Our speaker for our July meeting was Rosemary Pike an extremely talented lady. Moving on from working with silver she took up making stained glass.
Obsidian is a natural glass that is volcanic and looks similar to jet. Back in the days of Early man it would have been used as a sharp cutting tool.
Obsidian is a natural glass that is volcanic and looks similar to jet. Back in the days of Early man it would have been used as a sharp cutting tool.
The Egyptians loved glass and made some spectacular pieces including this glass head rest found in Tutankhamun tomb.
Medieval church windows were magnificent and helped to teach people the bible stories.
Many windows were lost during the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the time od Cromwell. But some examples have survived like this window from St Denys, York.
Many windows were lost during the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the time od Cromwell. But some examples have survived like this window from St Denys, York.
The difference between Medieval glass and Renaissance glass is simple. Medievak glass is coloured and Renaissance glass is painted giving richer colours.
Nowadays if you think of glass you tend to think of Loius Comfort Tiffany or Rene Lalique.
If you go to the Haworth Gallery in Accrington you can see one of the largest Tiffany collections in Europe.
The 'Portland Vase' is a beautiful piece of Greek glass that dates back to the AD1. After a chequered history this vase eventually came into the position of the Duke of Portland. The third Duke of Portland lent it to his friend Josiah Wedgwood and it became the inspiration of his Jasper ware.
