If you have used one of my patterns to create a stained glass, mosaic, or other artwork, please send me your email through the “Contact Me” form on the top left edge of the website. (No one else will see your email and it will not be added to a list.) I will get in touch with you and arrange to post a jpg of your work on my GlassSorcery Flickr photostream and also display it here on my site.
I may be the last to know, but I thought I’d mention that Bullseye has decided to discontinue their beautiful ring mottle glass this year.
Apparently, they are doing this because the ring mottle glass is not fusible. It looks like they are tailoring their product line for hot glass enthusiasts, and doing away with glass that can only be used for stained glass art.
It is such a shame that we will no longer have this beautiful glass. Bullseye Ring Mottle is the perfect glass for frogs and other amphibians. It also looks great for butterflies, plants, and other natural creatures and settings.
I remember buying some dark green ring mottle, because I simply could not resist it. I did not have a project in mind, and I have still not used it, but I still love it. My glass is like the sample shown here.
I will prize it more now, and I will look carefully for the perfect project. (I will also try to have some left over.)
If you have already made a project with ring mottle, you may want to buy some matching glass now while it is still available. If you ever need to make a repair it will be tough to match it in the future.
I am very disappointed. Hopefully, one of the other glass manufacturers will step in to fill this void.
Here is a link to Bullseye’s announcement about discontinuing ring mottle.
For stained glass hobbyists who enjoy competition and have confidence in their work Glastar holds an on-going art glass competition for non-professional artists.
This is an on-going competition based on the calendar year with an annual award. The prizes are announced each February 14th for the previous year. There are monthly prizes, as well, and you can enter artwork in these categories every month: three-dimensional, panel, mosaic, sandblast/bevel, hot glass.
View the Glastar website for full contest details and to view previous winning entries.
We have just posted a page of links to articles on the history of glass in general and the history of stained glass in particular. There is also a listing of links to various museums with stained glass exhibits. Some of the museums have good photos of their stained glass exhibits that can be viewed online.
The articles make interesting reading and add to the stained glass artist’s appreciation of this fascinating medium. Viewing the historic examples of stained glass art by masters of the genre also provides inspiration. So visit our page and get inspired, then come and review our free stained glass patterns and select one and begin making your own personal stained glass museum.
We have just started a guide to stained glass supplies and stained glass suppliers that sell over the internet. This page will be updated continuously, so check back often.
Be sure to also visit our other guides. These pages will also be up-dated on an on-going basis.
We recently added a new guide to Stained Glass Tutorials on the web. We will be adding to it whenever we discover a new stained glass tutorial or page with stained glass tips and advice. There are tutorials listed for everything from soldering to making a stained glass lamp or stained glass box. The tutorials are written by very talented individuals who are generously sharing their knowledge and experience on the internet. You don’t want to miss these.
If you haven’t been there already, take a look at our new Glass Sorcery Guide to Stained Glass Patterns on the Web. We are creating a guide with links to FREE stained glass patterns that you can access throughout the internet and stained glass pattern books that you can purchase online. As with all of our site, this guide will continue to grow as we add new links every week, so bookmark our site and stop by often.
Another new page contains a guide to other websites that also have links to stained glass patterns on the web.
You are sure to find something of interest on these pages. Happy browsing!
We just put up a page with links to free Christmas patterns throughout the web. The patterns are listed by category with a few words about each. We will be adding to this list on an on-going basis. If you know of some that we missed, please post a comment to this blog entry with the link and we will check it out.
We will be adding more pages of free patterns as time goes on. We are already compiling pages for other holidays, but it takes a little time as we check out each pattern and link to each pattern to make sure they are good.
Check out our Christmas page now and check back to our main free pattern page for more categories soon. Patterns that are posted in blog entries will also be added to the category pages.
This site is owned and managed by Edith Reyntiens in her home town of Dumfries.
She is the daughter of British Stained Glass artist, Patrick Reyntiens, and has over 30 years experience working in the art industry.
She wanted to establish an online business selling the work of artists whom she knows personally and whose work she values highly.
So it made sense to begin her new business venture with her family.
“When I thought about who I wanted to represent on the website, I realised I knew so many talented and interesting people that I wouldn’t have to look far for my artists.” said Edith.
The site is continuing to grow and expand to take on new artists all the time; more pictures are always in the pipeline.
Edith is also keen to include artists from Dumfries & Galloway on the site.
“I am a new-comer to this part of Scotland, and am looking forward to becoming a part of the community; I am a member of the Dumfries & Galloway Fine Art Society and hope to be able to represent local artists to raise the profile of South West Scotland.” Father Patrick Reyntiens is noted for his work with artist John Piper in pioneering modern techniques in stained glass.
During the 1960s Patrick Reyntiens with John Piper, designed and built the windows for the lantern of the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Liverpool, England, that was designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd.
The cathedral has been long considered a landmark in the development of modernist architecture in post-war Britain, and the photographs that are making their debut on the fingaprinz web site were taken by Patrick whilst the glass team were installing the windows in the lantern.
