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The Illusion Of Depth In Stained Glass: Techniques, Robert N. Oddy
The Illusion Of Depth In Stained Glass: Techniques, Robert N. Oddy
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The Illusion Of Depth In Stained Glass: Exposed To The Light, Robert N. Oddy
The Illusion Of Depth In Stained Glass: Exposed To The Light, Robert N. Oddy
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Stained glass artwork often looks flat. Of course, most stained glass panels are flat. What I mean is that the objects depicted look flat. In my own work, I have given a lot of attention to creating the illusion of depth. What is depth? It refers to the spacial dimension that recedes directly away from our eyes into the distance. If a picture has depth, we see some of its elements as solid objects; some appear closer than others; we are aware of foreground, middle distance and background.
Line Relationships: More To Lines Than Meets The Eye, Robert N. Oddy
Line Relationships: More To Lines Than Meets The Eye, Robert N. Oddy
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Lines in stained glass artwork are important design features. With copper foil and lead came techniques, they are often prominent and black with the light source behind them. Carefully designed and implemented lines can enhance the sense of depth in a picture and have a rather paradoxical nature in our work. I find that I have a rather complicated relationship with my lines.
Plating In Stained Glass: Experience The Beauty, Robert N. Oddy
Plating In Stained Glass: Experience The Beauty, Robert N. Oddy
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“Plating” is a piece of stained glass jargon. It refers to the practice of using more than one layer of glass in the construction of a panel. The layers are not fused together. They are simply stacked up, one on top of another and joined by soldering foil or came. I would like to spend a little time on the reasons for using this plating technique. In a future article I may say more about the techniques themselves, but the why’s are more important than the how’s.
The Fall And Rise Of "Owl", Robert N. Oddy
The Fall And Rise Of "Owl", Robert N. Oddy
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This article is an account of the work of restoring Owl back to good health. Although the task was initially daunting–and I put it off for a while favoring new creations—it turned out to be interesting. I was able to relive the experience of building one of my early windows, going back to an early stage in my career as a stained glass artist. I hope you will find this account good reading. One of the features that makes the Owl repair interesting is that many parts of the window are plated. In other words, they are made with more …