http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/ en-us 2012-05-14T00:21:04-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002213.html Some artist tributes to Sendak - This from last week, in the New York Times - Thanks, Maurice and this blog created a few years ago, coinciding with the release of the live action movie version of Where the Wild... Tom 2012-05-14T00:21:04-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002212.html Maurice Sendak wrote and/or illustrated about 100 books in his 65 year career. After Sendak's death last week I gathered all the Sendak I have and I've got about 30 or so of his books. They favor the more obscure... Tom 2012-05-13T16:55:45-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002211.html Various links showing up in the last few days - Maurice Sendak: Concerns beyond just Where the Wild Things are, By Patricia Cohen, September 10, 2008 Remembering Maurice Sendak, by Geeta Dayal, WIRED, May 8, 2012 Understanding Children, Yet Wanting... Sendak x7 Tom 2012-05-12T18:57:56-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002210.html I never met Maurice Sendak, but I did see him speak in three different personal appearances. The first was the best, and it was recorded - Setting the scene - It's 1983 and Sendak was at Harvard University for a... Sendak x7 Tom 2012-05-11T07:33:27-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002209.html Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) I'm going to be posting various things about Maurice Sendak for the next 7 days. Call it my own way of sitting Shiva for Sendak. Is there such a thing as "blogging Shiva"? Though I knew and... Sendak x7 Tom 2012-05-10T12:12:17-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002208.html I like much of the stained glass of Charles Connick, but not above other 20th century stained glass designers. I like Connick's work when it's leaning more toward a "20th century illustrative" style, rather than the standard American Gothic Revival... Tom 2012-04-24T14:09:42-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002206.html Artist Judith Schaechter Installs at Eastern State Penitentiary and Art Phag - Judith Schaechter - Eastern State Penitentiary (not embedded, but go look...)... Tom 2012-04-05T08:43:56-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002202.html Just 3 weeks away!! Spaces still available. Here are some other screenshots of a newer method I've been developing for creating halftone screens. First, a plain dot pattern with new "layer" method (click to enlarge) or go crazy with custom... Tom 2012-03-10T14:30:51-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002200.html I've posted about the Dome of Light before, but somehow missed this video. link via @IGGAChat Wind, Fire and Time I like the Dome of Light. It's an amazing achievement and rightly seen as a great culmination of Quagliata's career.... Stained Glass Artists Tom 2012-03-02T15:18:18-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002197.html March 1, 2012 is the 200th birthday of the architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852). He was a major figure in the revival of the Gothic style in Britain, and subsequently helped bring highly ornamented architectural craftwork to the forefront... Tom 2012-02-29T03:41:16-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002193.html Tom 2012-01-30T04:47:18-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002175.html When editing the Dec 2011 issue of the AGGnews, I was struck by this picture I got from James Yarnall. This is a photo af John La Farge in his studio. You don't see many "in studio" shots of American... Stained Glass Artists Tom 2012-01-29T21:28:43-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002195.html This sketch is from a book published in 1915, drawn around 1900-1902, by a person of some renown. On first glance this would appear to be a sketch for a stained glass window. It is not. So what is it?... Not Strictly About Stained Glass Tom 2012-01-28T21:49:07-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002194.html It's been awhile since I've posted anything about Maurice Sendak, so this is nice. Last night Sendak was on The Colbert Report, in full 'grumpy old man' mode. It is very funny. As a bonus, Sendak has the clearest assessment... Tom 2012-01-25T07:19:38-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/002192.html Art Glass: Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, article by Art Femenella via the @BendheimGlass twitter feed... SG in the news Tom 2012-01-23T14:47:00-05:00