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StainedGlassCraftKit#23Instructions

Step1:Cuttissuepapershapes.Thesecanberegularorirregular,largeorsmall.Step2:Begintolayoutthedesignonyourplasticsheet.(It’salsoOKtowingitanddesignasyouglue!)Youcansetpiecesoftissuepapernexttoeachother,oryoucanoverlapthemforalayeredeffect.Step3:Startgluing!Youcancreateadesignwiththegluebymakingdotsorzigzagsonyourplasticsheet.Yourgluedesignwillshowthroughonyourfinishedproduct.

Youcanalsouseapaintbrushtocreateathin,evenlayerofglueacrosstheentireplasticsheet.Step4:Whenyoufinishgluingdownyourtissuepaper,waitatleast10minutesforthegluetostartdrying.Then,usescissorstocutoffanyexcesspaperfromtheedgesofthestainedglass.Step5:Optional:Usecardstocktocreateaframe.Cutapieceofcardstockthatisthesamesizeorslightlylargerthanyourplasticsheet.Pokeaholeinthecenterofthecardstock,thencutfromthatholetoabout¼”awayfromtheedge.Cutoutarectanglefromtheinside,leavinganeven¼”allthewayaround.Gluetheframeontopofyourstainedglass.Step6:Usecleartapetoattachaloopoffishinglinetothebackofyourstainedglass.Thiswillbeyourhanger.Hangyourstainedglassinasunnywindow,andenjoy!

CraftKit#23:StainedGlass

About the Exhibition• VisionsMakers is108|Contemporary’ssignature-juriedbiennialexhibition. Withaninternationallyrecognizedjurorand$5,000inartistawards,itfeaturestheworkofcontemporaryfinecraft-basedartistsfromaseven-stateregionwhobridgecutting-edgeconceptswithtraditionalskillsastheychallengetheboundaries ofart,craft,anddesign. 108|Contemporary proudlypresentsVisionMakers2018 inits architecturallystunning, five-yearyoungGalleryinthehistoricMathewsWarehouseBuildingintheTulsaArtsDistrict.

HannahOatman,Collage04

DawnaGillespie,TexturedSoul GenevieveFlynn,Ssssssumptuous Teapot

VisionMakers2018 Artists• DebbieBarrett-Jones- KansasCity,MO• EmilyBlodgett-Panos - Lawrence,KS• SharonBrush- Sante Fe,NM• RickBywater- Olathe,KS• DianeCoady - OklahomaCity,OK• JaneDunnewold - SanAntonio,TX• HollyFisher- Mounds,OK• GenevieveFlynn- KansasCity,MO• WhitneyForsyth- Tulsa,OK• MotokoFuruhashi - LasCruces,NM• DawnaGillespie- Slaton,TX• ShanGoshorn - Tulsa,OK• JoeKissinger- Tulsa,OK• MollyKoehn- Houston,TX• BeatrizMayorca - OklahomaCity,OK• MollyMurphy-Adams- Tulsa,OK• HannahOatman - Houston,TX

• AngelOloshove - Houston,TX• TaylorPainter-Wolfe- Tulsa,OK• AudreyPeck- Skiatook,OK• DavidPhelps- OklahomaCity,OK• ChrisRamsay- Stillwater,OK• ErinRappleye - Tulsa,OK• SarahT.Roberts- Converse,TX• SandraSell- LittleRock,AR• GayleSinger- OklahomaCity,OK• JillianSortore - SanAntonio,TX• LaurieSpencer- Tulsa,OK• NatalieSpicker - KansasCity,MO• JamesThurman- Denton,TX• RubyTroup- Espanola,NM• Yulie Urano - KansasCity,MO• JimWeaver- Ada,OK

ChrisRamsay,Sustainable,detail

Examples from the Exhibition

RubyTroup,ForkedEndDown

BeatrizMayorca,RootsChairs

WhitneyForsyth,Watershed

TaylorPainter-Wolfe,Dragon’sBackbone

MollyKoehn,Structure13

DianeCoady,WeatherOrNot

RickBywater,Twelve-PointedStar

MotokoFuruhashi,BlackMountain

JaneDunnewold,Messengers

JamesThurman,TectonicPlatesMacintosh

NatalieSpiker,WaffleFries(WarpandWoof‘em Down)

DebbieBarrett-Jones,WhiteDiamonds

EmilyBlodgett-Panos,Sidewalk

The Arts and Crafts MovementThemachinesandmanufacturingprocessesthatemergedinEuropeduringtheIndustrialRevolution(1760–1840)madeeverydayobjectseasiertoproduceandmoreaffordable.Thepopularityofthesemass-producedgoods—especiallytextiles—eventuallyledtolessdemandfordecorativehandmadepieces.

