I love when Rowan walks in to see the work Mary had done on the window and didn't say " Wow, Mary! What good work!" But instead, "Wow, Mary! You've had a good time!" Really expressed how he loves the whole process.
Documentaries like these are essential to get a better understanding of art & crafts. The part were one talks about dark nights without electricity to evoque the power of stainglass is very simple yet essential to really understand its power. Many people may not realise this, so there is definately a need for these kind of documentaries. Tnx a lot!
I am shocked, but maybe i shouldn't be. I am older now than my father and had my first heart attack, (he didn't survive his) which I did survive. I worked with Mary for a couple years at the Greenland Studio in Manhattan. It was a very interesting experience.
What a marvelous story of gifted artists vision and final stained glass windows. Their window made me feel like I was in a sacred & holy space. Thank you for the video.
As a child going to church, it was the stained glass windows that kept my ADHD self occupied during Mass. Those windows were what first drew me to working in glass and finding my way into the art I still love! This was a wonderful presentation on the creative process of these three artists! I’m so glad their thoughts and creative energies were captured for film before their passing away. God Blessed them!
Amazing! I have always told people my favorite color was iridescent, even my teachers did not understand. This stained glass is truly amazing, but the light beaming from it is iridescent. Truly angelic. This melts my heart ❤
Superb! Thoroughly awed by the people and the process presented beautifully in this documentary. Thank you so much for making this available to the world through your filming and presentation.
50:55 I like how he totally changes the narrative on why he is now totally in favor of the new window. "Mixed aesthetics." What are you talking about? I think there was some contract reading(woops he was right about natural light) and time passed allowing the people in power to feel like they were in power enough to install the window without having to admit they were wrong.
This was so excellent and I would love to know more about these artists and their magnificent work. I was an apprentice then an artist in 1986 for a couple who created a stained glass business in the Mojave Desert. The owner was an excellent teacher and I will never forget what I learned.
We once had SEVERAL similar stained glass "master" artists residing here in Yonkers, NY. who worked locally and beyond our borders as well. Always in HIGH demand for the great skills of their craft.
The Dark Ages weren't really "dark" according to my medieval history prof for too many reasons to go into here... STAINED GLASS IS ONE INDICATION...When I was a kid and made to go to church! ( as an adult I chose my path...) I spent all my time gazing with what I didn't know was a form of spirituality, at those astonishing windows- when I bought my Victorian house I bought an old stained glass window and hung it in front of the windows on the landing- if I could I'd live in a sort of " Fabrege egg-house" stained glass instead of clear glass- to sooth and stimulate the senses...It's wonderful to see this art form carried on by contemporary masters...I can't remember THE rose window I HAD to go to France for, possibly, Chartres? I love them all...Thank you. Namaste
Google Williams & Byrne, also Derek Hunt. There r obviously others out there making instructional videos. But these 2 r my preference. Good luck & hope they inspire u 2 glass paint beautiful masterpieces!
Say Yes By Bob Franke When the angel arrives there will be terror, but say yes The sound of wings like the breaking of a mirror, but say yes It will arrive where you’re little and you’re scared It will lay claim to the things you’ve never shared And though your heart and your soul are unprepared, say yes And it may tear you from home and family, but say yes It may demand you become a refugee, but say yes And when you’re cold, and you’re hungry, and you’re poor When you’re in pain in a room without a door And when the angel returns and asks for more, say yes Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you Worlds without end depend on you Blessed is the one whom your bring forth Who no one else can bring When the legions of angels call you blessed, say yes And were you faithful in each and every test? Say yes And when they ask you in story and in song, Were you upheld and protected all along? Did the power of the spirit keep you strong? Say yes
25:47 Dieter: " I felt I couldn't make that decision, and once I cut it, and Rowan disagrees with it, then I feel sorry for the piece." This made me laugh, and cry---I so empathize. I feel the exact same sadness for it when something I've prepared for a place doesn't get to go there after all. 😂 This is a wonderful film.
On a modern home is this a insert on a existing window? Energy efficient glass has two sheets separated by a gas. Curious how this works in a modern window situation.
depending on code, you just take the hit. There are ways to weatherproof the stained glass, but it will not be close to a modern window's U-Value. If it's a public building (churches probably have an exception), your stained glass will be limited to the minimum requirements of the aggregated efficiency of the building.
