- December 20, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
STEVE CAHALAN
For the La Crosse Tribune
GALESVILLE, Wis. — After making stained glass art for 30 years as a hobby, Tara Herbst-Kopp is making a second career of it at her The Rebel Glass Co. shop at 19893 W. Gale Ave. in downtown Galesville.
Her shop sells her stained glass creations as well as furniture that’s been refurbished by Abracadabra Refurbished in La Crosse, and handblown glass items and handmade soaps that are made by others. Herbst-Kopp also has started to make some handblown glass items that also are for sale.
“I also take custom orders and commissions,” she said.
She began selling her stained glass art in July 2020 as a home-based business. She moved the business to downtown Galesville in July 2021 to be more public, while being able to maintain privacy at home.
She and her husband, Mark Kopp, live on their farm (they rent out their land) near Galesville. Their daughter, Abbey Kopp, began working…
