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

ATI Day 1

Morning Lecture Session

It's not just the window but the projected light as well.

Here are some examples of the students work at the end of the first day. We covered mixing and applying glass pigment using a tracing brush.

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