Stained Glass Designs!

Post Contributed by Jocelyne Adkins, Program Director/Educator

On Thursday, we presented the art of stained glass, using Richard Spilsbury's book titled "Stained Glass Windows". Spilsbury introduces a brief overview concerning the history of stained glass and reveals the steps and techniques to create beautiful colored glass images and designs. We learned that in addition to working with a variety of colored glass pieces to bring an image to life, stained glass artists can also paint features onto pieces of colored glass. To make the paint permanent, it is heated in a kiln. Lead, a soft material that can bend and does not rust, is then used to hold the colored pieces of stained glass together.

Andrew

For the project*, students used colored pencils and transparent paper to bring their own stained glass designs to life. Students, if they chose, could use symmetry in their work. Strips of black paper glued to the edges completed their designs. Hung in a window, these look amazing with the light shining through!

Joseph

*Project credit given to Brooke Hutchinson from Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust: last spring, Brooke introduced this project specifically in relation to FLW's inspiring art glass designs. We have adopted here, within the broader context of stained glass throughout the centuries.

Norah

Ben

Xantal

Dexter

Joseph

Ms. Maryanne, Emory and Xantal

Norah

Ben

Leila