Fall 2012: Stained Glass Tours & Workshops at Glencairn Museum

Glencairn Museum. Bryn Athyn PA

September 29, 2012 – TOUR/DEMO: Stained Glass in the Icon Style

Using the unique collection of the Glencairn Museum this tour will explore the relationship between Byzantine Icons and sacred images depicted in stained glass windows. Are icons, as devotional objects, relegated to panel painting only or do stained glass panels, when painted in the Byzantine icon style, also function in that role? We will discuss the meaning of iconography and iconoclasm and discover how sacred images have incited emotions across time. A demonstration of glass painting techniques will round out the day.

Tour/Demo: Behind the scenes tour and painting demo with J. Kenneth Leap

FEE: $35pp 
DATE: Sept 29, 1-4PM

Maximum Size: 10

Register at Glencairn 
Contact Doreen Carey at  267-502-2981 or doreen.carey@glencairnmuseum.org 

November 10 & 17, 2012 – WORKSHOP: Stained Glass in the Icon Style

This class will introduce traditional techniques of glass painting used by stained glass artisans in the medieval and renaissance period. Participants will produce a small panel during the workshop. Students will learn to mix and apply glass based pigments. Proper brush techniques will be covered in detail. All materials provided. No experience necessary.

Students will make a panel like this

FEE: $225 

Class length: 2 Days

DATES: November 10 & 17, 2012

Daily schedule: Saturday 12:00 – 4:30 PM

Maximum Class Size: 10

Register at Glencairn 
Contact Doreen Carey at  267-502-2981 or doreen.carey@glencairnmuseum.org 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

J. Kenneth Leap has been painting on glass for 25 years. He currently holds a position of President of the American Glass Guild. He is the Stained Glass Artist in Residence at  Glencairn Museum. He is an associate artist at the Wheaton Arts & Cultural Center in Millville, NJ where he maintains a studio and offers additional classes. He teaches at Bryn Athyn College. For more information please visit www.jkennethleap.com.

ABOUT GLENCAIRN:

Glencairn, located in Bryn Athyn, PA was the home of Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn, built in the Romanesque style between 1928 and 1939. Glencairn now serves as a museum of the history of religion. The museum houses an extraordinary collection of French medieval stained glass panels on par with the finest examples in the Cloisters or the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For more information about Glencairn visit www.glencairnmuseum.org

What my students made at ATI

When it finally came time for our showing I was too busy talking with my hands to take any pictures. All of the images on this page were taken by my boss Jenifer.

Student Exhibit

Gail's Panel

Sarah's Panel

Lisa's Panel

Beth's Panel

Michelle's Panel

Zach's Panel

ATI - Final Day

The final day is upon us! We have just the morning to get our panels together. We feverishly assemble, solder then putty to increasingly faster music. After lunch we attend the group presentations of the other majors to see what everyone has accomplished during the week.

Leading

Soldering

Puttying

Poetry  readings

Digital Photography

Graphic Design

Oil Painting

Oil Painting

Print Making

ATI Day 4

Today was the crunch day. We started with a lecture on Silver Stain then began adding color to our panels. Students also learned to apply transparent enamels. The goal was to get the panels leaded up by nightfall.  During the open studio in the evening I showed 1000 images from my trip to a glass conference I attended in Lisbon, Portugal. Refreshments were provided by Robin Middleman. A busy day tomorrow - final presentations begin at 1PM - yikes!

Lecture on Silver Stain

Silver oxides suspended in clay can literally "stain" glass when heated in the kiln

Student work with silver stain applied

After firing the clay carrier is washed off the glass

Student work

Happy campers

Building the panels with lead came

The first panel assembled

Evening slide show

One of my highlights of Lisbon - a Bosch altar piece

ATI Day 3

Students added additional matts to their pieces in the morning. After the lunch break we took a field trip to my studio at Wheaton Arts, Millville to make fused glass pieces for the corners of our panels.

Now that's a full kiln!

A visit to my studio at Wheaton Arts 

Glass colors for fusing

Michelle cutting and laying out the designs

Zack cuts glass for the borders

Pieces in the kiln

Fusing to 1350 F

Cracking the kiln at 2AM!

Sunrise drive back to Stockton

ATI Day 2

The Second day of studio work begins with a demo on Matting. This technique is used to lay down a ground of pigment which is then subtracted from - like scratch board - to create the illusion of tonal dimension.

Students try using a muller to grind paint

Stencil work as part of the Matting Demo

What my students are painting. A firing of Umber Brown.

Dramatic light as we break for dinner

Quick bike ride at the Forsythe Wildlife Refuge

A special showing at the Noyes Museum

Reception - yikes! more food.

The painting I would have stolen