Stained Glass Images - Page 3
This section is all about inspiring you to create beautiful stained glass. I have gathered a mixture of Reader’s Work and established glass artists. The images range from very old medieval Church Windows through to Contemporary Pieces. I hope you enjoy browsing this collection of stained glass images.
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Religious Windows?
Poensgen Pushes The Boundaries Church stained glass windows do not look like this. These four enormous pillars of light are more like walls than the traditional windows we know and love. Surrounding the altar in light, they make up 560 square metres of glass in total. On a student trip…
Stained Glass Church Windows
St Mary's Church, Fairford Seeing St Mary's Church stained glass windows in Fairford is an amazing experience. I've always been a huge fan of medieval stained glass painting, but this is something else; a huge scheme of 28 windows that make up the most complete set in the UK. It's…
Church Stain Glass Windows
Buschulte's Colourful Masterpieces The one thing that strikes me when looking at Buschultes church stained glass windows is: How does he get away with it?! When I was at art school I was always told that creating a coherent body of work was A Good Thing, and that being the…
Religious Stained Glass Windows
Jochem Poensgen Poensgen's church stained glass windows are more about the church than the windows. Contradictory as this may sound, his stated priority is to make windows you can live with, not windows to look at. Lots of modern religious stained glass windows fight to make a statement and to…
Chartres Cathedral
History Of Stunning Medieval Windows Chartres Cathedral is the home of the most famous medieval stained glass windows in the world. Hardly surprising, when you think of the amazing feat of its construction – every single piece of the window has some painting on it, either forming part of the…
Stained Glass Church Windows
Jacob's Ladder There are lots of church stained glass windows in Swansea, Wales. A while ago I went on a tour to look at them. Back then, cameras and slides were the thing, and I have lots from this trip, all lovingly labelled and notated. St Marys Church has lots…
A Selection of Stain Glass Art
A variety of stained glass windows from readers BunBun - a stained glass toy! A favourite toy in glass This panel was based on a very battered, much loved toy. I started by photographing and drawing the rabbit with the 3 babies in her pockets, then left the drawings in…
Blue Marlin In Stained Glass
Blue Marlin Stained Glass Panel I was intrigued by this pattern because the splash went through the bevels. To my surprise it was not as hard as I had expected. My nephew and his wife are enjoying their Christmas present! Milly's reply: I'm not surprised, what a fantastic present. I love…
Abstract Glass Applique – Big Bang
Impressive Applique Panel Called Big Bang We divested our stock in Ontario, but had the usual superabundance of residual scrap, some of which was exceptionally sightly, so made a design-as-you-go applique panel for our bath window in Missouri. "Let the glass do the talking" is often the best expedient! By…
Stain Glass Art – First Ever Panels
A Selection of First Stained Glass Windows So far the stained glass art I've shown in this section of my website has been made by artists who use advanced techniques, such as etching and painting. But not here. Here I'm paying homage to my students, who have surprised and delighted…