speed up. The shutdowns gave me months of uninterrupted time to experiment-fusing concrete with glass, laser engraving mirrors, embedding maps and photos, and setting archival designs directly into the materials. Those months became a crucible. The techniques I developed during that time-including photo-engraving on mirror, light transmission through layered materials, and casting stained glass into structural concrete-are now the foundation of a new approach to the medium.

My work is rooted in a multidisciplinary path. I studied urban and regional planning with a concentration in community development and sociology at the University of Illinois. I later earned graduate degrees in dental medicine and oral biology, and completed a doctorate in problem-based career exploration at Harvard. My academic and creative life are both grounded in a single question:

What problems are we here to solve-and how can we solve them beautifully?

ARTISTREETS, a project under The Realm of Possibility LLC, isn't just a studio-it's a platform. We create work that helps institutions engage communities and raise funds through story-driven stained glass. We support local retailers with new streams of artist-aligned revenue. We invite painters, photographers, figure models, and digital artists to see their work transformed into glass-offering audiences a new kind of encounter with their vision. And we design permanent installations that honor people whose contributions deserve to be remembered with depth and dignity.

Stained glass is at a turning point. With fewer than 1,000 full-time studios left in the U.S., the medium is quietly receding. But through collaboration, we're giving it new life. This work isn't done in isolation-it's shaped alongside artists, institutions, communities, and craftspeople. Together, we make the glass. We shape the memory. We build the archive. And we do it not just to preserve the past, but to illuminate what's possible.