DesignerWilliamMorrisbecameincreasinglydiscouragedbywhatheviewedasthelossoffinecraftsmanshipinthedecorativearts.In1861,hefoundedaworkshopofartists,decorators,designers,metalworkers,craftsmen,andjewelerswhoweredevotedtorestoringartandcraftinthemidstoftheirincreasinglyindustrialsociety.

Morris’sworkshopcreatedhand-craftedtextiles,furniture,metalwork,pottery,jewelry,wallpaper,andbooks.InterestinthisArtsandCraftsmovementgrewoverthenextthreedecadesandspreadfromBritaintoEuropeandNorthAmerica,whereitinfluencedsuchdesignersasFrankLloydWrightandLouisSullivan.

Examples from the Arts and Crafts Movement

GeorgieCaveGaskin,Enameledsilvernecklacesetwithpearls,1910

Unknown,Child’scoat, 1880–1985Marshall&Snelgrove,Coat,1895–1900

WilliamMorris,“Trellis”Wallpaper,1862

CharlesRobertAshbee(design)madebyGuildofHandicraft,Necklace,1901–1902

CharlesRennieMackintosh,Chair,1907

JohnHenryDearle,Screen,1885–1910

FrankLloydWright,Urn,1895–1902

CharlesRobertAshbee,Souptureenandladle,1890–1893

Stained Glass

AkeyfeatureoftheArtsandCraftsmovementisafocusonfinedetailandartistry.ConsidertheobjectsthatyouviewedinVisionMakers2018.ThisCraftKitallowsyoutousetissuepapertocreatedesignsin“stainedglass”thatevokethelines,shapes,andformsthatmostappealedtoyou.

Step 1:

• Cuttissuepapershapes.Thesecanberegularorirregular,largeorsmall.

Step 2:

•Begintolayoutthetissuepaperdesignonyourplasticsheet.(It’salsoOKtowingitanddesignasyouglue!)

• Youcansetpiecesoftissuepapernexttoeachother,oryoucanoverlapthemforalayeredeffect.

Step 3:

• Startgluing!

• Youcreateadesignwiththegluebymakingdotsorzigzagsonyourplasticsheet.Yourgluedesignwillshowthroughonyourfinishedproduct.

•Youcanalsouseapaintbrushtocreateathin,evenlayerofglueacrosstheentireplasticsheet.

Step 4:

• Whenyoufinishgluingdownyourtissuepaper,waitatleast10minutesforthegluetostartdrying.

• Then,usescissorstocutoffanyexcesspaperfromtheedgesofthestainedglass.

Step 5:

• Optional:Usecardstocktocreateaframe.Cutapieceofcardstockthatisthesamesizeorslightlylargerthanyourplasticsheet.Pokeaholeinthecenterofthecardstock,thencutfromthatholetoabout¼”awayfromtheedge.Cutoutarectanglefromtheinside,leavinganeven¼”allthewayaround.

•Gluetheframeontopofyourstainedglass.

Step 6:

• Usecleartapetoattachaloopoffishinglineorstringtothebackofyourstainedglass.Thiswillbeyourhanger.

•Hangyourstainedglassinasunnywindow,andenjoy!

Additional Resources

• ArtsandCraftsCollectionattheVictoriaandAlbertMuseuminLondon(https://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/arts-and-crafts#objects)

• TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt’sTimelineofArtHistoryentryontheArtsandCraftsmovementinAmerica(https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/acam/hd_acam.htm)

• FrankLloydWrightTrustsiteshowingtheinfluenceoftheArtsandCraftsmovementonAmericanartandarchitecture(https://flwright.org/researchexplore/wrightandinternationalartsandcrafts)

• Visit108|ContemporaryformoreinformationontheVisionMakers2018exhibitandevents!(http://108contemporary.org/)