John Kenneth Clark - In Progress

Final Firing

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:59:44 +0000

The very last thing that was done with this glass, before the panels were built, was to make the glass opalescent.

admin — Tue, 03 May 2011 06:51:07 +0000

The leads hold all the pieces together. This image shows the top sectin of the Gethsemane window.

admin — Tue, 03 May 2011 06:49:25 +0000

The leading of the Gethsemane Window.

admin — Tue, 03 May 2011 06:48:39 +0000

Here the painting and silverstaining is completed and the window is ready for leading.

admin — Tue, 03 May 2011 06:47:27 +0000

Detail of the base of the Baptism window.

admin — Tue, 03 May 2011 06:46:46 +0000

This shows the completed piece of glass that makes up one of the Angel’s wings.

The golden colour comes from silverstain, an ancient technique that, when fired on the ouside of the glass, turns it yellow.

admin — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:05:59 +0000

For the first time since the beginning of making the windows, the two parts of the window are brought together.

The painting of this window is now completed.

admin — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:03:58 +0000

a view of the painting during the final stages

admin — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:02:26 +0000

The painting of the angel in the Gethsemene window is almost completed.

admin — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:48:38 +0000

the garden overview, there are still many small elements to apint and then to silverstain, but things are moving to an end now.