Francis Asbeck was formally educated as a mathematician and worked in industry until retirement. During retirement, he discovered an artisan hiding within. He has been hurrying to make up for lost time, spending most of his spare time studying and practicing the craft of glass.

His introduction to glass crafting was through a Montgomery County Recreation Department class. He has continued to study privately; design, glass fabrication, painting and etching with local artist Tony Glander, glass painting with Ken Leap of Wheaton Village, New Jersey, and patina with Joe Porcelli of Richboro, PA.

He seeks to broaden his crafts practice by increasingly using fired paint on glass, etching, and by adding silk screening to his repertoire of techniques. He works exclusively in the medium of stained glass, both leaded and copper foiled, but prefers to work in lead. He has made hanging and skylight panels, but the majority of his creations are three dimensional artifacts, including lamps and boxes.

He has been practicing his craft professionaly since 1995 and is a member of the Metropolitan Stained Glass Association and the Art League of Germantown.

His work can be found in private collections locally and in California, Minnesota, Connecticut, Arkansas, New York and Arizona.

He is currently executing a commission for a large window for the entry courtyard and lobby of N Street Village, Washington DC.