Still Life in Stained Glass Mosaic with Katherine England
Be Still, My Tesseraed Heart!
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Are you ready to discover a unique approach that blends the beauty of stained glass with the realism of artistic images? Have you looked at mosaic art and wondered how to achieve a painterly effect using stained glass? If so, we have the course and instructor for you! “Still Life in Stained Glass Mosaic with Katherine England” is available now!
If you are unfamiliar with Katherine, she is not just an artist but a passionate advocate for pushing the creative boundaries. She draws inspiration from her love for art journaling, mixed media art, and other mediums. Katherine has developed a distinctive method for this online course that seamlessly integrates realistic images into a painterly-looking mosaic using stained glass.
In this course, you will learn the following:
- How to choose the best photo image
- Applying an antiqued effect with acrylic paints to the frame
- How to identify values in your image
- Choosing a palette in stained glass
- Katherine’s technique for cutting stained glass
- Matching the glass and image values
- Identifying stained glass that has color transitions in one piece
- How to use the glass to create movement
- Crafting a focal point shadow
- How to define the image with grout lines
- Katherine’s tips for tinting the grout in multiple colors
- Katherine’s “pinky” method for grouting
Katherine firmly believes in developing a daily art practice in any medium you love. Katherine starts each day with her art journals. This is her time to let herself play and not feel pressured to create anything that will be shown or sold. Katherine has created a course at our sister company, Create Arts Online, titled “Book Building and Daily Art Practices.” This is a great way to learn different techniques and open your mind to various art practices that can help your creative process no matter what medium you choose to create in.
Katherine has included a list of suggested tools, materials, and resources. Katherine offers seven images to choose from to start you on your Still Life in Stained Glass Mosaic.
Your Instructor
Katherine England
is a prolific visual artist who also teaches in schools, in her studio, and at art retreats nationwide. In addition to creating and promoting public works of art, Katherine has taught and has been an activist for art education in the public school system for nearly twenty years.
Her favorite medium right now is glass and she loves breaking, nipping, melting, and coaxing it into playful patterns and whimsical figures. Her largest mosaic piece is 40' by 8' but she also enjoys playing with tinier pieces.
A variety of people and institutions seek out Katherine to create unique commissioned pieces for their offices, stores, and places of employment, and her work can be seen in both private and public collections throughout the United States.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntro and personal interview with Katherine and Tami (8:05)
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StartPDF for download. Suggested tools, materials, and resources
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StartKatherine's images available for download
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StartPietra dura description and images
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StartCourse overview (1:08)
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StartMaterials tour (2:42)
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StartIdentifying values in the photo reference (7:30)
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StartAdhering the photo reference into the frame (6:55)
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StartHow to paint the wooden frame (5:46)
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StartChoosing your color palette in stained glass (11:20)
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StartIt's okay to change your mind on your glass pieces (2:43)
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StartAuditioning the glass and cutting pieces to fit (2:45)
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StartDIscussing how to incorporate the grout lines into the design (2:41)
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StartCompleting the orange with a few specific shapes and colors (1:30)
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StartHow to create a focal point shadow (6:27)
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StartHow to create the surface your focal point sits on (2:29)
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StartMeasuring and cutting the table glass (15:46)
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StartHow to choose background color glass (3:36)
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StartPlacing the background pieces (7:04)
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StartPart 1: Katherine's method for tinting and mixing grout (8:58)
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StartPart 2: Katherine's method for tinting and mixing grout (4:28)
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StartAdding more pigment colors to emphasize the shadows (1:39)
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StartBlending the grout colors to the glass (2:51)
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StartGrouting the background area with the Grout Elf (3:27)
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StartTips and tricks for final grouting details and clean up (2:27)
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StartWrap Up and Have Fun! (1:53)