http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/ en-us 2008-07-22T07:10:15-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001686.html Recent postings on the Stained Glass Network email discussion forum have reminded me of a place I've always wanted to go - Church of St. Mary, Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK. Though I've never visited the church itself, I've seen much of... SG websites Tom 2008-07-22T07:10:15-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001690.html FYI - I will be participating this Saturday in the 3rd Annual St. Louis City-Wide Open Studios. If you are going, get a map, preferably the real printed map - you can pick one up at the Contemporary Art Museum... Tom 2008-07-18T07:11:08-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001685.html Elizabeth Steinebach from the Canadian-based organization Artists in Stained Glass gives an account of her time at the SGAA 2008 Conference in Oakland CA. - Pre-Conference Class Day Official Opening Day Saturday Report Sunday report Interesting stuff, especially seeing that... Conferences Tom 2008-07-16T07:11:00-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001687.html Surprised I haven't stumbled on this before - The Medieval Bestiary - Animals in the Middle Ages. Looks like a great site for reference material. Just a quick look so far, but the galleries look very good, if a bit... Graphics Reference Tom 2008-07-11T07:21:39-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001684.html Stained Glass Artists Tom 2008-07-07T07:01:28-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001429.html I've posted about expressionism and stained glass before and mentioned that I had seen a window by Max Pechstein but did not have any photos. I finally took some photos and finally got around to posting them. Max Pechstein (also... Museum Visits Tom 2008-06-19T07:28:35-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001674.html A new feature showing off the tools of the stained glass trade. Nothing comprehensive, just a description of how I use them myself and some comments on how the tools are changing (or not) within the current workplace. First up,... SG Technical info Tom 2008-06-12T07:25:31-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001441.html This is the War Memorial Window in St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church, Ottawa, Canada, by the Irish stained glass artist Wilhelmina Geddes. On the page for the Registry of Stained Glass Windows in Canada 'Featured Windows', you can download a very... Real Life Encounters of the SG kind Tom 2008-05-26T10:03:46-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001617.html This video is of an installation in a house in Massachusetts. Rose Trellis, by Lisa Tiemann. Lisa was one of the first people I worked for in stained glass, nearly 30 years ago. I worked on this panel, but only... Stained Glass Artists Tom 2008-05-18T06:50:26-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001660.html More video comic relief - this time from The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball. Again, not related directly to stained glass, though it does explore the unique and mysterious relationship that exists between an artist and a patron. As art commission... Not Strictly About Stained Glass Tom 2008-05-13T07:45:58-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001669.html Did you know? The number one best selling children's picture book this week, according to Publisher's Weekly, is by a glass artist. The book is called Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book. The artist is Rufus Butler Seder, and I should... Not Strictly About Stained Glass Tom 2008-05-09T11:39:53-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001670.html Very curious. At least it's not a pie chart for religious consumer spending.... Not Strictly About Stained Glass Tom 2008-05-08T07:27:20-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001667.html This is a first. A 3,000+ word article about stained glass, called Many-Colored Glass, in the venerable magazine The New Yorker. It's written by Peter Schjeldahl about contemporary German painters Gerhard Richter and Sigmar Polke, and their individual forays into... SG in the news Tom 2008-05-06T05:19:24-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001665.html A favorable review by Rebecca Geldard in the Guardian, called New Window in St. Martin's Past, about a stained glass window by Iranian born artist Shirazeh Houshiary created as part of a mojor renovation and expansion of St. Martin in... SG in the news Tom 2008-05-05T10:32:03-05:00 http://www.krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001664.html via the April, 2008 edition of Vidimus - Stained Glass in Norfolk and Norwich Lots of nice details. A little cluttered and confusing to navigate at first, but worth the effort as there is a wealth of images and information.... SG websites Tom 2008-05-03T13:31:50-05:00