GLASS is truly a "magical" substance. Yet? So ubiquitous in daily life that we mostly ignore it completely yet so essential as well. Imagine YOUR lives without it? Yeah. SEE? LOL!
13:22 - 15:29 Chris Hansen enters the chat: his compliments, pungent, my head spun, there's a place id like you to see, we went into a strange room, i was more than intoxicated, totally overwhelming, he was delighted, how old are you, i'm 16, good god, i thought you were older, of course again, everything went blurry
The church basing a decision on bad information and a complete lack of information, while also not following the original terms of the contract, only to reverse their decision after persuasion with a fresh set of eyes, by someone who does have actual understanding of stained glass, and actually seeing the piece in person? Not really a surprise, in all honesty. Things like this are so unfathomably common with churches, even unpaid volunteer work goes south like this. The church also gets so ungodly judgmental when the artist doesn't happen to conform to their beliefs, they even do it if you belong to a different sect of the religion; and let's not get started on if you belong to one of the other Abrahamic religions, as if they're all not basically the same thing, no different than the differences between Ancient Greece and Ancient Roman Hellenism. I've done work for churches in the past, it always boils down to the same asinine issues, they're too vocal about their beliefs, they're too pretentious with their holier than thou stick up their asses, they're too judgmental if you're anything but Christian, and they're still judgmental even if you are, they want free labor first and foremost, and they don't want to pay you if it's a contractual deal, they don't even believe in following contracts, and they believe they're above the law if you threaten violation of contract on jobs that surpass small claims, etc., etc., it's all an avalanche of bullshit. And that's just my experience, not even my views on the religion itself, which are even more bleak; or my political beliefs when it comes to how the church is intertwined into our politics and government, and how it's entirely wrong how they get a free ride and don't pay a dime of tax even though megachurches with pastors owning private jets, that also lobby the absolute hell out of the same government they're intertwined with, exist. In my beliefs, fuck churches, and this documentary partially shows why I say that. In my other experiences, temples of other religions have been far fairer in the work I've done for them, it really does boil down to Christians being their typical selves; there's reasons why some pretty bad stereotypes exist for them, both in personal affairs and business affairs, and in my experiences, Christians always fit their stereotypes at some point along the line.
An issue you run into here is representational artwork in Churches themselves, which differs based on which Religion it is. Judaism does not do representational artwork, Islam does not either...mainly calligraphy, whereas these Catholic aspects, and Eastern Orthodox as well are incredibly representational...which I find to be the most aesthetic and morally righteous as far as physical beauty is concerned. In terms of a Platonic aspect of beauty being associated with the Good. What kind of work did you do on them? And as far as "the Church," secularism and humanism have denigrated it to the point where yes, you have people that should not be there making decisions. Having someone with a basis in actual theological thought, mixed with philosophy and a serious education in the humanities, or in culture/history, etc; is a huge deal as far as there interaction with the Church itself they represent; through its architecture, theology, approach, etc. This is lacking, especially again, in that age of secularism which is the mainstay on really anything Church. Nature abhors a vacuum, and without legitimate thought, it will turn to the views of modernity and intermix itself to the point of nonexistence, which is what is currently occurring. If you have not heard, look what they are going to do to Norte Dame in France if you want some more proof as far as what I'm saying.
yeah put up his last master peace when hes dead and only after it convent for you im shur your god will like that... i love his work but the church can shove it
The Soviets did the same thing under their planned economy, the quantity increased due to cheap work, cheap product, and cheap labour, yet the quality was atrocious. When they made clothes, they had a certain number to produce, so say raincoats; well you end up with something that could be barely considered to be an article of clothing, made out of plastic, and the absolute lowest cost material they could find, with their only requirement being a need to get "x" amount done to satisfy the governmental officials. Do you think working in this sort of manner makes things that last?
I love when Rowan walks in to see the work Mary had done on the window and didn't say " Wow, Mary! What good work!" But instead, "Wow, Mary! You've had a good time!" Really expressed how he loves the whole process.
