Centenary Exhibition
Online gallery
To celebrate the Centenary of the British Society of Master Glass Painters, we invited all Members to create an exhibition panel measuring 30cm x 30cm. There was no theme and no restriction on techniques or materials, provided glass was involved.
We selected 60 panels to exhibit in our Centenary Touring Exhibition, which launched in the autumn of 2021 at The Stained Glass Museum in Ely. The two display stands housing the work then visited Winchester Cathedral, All Saints Church, Bristol, the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wells and Worcester Cathedrals, Oxford Cathedral and Lichfield Cathedral. After briefly stopping at the International Festival of Glass in Stourbridge the exhibition reached it’s final venue in Manchester Cathedral and finished in November 2022.
You can watch an ITV news item about the exhibition here.
Enjoy the online exhibition. Just click on the image to scroll through the panels, and there are more on the following pages.
News
09 April 2024
British Glass Biennale 2024
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Nóra Nagyváradi 'East & West 2'
Painted and leaded antique glass. Debitus and Reusche glass paint, silver stain, etched and leaded antique glass. 'The ornaments of our world. Be it the charm of nature, the restoration technique of an oriental porcelain (Kintsugi) or even the decoration of a European engraved glass (inspired by F.P.Zach around 1850) ...... it fades and leaves an impression forever and ever.'
Painted and leaded antique glass. Debitus and Reusche glass paint, silver stain, etched and leaded antique glass. 'The ornaments of our world. Be it the charm of nature, the restoration technique of an oriental porcelain (Kintsugi) or even the decoration of a European engraved glass (inspired by F.P.Zach around 1850) ...... it fades and leaves an impression forever and ever.'
Brett Manley 'Flying Imperial Dragon'
Painted found glass border, handcut stencil and sand carved pink roundel with copper foil. 'Shielded from covid….. Cut off from the studio….. Gathered materials….. Scratched painted flower border on toilet glass found on my allotment. Pink roundel treasured for the right time. Covid was the time! No money to shop. Dragons came out.'
Painted found glass border, handcut stencil and sand carved pink roundel with copper foil. 'Shielded from covid….. Cut off from the studio….. Gathered materials….. Scratched painted flower border on toilet glass found on my allotment. Pink roundel treasured for the right time. Covid was the time! No money to shop. Dragons came out.'
Andrew Taylor FMGP 'Tamara's Hand of Peace'
English Antique Glass and St Just with extensive acid etching, traditional vitreus paint and silver staining. 'Inspired by a photograph of a handful of blossoms sent to me by a friend in North Ossetia, Georgia, a land occupied by Russia since 2008.'
English Antique Glass and St Just with extensive acid etching, traditional vitreus paint and silver staining. 'Inspired by a photograph of a handful of blossoms sent to me by a friend in North Ossetia, Georgia, a land occupied by Russia since 2008.'
Rachel Mulligan AMGP 'The Wine Lovers'
Abraded flashed glass and slab glass, painted and stained. 'During lockdown I have been dreaming of enjoying a glass of wine with my friends and family. I was inspired to make this stained glass panel by the beautiful colours of wine.'
Abraded flashed glass and slab glass, painted and stained. 'During lockdown I have been dreaming of enjoying a glass of wine with my friends and family. I was inspired to make this stained glass panel by the beautiful colours of wine.'
Alan Wright 'Picking up the Threads'
Painted, enamelled, stained and leaded float glass (slightly slumped). 'Emerging from lockdown, I was pulling old bindweed from wire mesh on our hen run, and thinking about connecting with people, while remembering reading Christopher Whall’s book, ‘Stained Glass Work’ and his call for artists to be renewed by Nature.'
Painted, enamelled, stained and leaded float glass (slightly slumped). 'Emerging from lockdown, I was pulling old bindweed from wire mesh on our hen run, and thinking about connecting with people, while remembering reading Christopher Whall’s book, ‘Stained Glass Work’ and his call for artists to be renewed by Nature.'
Deborah Lowe 'On Bridge 30a'
Painted, silver stained and leaded antique glass. 'Sometimes all you need is rain, Fizz Bomb trees in the spring and a yellow umbrella.'
Painted, silver stained and leaded antique glass. 'Sometimes all you need is rain, Fizz Bomb trees in the spring and a yellow umbrella.'
