Jun Kaneko’s kiln-glass at Temple Har Shalom (photo: Alan Blakely, via Bullseye)
If you’re interested in kiln-glass in architecture and find yourself in New York’s Westchester County this week, don’t miss Art into Architecture at the Bullseye Glass Resource Center New York Gallery, closing on Saturday.
Interior of chapel (photo by Paul Warchol via bfc)
Some years back, I had the luck of visiting the Byzantine Fresco Chapel in Houston, Texas. At the time, it was the only place in the entire western hemisphere where one could view intact Byzantine frescoes of such size and significance. It was also one of the most elegant examples of a chapel art glass installation that I’ve experienced in this country.
Experiments in making fused glass stripes
Often when I finish a project, I’m left with bins of glass remnants. At one point, the bins were starting to pile up, so I thought I would try a little experiment.
Wyandanch Station, stairway, north elevation. (L) proposed design; (R) alternative design
Last winter, I was honored to have this colorful glass facade concept selected as one of four proposals for a public art project at Long Island Rail Road’s Wyandanch Station. While the work ultimately went unrealized, it was an interesting design challenge and I can imagine adapting it for another use in the future.
Art glass installation for GTECH Center
Here’s a meta situation for you: the site specific art glass shown above was inspired by the site specific public art shown below. Site specific public art inspired by site specific public art!
Screenshot taken in July 2014
Anything about the “Custom Decorative Glass Tile” in the screenshot above look familiar?
Stained glass window created for a private home, early 1990s
Recently I stumbled over images of this stained glass window, one of two that I created for a private home in Jamestown, RI more than 20 years ago.
Samples of fused glass
Maybe it’s the bright colors, or the way those colors make light dance, or something more nuanced about the lines – but there’s something about fused glass stripes that really capture this time of year for me.
glass pattern inspired by water
Here’s another little example of a glass pattern inspired by nature – in this case, water.
Nature inspires concepts for many of my full glass art works; but it also influences my experiments in textured glass on a more minute level.
I thought I might quickly share another example of variations on a theme that lead to a final work of custom glass art.
USAFA Cadet Chapel (image by SOM-William Lukes AIA via ArchDaily)
The “Fish Church” that I profiled last week reminded me of another iconic house of worship from around the same era, with some similar qualities (including modern stained glass panels, though used much more sparingly): the United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, a designated U.S. National Historical Landmark just outside of Colorado Springs.