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Choosing Glass: Color And Impressions, Robert N. Oddy
Choosing Glass: Color And Impressions, Robert N. Oddy
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In the last issue of Glass Craftsman, I said that, for me, the choice of glass is probably the most important factor contributing to artistry in stained glass. Tiffany’s company made glass for specific purposes, and raised the medium to a new level of expressive power. Now, we have a huge selection of stained glass available for our creative purposes. We just have to make the effort to familiarize ourselves to what is out there.
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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Spontaneity In Stained Glass Work, Robert N. Oddy
Spontaneity In Stained Glass Work, Robert N. Oddy
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Stained glass does not lend itself to spontaneity. We design, thinking always about how the glass will be cut and what glass will be available to us. Then, the fabrication is a very slow and meticulous process, requiring accuracy of cutting so that the pieces fit together closely – glass doesn’t bend, stretch or squash. We have to do too much careful planning, and too much engineering! How can we make our subjects come alive, with movement and energy, when we cannot use our bodies to express these things while we are doing the art?
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.
The Lead Line Effect: Shape Without The Came, Robert N. Oddy
The Lead Line Effect: Shape Without The Came, Robert N. Oddy
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In a previous article, I have mentioned my view that stained glass work is akin to impressionism. We use the features of the glass to suggest detail in our subject matter. However, I often find that for some details, this approach is not adequate. For an example, see the scales in Koi, figure 1. It is also not always practical to implement this fine detail by joining large numbers of very small pieces of glass. In this article, I will talk about methods that produce effects compatible with the ‘lead’ lines of traditional stained glass, namely the use of copper …
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.