A hundred years ago, almost every house built in the Bay Area had some stained glass in it. That level of craftsmanship and everyday beauty was expected then, even in a modest Sears Roebuck bungalow.
Under the griddled glass ceiling of the Grand Palais in Paris, six towering arched forms rise in sequence, unfolding like a nave. Their surfaces are washed in blues, greens, and ember reds. From a ...
KENTWOOD — Swirling patterns of stained and painted glass at the entrance of St. Mary Magdalen Church ascend upward — an image of the Holy Spirit embracing and welcoming sinners. In the glass, Mary ...
I think we can all agree that the idea of stained glass sounds a) old fashioned b) complicated and c) extravagant. We were thinking that, too, until we started to see the translucent colored material ...
Paris’s freshly renovated Notre-Dame Cathedral will soon get a distinctively 21st-century touch, having unveiled plans to install new stained glass windows by 43-year-old French artist Claire Tabouret ...
The Second Congregational Church of Winsted in Connecticut will auction off the colorful artwork featuring a stunning ...
Inspired by the popular windows Marc Chagall created for France’s Metz Cathedral, German organist Bernhard Leonardy set out in search of the “Chagall of our day” to create a trio of stained glass ...
CHARLESTON — Traditionally, ornate stained glass is associated with historic churches and libraries. Although the ancient craft dates back centuries, artists in Charleston are helping residents ...