Pieces of A Dream

From Diablo Magazine
By Tina Barseghian
Meet local artist Laurel True, the creative force behind Oakland’s Institute of Mosaic Art.

For those of us who can barely scratch out a stick figure on paper and are intimidated by any art form, mosaic might be the ideal medium. Even for beginners, the process of creating order (a pattern) [...]

A look at war through revived stained glass

From The News Tribune.com
By ROSEMARY PONNEKANTI; rosemary.ponnekanti@thenewstribune.com

PHOTOS COURTESY OF WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY MUSEUM
Peter Eichorn’s “Liebfrau Kirche (Church of Our Lady)” includes 43 glass shards found after World War II bombing in Trier, Germany.
In Coventry Cathedral, the window is lit up like a giant halo, with the church itself a smoky shadow.St. Andrews’ English [...]

Removal of Capitol Theater marquee brings sadness but uncovers beauty

From The Olympian
By Matt Batcheldor
Photo Credits Steven M. Herppich/The Olympian

Stained-glass windows from 1924 exposed to public

The marquee of Capitol Theater, which advertised movies, plays and events downtown for nearly 70 years, is being removed.But in a bittersweet twist for history buffs, the removal has exposed four stained-glass windows that were part of the [...]

1,400-Year-Old Mosaic Restored in Israel

From Haaretz.com
By Nadav Shragai

The restored glass mosaic was discovered in Caesarea in 2005 (Emil Salman / Jini)
Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has restored a unique 1,400-year-old glass mosaic, which was discovered in 2005 during excavation of the ancient Bird Palace in Caesarea, Haaretz has learned.
Yael Gurin-Rosen, head of the IAA’s glass department, said that the mosaic [...]

Famed fix-up (US-OH)

From Crain’s Cleveland Business
By John Booth
Photo Credit Marc Golub
Cleveland company restoring stained glass for California ranch of ‘Star Wars’ George Lucas

On a blackboard at Whitney Stained Glass studio, one note on the project list stands out from the rest: “G. Lucas.”Yes,that G. Lucas — George Lucas, creator of “Star Wars” and father of Indiana [...]

Glass artist receives national recognition (US-OH)

From the Toledo Free Press
By Sue Van Fleet

“It’s all about finesse,” Tink Martin tells the group assembled around a table lined with torches.
Eleven people — 10 women and one man — have gathered at the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion on Jan. 13 to learn the finer points of creating miniature blown vessels.

Martin’s most [...]

Clear concepts: Glassmakers flock to central New York

From The Ithacan Online   By Olivia Robert   Photo Credit – Max Steinmetz

The history of glass in Ithaca and the surrounding areas began with Amory Houghton Sr., a businessman from Brooklyn, N.Y. Houghton owned Union Glass Works and Cate & Phillip, two small glass businesses, and decided to base his companies in Corning in 1868, changing [...]

Orem artist is master of all mediums

From Deseret Morning News
By Sharon Haddock – Photo Credit Jason Olson

Max Dickson Weaver is a painter … a potter … a mosaic and collage designer … a macrame weaver … a jewelry maker … and he can create a pretty impressive woodcut. This Orem man is truly an artist of all mediums.

At [...]

Mosaic work at new Aquatics Center (US-CA)

From Coronado Eagle & Journal 

Coronado artist Kirstin Green with Ryan Allmandinger and Dougie Mann are hard are work on a mosaic mural at the new Brian Bent Aquatics Sports Complex at Coronado High School. Photo by Karen van den Akker
The Coronado Unified School District (CUSD) has agreed to re-negotiate a contract with the Islander Sports [...]

Woman builds business on colorful creations (US-TN)

“I guess the first time I noticed stained glass was probably in a church and it seemed so unreal that someone could make something like that,” says Vicki Jarmon.Vicki always loved the sparkle of stained glass, but she never put a lot of thought into what went into creating those pieces of work.”I just [...]