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Stained Glass Windows for The Emmaus Chapel,
Church of the Good Shepherd, Pyrford, Surrey 2000
A series of contemporary stained glass
windows inspired by Luke ,Chapter 24.
These 8 stained glass windows were commissioned at the end
of 1999. A new chapel was built onto the Church of the Good
Shepherd, Pyrford in Surrey and I was given the above passage
from the bible as inspiration for the design. The chapel is
called the Emmaus Chapel.
These stained glass panels are 1 metre
high by ½ metre wide and there are 8. It was a very
long process, acid etching with hydrofluoric acid and silver
staining the pieces. When the sun shines through the stained
glass it throws a superb warm glow onto the altar.
I used a sunset theme to imply the line
in the text for evening draws on.
The overall upward strokes give the whole design a positive
and uplifting feeling and this is a device I often use in
my work.
As in the beginning of Luke 24, the first
part of the window is pale and quiet, symbolising Verse 15
where His disciples had not yet realised that Jesus of Nazareth
walked with them.
The strong bright colours not only suggest
sunset, but evoke the verse in which their eyes were
opened and they recognised Him.
The design leads us to the Lords
Table reminding us that he broke bread and offered it
to them.
In the stained glass panels I have used
a combination of acid etching, silver staining and enamelling
to achieve the subtle colour changes within each piece of
leaded glass. The panels are leaded together using leads of
differing widths to add depth and structure to the windows.
These stained glass panels are encapsulated
into sealed units with a patterned obscured glass to the outer
pane affording extra security and privacy to the chapel.
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