Jill Fordham 'Kindness'
Coloured glass, vitreous glass paints, copper foil. 'Having been an active environmental campaigner over the last couple of years and having experienced the suffering of the pandemic, I feel that kindness and reaching out to each other and our planet is essential at this time. It feeds us, makes us grow and keeps the world turning round.'
Coloured glass, vitreous glass paints, copper foil. 'Having been an active environmental campaigner over the last couple of years and having experienced the suffering of the pandemic, I feel that kindness and reaching out to each other and our planet is essential at this time. It feeds us, makes us grow and keeps the world turning round.'
Linda White 'Ode to Woad'
Mostly seeded glass, painted and kiln fired. 'I grow woad to use as a dye. All the colours in this piece are inspired by the plant, from the yellow flowers to the transition of the green leaves turning the fabric from green to an indigo blue. The words are from an Ode to Woad written by my friend, AJB Bourton.'
Mostly seeded glass, painted and kiln fired. 'I grow woad to use as a dye. All the colours in this piece are inspired by the plant, from the yellow flowers to the transition of the green leaves turning the fabric from green to an indigo blue. The words are from an Ode to Woad written by my friend, AJB Bourton.'
Rachel Mulligan 'Bleak Midwinter'
Abraded and painted flashed and seedy Lamberts glass. 'Inspired by Christina Rossetti's words to one of my favourite carols. I looked at her handwriting and copied it using a dip pen with pigment mixed with clove oil. I wanted to capture the beauty and chill of snow. Brrrr!'
Abraded and painted flashed and seedy Lamberts glass. 'Inspired by Christina Rossetti's words to one of my favourite carols. I looked at her handwriting and copied it using a dip pen with pigment mixed with clove oil. I wanted to capture the beauty and chill of snow. Brrrr!'
Mark W Guthrie 'Western Screech Owl in Madrone'
Acid etched flash glass (AC Fischer), double plated, fused glass (Bullseye), vitreous paint, silver stain. 'This piece is my first accomplishment in combining my interest in birds and wildlife with my love for stained glass. It is the first of my owl series, where I will be creating stained glass panels from my own photographs taken in the field.'
Acid etched flash glass (AC Fischer), double plated, fused glass (Bullseye), vitreous paint, silver stain. 'This piece is my first accomplishment in combining my interest in birds and wildlife with my love for stained glass. It is the first of my owl series, where I will be creating stained glass panels from my own photographs taken in the field.'
Michael Stokes ‘I dream of a better life’
Painted and leaded antique stained glass. Rockingham tracing black and ancient brown from old stock, plus brown enamel paint. ‘This image reflects my thoughts on the desperate and challenging life-style of the street homeless.’
Painted and leaded antique stained glass. Rockingham tracing black and ancient brown from old stock, plus brown enamel paint. ‘This image reflects my thoughts on the desperate and challenging life-style of the street homeless.’
Yuko Higashioka 'Lloyd Park 2020'
Engraved and painted on mouth-blown glass including flashed glass. 'A "thank you" to Lloyd Park, the friends I met there, the uplifting feeling of the space, trees, animals and rainbow that appeared - all of which helped me through 2020.'
Engraved and painted on mouth-blown glass including flashed glass. 'A "thank you" to Lloyd Park, the friends I met there, the uplifting feeling of the space, trees, animals and rainbow that appeared - all of which helped me through 2020.'
Veronica Smith 'Strix aluco (nocturne)'
Painted, silver stained and leaded antique glass. 'The panel is inspired by walks in my local woodland over the last year, where amongst other species, I can hear tawny owls calling at dusk. It has always been a magical sound to hear for me.'
Painted, silver stained and leaded antique glass. 'The panel is inspired by walks in my local woodland over the last year, where amongst other species, I can hear tawny owls calling at dusk. It has always been a magical sound to hear for me.'
Jacqui Farrell-Fowler 'St Margaret, Patron Saint of Childbirth'
Antique glass, paint and stain. 'My panel is an allegory for the designer/maker process. The emotion and passion that goes into creating art is likened to the vulnerable state of pregnancy and giving birth. This contemporary fragment panel with its gold-pink and turquoise glass, rescued from the cullet box, reminds me that discarded and underestimated treasures can be fashioned into something surprising.'
