Zoetic Arts Artful creations inspired by Ideas Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Zoetic Arts was founded by noted architect Michael Hawker. Perhaps following in the footsteps of Frank Lloyd Wright and acclaimed St. Louis architect William Adair Bernoudy, Michael began incorporating art glass designs into his buildings. After inheriting his grandfather's glass tools and learning the craft, he began creating. Starting with candleholders and suncatchers as gifts, he expanded his repertoire to include a number of items. These items became sought after and are now in high demand. Zoetic Arts was then established in order to make these beautiful designs more widely available. All the products offered are personally designed and handcrafted by Michael Hawker and Zoetic Arts artists and reflect a philosophy based on organic and natural design principles. A holistic idea inspires and explores architectural, spatial, and pure geometric themes in each art glass design. Also, each strives to express spatial and structural continuity, and be true to the total idea in every respect. We like to say that each piece has integrity. "The square, the triangle, and the circle are the three geometric shapes that form three-dimensional cubes, pyramids, and spheres. Our entire world may be broken down into these root geometries. These pure shapes, combined with all their endless derivative shapes, are used as modules throughout our designs. Doing this maintains artistic unity to each pattern." — Michael Hawker The "Lotus" window panel was installed in 2000 for a Sun Room addition to a home. In this case, the customer chose the exact glass colors. Every project begins with a concept drawing, as in this case for "Flower to the Sky." Customers often receive a signed rendering of their panel. This panel was inspired from the "San Bonita" shown at right. The "San Bonita" was a custom panel for a home in Clayton, Missouri, installed in 2004. "Prairie Garden" panel for a window installed in 2004. Measuring 28" x 28", this was inspired by the customer's dreams. All of our items are done by hand, including drawing the pattern, cutting and cleaning the glass, fitting and soldering the pieces, and finishing and polishing. This shows the "Prairie Garden" panel, seen on the home page, in process.