This is the first time these prints have been shown in public or offered for sale. Also featured on the site are the photographs of Sophie Bate, (the daughter of poet John Bate) who photographs flowers, landscapes and her family in the surroundings of their country home in Dumfries & Galloway.There are prints of paintings by Patrick’s wife, prize winning artist, Anne Bruce, herself a descendant of Robert the Bruce, available on the website.
Anne Bruce is highly valued for her bright modern paintings of the landscapes around her home, as well as landscapes of the places she travels to.
On the site visitors can choose from prints of her paintings of places such as Turkey, Australia, India and America, as well as landscapes closer to home in Somerset, England.Edith believes that many people want to buy more original art works, but are often put off by the risks involved.
“They worry that maybe they won’t like the work once they have bought it and then won’t be able to sell it on; or, they may not be sure that it is right for them, or the price may simply be too high to risk the outlay on an object that has no obvious function other than lifestyle enhancement.
This site can help to minimise the risks.” “By purchasing a print at a considerably lower cost than an original work of art, it means that you can hang it in your home or office and live with it to see if you like it.” Customers are offered a 30 day money back guarantee if they are at all dissatisfied with their purchase.
And if customers decide they want to own the original, (that is if no one else has got there first!) we can always put them in touch with the artist!Customers can buy prints of paintings, stained glass panels and photographs, which can be printed any size from A3 up to A0, either on ordinary printing paper, or onto specialist watercolour paper and even canvas.
A regular feature of the site will be an Ezine sent out FREE to subscribers on a bi-monthly basis, which will cover articles such as how to choose and hang pictures effectively in your home, and also reviews and articles about art, It will be offering special discounts on new prints as they come onto the website.
In the future the site will also expand to include decorative arts, look out for top quality glass artifacts and jewelry!
By ANONYMOUS
RALLEY inc today announced the release of a special edition stained glass round to celebrate the life of Pope John Paul II.
This item will be available for purchase from the company’s website MQGifts.com as well as from Amazon.com
John Paul II was the first ever Polish pope.
He was also the first non-Italian pope for 500 years and the youngest pope in over 100 years.
He was by far the most traveled and widely-recognized pope, having visited every continent except Antarctica and having preached to congregations which ran into millions.
This special edition item has been made by Glassmasters, a division of OMNIA Corporation, in conjunction with the US Historical Society and features a portrait of Pope John Paul II by master artist Jack Woodson.Glassmasters has been authorised by many world-renowned museums, art galleries, churches and cathedrals to reproduce stained glass and other works of art using traditional techniques.
These institutions include the Metropoloitan Museum of Art, The National Cathedral, The Chicago Museum of Art, The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, The V&A Museum and many others in America and overseas.RALLEY has pledged that part of the proceeds from sales of this item will be donated to Catholic Charities USA.
Portland, OR May 25, 2005 — Esthetic Accents, a Portland, Oregon-based manufacturer and seller of architectural stained glass, shattered the industry the industry’s status quo last week at the Hospitality Design 2005 Expo and the 2005 Kitchen/Bath Industry Show, both held this year in Las Vegas, Nevada.Making a strong impression on the attendees at the trade shows as well as the industry media present there, the new company was one of four singled out for special coverage by Las Vegas television station Fox 5 for an in-studio visit.
The segment featured new products that add color to home improvement projects without requiring extensive renovations.
The products were selected from more than 1000 vendors with booths at KB2005.Visitors to the Esthetic Accents booth were impressed by the versatility and durability the company’s custom stained glass products and were surprised by the line’s affordability.
The Portland-based firm has created and designed an extremely durable form of stained glass that can safely be used in windows, doors, sidelights, shower and hot tub enclosures, cabinetry, gates, balcony and stair railings; it be incorporated into walls, partitions and casework.
Because each piece is a custom design, themes can be continued throughout entire rooms and structures, matching doors and cabinets, sidelights and windows, or garage doors with front gates.
EA offerings allow much more design freedom than is possible with either artisan stained glass or mass produced design elements.
Most often, artisan stained glass creates designs using stock bevels and bevel clusters that require that the design be developed around the bevels.
However, Esthetic Accents is able to create custom bevels, both clear and colored, eliminating any limits on the design process.
Visitors to the EA booths represented some of the leaders in the commercial, design, hospitality, and home building industries.
Among those particularly impressed by the products on display at the EA booths were representatives for Applebees, The Marriot Group, and Architectural Digest.
“Wow! We’ve been looking for something like this for more than two years,” said one of the specifiers for a leading national restaurant chain.
“We want to match motif for over 100 restaurants and this product makes it possible.” According to Mary Spear, co-founder and CEO of Esthetic Accents, “We have traveled the world seeking and developing the manufacturing process that allows our unique approach to the marketplace.
The technology is now available to take custom architectural stained glass solutions to a new level – and at extremely affordable prices.
No one else is doing what we’re doing”
About Esthetic Accents Esthetic Accents design professionals combine personalized service and the convenience of the Internet to provide excellent customer service nation-wide.
Their online showroom and design center, toll free number and knowledgeable design staff make navigating through the design process straightforward and enjoyable. The company can be reached at www.estheticaccents.com and by phone at 503-227-7687.