Vitreosity http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/ en-us 2010-08-24T08:18:48-05:00 Sylvia Nicolas in the news http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002013.html Stained Glass Artist Sylvia Nicolas is in the news these days with a magazine cover story called The Sculpting of a Life, in the Parable Magazine, a magazine of the Diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire. She also has an upcoming... SG in the news Tom 2010-08-24T08:18:48-05:00 Judith Schaechter - Photoshop and I http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002009.html Judith Schaechter's awesome presentation at the 2010 American Glass Guild Conference. This was part of the panel discussion that I arranged with Judith, J Kenneth Leap and myself. The whole thing went very well, but Judith's presentation was the highlight.... Conferences Tom 2010-08-18T10:59:06-05:00 American Glass Guild Conference 2010 1 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002004.html No time to go in depth, but I'm in the midst of the 2010 American Glass Guild Conference, in Detroit, Michigan. From the workshop on Thursday and one tiny glimpse of the first day of the conference - a lovely... Conferences Tom 2010-07-23T07:59:59-05:00 AGG 2010 Conference http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002002.html The mad dash is on to get ready for the American Glass Guild Conference happening this week in Detroit. Michigan. I've got the last of the packing done now and then I'm off tomorrow early am.... then teaching a workshop,... Conferences Tom 2010-07-20T17:33:18-05:00 Photo Emulsion and ThermoFax Machine Videos http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001990.html As a preview for my workshop at the American Glass Guild Conference in Detroit in 2 weeks, I've gathered these YouTube videos that demonstrate various methods for photo transfer screen-printing. Though all of these are for screenprinting on fabric, the... SG Technical info Tom 2010-07-09T07:39:04-05:00 Cavalieri & Crumb - First Look http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002001.html First glimpses of a very interesting project - Cavalieri & Crumb - as seen in The Brooklyn Paper via creative commons - by Joseph Cavalieri, cavaglass.com I've long thought that collaborations between 'stained glass artists' and 'comics artists' would yield... SG in the news Tom 2010-07-08T14:02:06-05:00 Bendheim Art Glass http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002000.html Bendheim Glass has a new website for Bendheim Art Glass, which is basically their stained glass or, perhaps more accurately, their artsy architectural glass division. Check out their fancy new "The Art of Making Glass" brochure (48 page pdf file,... SG Technical info Tom 2010-07-01T22:22:21-05:00 Coldworking for the Glass Artist http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001999.html This is part 1 of a talk on Coldworking Glass by Robert Stephens of His Glassworks, out of Asheville NC. The audio can be a little jumpy in the transitions from slides to filmed lecture, but in general the talk... Conferences Tom 2010-06-30T09:57:12-05:00 Sándor Nagy (1869-1950) - stained glass http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001995.html From the blogger A Polar Bear's Tale, the stained glass of Sándor Nagy, Hungarian artist (1869-1950). I managed to find a brief bio, plus small galleries on his stained glass, graphic work, andpaintings. The so-called Kisfaludy glass window, 1907 Local... Tom 2010-06-22T16:51:26-05:00 Inspirational Journey http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001994.html More on Jon Kuhn's collaboration with Salem Stained Glass, and especially about Jon's upcoming presentation of one of his Sacred Cross series to the Pope.... SG in the news Tom 2010-06-16T22:37:57-05:00 Verriere de Saint Just video http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001993.html I found this video about Saint-Just glass, and posted it on YouTube to help with their promo. Saint-Just glass is some of the very best handblown sheet glass around, especially the flashed glass. A Saint-Just label. Some of their very... Tom 2010-06-12T10:20:56-05:00 Sigmar Polke 1941-2010 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001991.html Apprenticed in stained glass early in his career, and returning to stained glass late in his life, the artist Sigmar Polke has died at the age of 69. click to see larger image in new window photo from a press... Stained Glass Artists Tom 2010-06-11T14:54:42-05:00 Luna Parc on Rare Visions http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001988.html A video of Ricky Boscarino's Luna Parc, from the Kansas City based series Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations. Rare Visions is the series that first turned me on to the Bottle Wall/Bottle House phenomenon. There are glimpses of stained glass... Tom 2010-06-09T12:13:50-05:00 Stained Glass at Canterbury Cathedral http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001986.html LearnHistory's YouTube channel showing a short part of a longer documentary on "Britain's Middle Ages". Again, short and sweet. If nothing else, the detail images are very nice for a TV doc.... Tom 2010-06-06T10:40:34-05:00 UNESCO video on Chartres Cathedral http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001985.html Video on Chartres Cathedral by UNESCO. Short and sweet. There are many more tiny snippets of important European historical sites documented on the website.... Tom 2010-06-05T10:01:43-05:00