Glass & Ink by Kris
Welcomes You
One-of-a-Kind Glass Art!
Welcome to my website! Feel free to look around and don't be afraid to ask questions. Talk to me about custom pieces and unique designs.
Stained glass is an art, and, like most art, it takes time and patience to transfer what is in the mind's eye to a completed piece. A pattern is chosen and transferred to the glass. Each piece of glass is cut by hand and the edges are ground to fit the piece in the puzzle that will be the design. When the glass has been cut and ground, each piece is foiled all around the edges - burnishing the foil so it is smooth and will not be pulled from the glass. When each piece has been foiled and fit into the design, the pieces are soldered together. When finished, the artwork has patina applied to the solder - it gives the solder a black or copper look. The pieces is then cleaned and polished.
I LOVE working with this medium- whether it is creating one-of-a-kind stained glass; using scrap glass to dictate a watercolor ink painting; or painting on the glass itself, the glass allows the light to reflect and looks different from every angle. Unfortunately, the beauty of the glass does not always photograph well, making cataloging and listing a bit challenging.
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About the Artist: I am a retired teacher who always enjoyed painting. Stained Glass art always fascinated me and I vowed to learn the craft when I retired. As soon as I retired, I began taking classes, learning to create stained glass using the copper foil method. I began creating my own patterns when I couldn't find what I wanted and make many of my pieces from pattern to finished product. It is a long and arduous process and I love every minute of it!
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The Glass & Ink Painting and glass collages came about when I couldn't bring myself to throw out the scrap glass - it was too beautiful. I began saving the glass in a jar and, when I use the grinder to smooth the edges for the stained glass, I grind the pieces as well. When I have too many pieces to store, I lay them out on the table to see what the various shapes bring to mind. The glass then gets arranged on watercolor paper and I paint the background/foreground to complete the glass picture. When dry, the pieces get glued to the paper and the paintings are matted in an 8"x10" mat.
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