Antique glass, paint and stain. 'My panel is an allegory for the designer/maker process. The emotion and passion that goes into creating art is likened to the vulnerable state of pregnancy and giving birth. This contemporary fragment panel with its gold-pink and turquoise glass, rescued from the cullet box, reminds me that discarded and underestimated treasures can be fashioned into something surprising.'
Michael Vincent 'Twilight Masquerade'
Painted and acid etched mouth blown glass, silver stain and leaded. 'Inspired by Karl Parsons stained glass works.'
Painted and acid etched mouth blown glass, silver stain and leaded. 'Inspired by Karl Parsons stained glass works.'
Jack Clare 'Light Through Trees'
Acid etched Saint Just red on clear, layered over Schott Goetheglas drawn sheet (produced via the Fourcault method). Hand painted, stained and enamelled. 'Inspired by the quality of light at Stockhill Woods in Somerset.'
Acid etched Saint Just red on clear, layered over Schott Goetheglas drawn sheet (produced via the Fourcault method). Hand painted, stained and enamelled. 'Inspired by the quality of light at Stockhill Woods in Somerset.'
Gillian McCormick 'Migrating Swallows'
Painted and stained float glass and mouth blown glass. 'Observing the parallel lives of birds travelling freely whilst we stayed put has been a source of pleasure as well as pain over the last couple of years.'
Painted and stained float glass and mouth blown glass. 'Observing the parallel lives of birds travelling freely whilst we stayed put has been a source of pleasure as well as pain over the last couple of years.'
Kate McMahon-Parkes 'Silver Lady'
Silver and amber stains on leaded Oceanside Artisan Gems glass, with Reusch paintwork and fritted fused glass inclusions. 'This piece was completed as part of a course for novice glass painters. It reflects the demands placed upon the time of many aspiring artists, whilst celebrating the opportunity for people of all ages (especially those of a more mature vintage) to engage in glass art… It's never too late to pick up a glass cutter and a badger brush!'
Silver and amber stains on leaded Oceanside Artisan Gems glass, with Reusch paintwork and fritted fused glass inclusions. 'This piece was completed as part of a course for novice glass painters. It reflects the demands placed upon the time of many aspiring artists, whilst celebrating the opportunity for people of all ages (especially those of a more mature vintage) to engage in glass art… It's never too late to pick up a glass cutter and a badger brush!'
Annie Mulholland ‘The Cycles of the Moon’
Mouth blown glass, paint, silver stain and enamels. 'The stained glass panel represents the energy of nature flowing with the cycles of the moon. During the pandemic it felt best to focus on the positive elements of life. These trying times we lived felt less stressful within the calming feelings received from gardening and creative stained glass projects. The panel is for sale to raise money for the Red Cross in Ukraine. www.anniemullolland.com
Mouth blown glass, paint, silver stain and enamels. 'The stained glass panel represents the energy of nature flowing with the cycles of the moon. During the pandemic it felt best to focus on the positive elements of life. These trying times we lived felt less stressful within the calming feelings received from gardening and creative stained glass projects. The panel is for sale to raise money for the Red Cross in Ukraine. www.anniemullolland.com
April Pebble and Dan Finch 'Fink'
Painted and leaded glass by April Pebble. 'I made this panel as a tribute to the artwork of the late artist Dan Finch whose imagination saw no confines. The proceeds of the sale will go towards putting on an exhibition of his works. See www.aprilpebble.co.uk for details.'
Painted and leaded glass by April Pebble. 'I made this panel as a tribute to the artwork of the late artist Dan Finch whose imagination saw no confines. The proceeds of the sale will go towards putting on an exhibition of his works. See www.aprilpebble.co.uk for details.'
Jane Ross 'The Conversation'
A stained glass panel incorporating, painted and silver stained glass with the use of enamel paints. 'This panel came out of a Lino cut I had made over Christmas. I liked the way the swan and the robin appeared to be having a conversation. I wanted to have very decorative elements to practice my painting skills.'
A stained glass panel incorporating, painted and silver stained glass with the use of enamel paints. 'This panel came out of a Lino cut I had made over Christmas. I liked the way the swan and the robin appeared to be having a conversation. I wanted to have very decorative elements to practice my painting skills.'