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Stained Glass Artist
Designs and creates stained glass windows and art — cutting, painting, and assembling colored glass.
Did you know?
Most of Chartres Cathedral's stained glass was made between 1205 and 1235, and most of the original windows still survive.
How subjects help
- Art & Design: Plan a window design with bold outlines that lets light shine through bright colours.
- Chemistry: Fire glass paints in a kiln so they fuse permanently to the surface of the glass.
- History: Repair old church windows using the same methods that medieval glassmakers used.
A famous name
Louis Comfort Tiffany: American artist famous for his stained glass windows and lamps made around 1900.
Try it yourself: Make a window like stained glass
- Look at a picture of a stained-glass window. It is made of separate pieces of coloured glass held together by dark strips of metal.
- On the plastic wallet, draw thick dark lines to split it into sections, like the metal strips.
- Tape leaves and petals flat inside the sections, thinking about which colours sit next to each other.
- Hold it up to a sunny window. How does the light change the colours?
Stained glass artists plan every piece of coloured glass and every lead line so the design glows when light shines through it.
Adapted from William Morris Gallery: Learning at home: Nature Suncatcher.
Also try: Hunt for textures and make a rubbing picture.
Known for it in
France, UK, Germany, USA, Italy