Documentaries like these are essential to get a better understanding of art & crafts. The part were one talks about dark nights without electricity to evoque the power of stainglass is very simple yet essential to really understand its power. Many people may not realise this, so there is definately a need for these kind of documentaries. Tnx a lot!
RIP Mary Clerkin Higgins. What a privilege to be able to see these three masters working together.
I am shocked, but maybe i shouldn't be. I am older now than my father and had my first heart attack, (he didn't survive his) which I did survive. I worked with Mary for a couple years at the Greenland Studio in Manhattan. It was a very interesting experience.
What a marvelous story of gifted artists vision and final stained glass windows. Their window made me feel like I was in a sacred & holy space. Thank you for the video.
As a child going to church, it was the stained glass windows that kept my ADHD self occupied during Mass. Those windows were what first drew me to working in glass and finding my way into the art I still love! This was a wonderful presentation on the creative process of these three artists! I’m so glad their thoughts and creative energies were captured for film before their passing away. God Blessed them!
It’s very beautiful, I love that this ancient art form is still practiced. All TH-cam should be as good as this.
I feel lucky to have found this gem. So brimming with grace.👍💐
What a beautiful tribute and memorial to two unique artists. Their legacy lives on.
What a masterpiece! Wow! Beautful work from the heart. Wonderful people.Thanks for posting.
Collaboration and working together. What a wonderful concept.
Amazing! I have always told people my favorite color was iridescent, even my teachers did not understand. This stained glass is truly amazing, but the light beaming from it is iridescent. Truly angelic.
This melts my heart ❤
Lord, to have the patience of these creative people.
Wow! Just wow! Such artistry such talent such love for their art! So beautiful!
Superb! Thoroughly awed by the people and the process presented beautifully in this documentary. Thank you so much for making this available to the world through your filming and presentation.
This was so much fun to watch through to the end.
Stained Glass is my favorite art form-because of its dazzling luminescence. Watching from Wyoming-Thank You!❇️
What a wonderful auntie you had to take you on an incredible journey to your future. What beautiful work. I'm absolutely astounded.
50:55 I like how he totally changes the narrative on why he is now totally in favor of the new window. "Mixed aesthetics." What are you talking about? I think there was some contract reading(woops he was right about natural light) and time passed allowing the people in power to feel like they were in power enough to install the window without having to admit they were wrong.
How very very inspiring
I could watch this 24/7
Thank you!
This was so excellent and I would love to know more about these artists and their magnificent work. I was an apprentice then an artist in 1986 for a couple who created a stained glass business in the Mojave Desert. The owner was an excellent teacher and I will never forget what I learned.
@23:58 Thank you for this way of relating , “change”.
Wise man 🦋💓🦋💓
We once had SEVERAL similar stained glass "master" artists residing here in Yonkers, NY. who worked locally and beyond our borders as well. Always in HIGH demand for the great skills of their craft.
And then what happened?
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"Three Pioneers Create Their Final Stained Glass Masterpiece"...RIP to 3 VERY special people
So very beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
This was an amazing video .. thank you
The Dark Ages weren't really "dark" according to my medieval history prof for too many reasons to go into here... STAINED GLASS IS ONE INDICATION...When I was a kid and made to go to church! ( as an adult I chose my path...) I spent all my time gazing with what I didn't know was a form of spirituality, at those astonishing windows- when I bought my Victorian house I bought an old stained glass window and hung it in front of the windows on the landing- if I could I'd live in a sort of " Fabrege egg-house" stained glass instead of clear glass- to sooth and stimulate the senses...It's wonderful to see this art form carried on by contemporary masters...I can't remember THE rose window I HAD to go to France for, possibly, Chartres? I love them all...Thank you. Namaste
Definitely Chartres
Thank you
Most extraordinary stained glass genius artist, Frank Houtkamp from his studio in Illinois.
Fascinating!
Magnificent
Beautiful!
I wish I knew more about the painting process 😊
That is new to me
Patricia
Google Williams & Byrne, also Derek Hunt. There r obviously others out there making instructional videos. But these 2 r my preference. Good luck & hope they inspire u 2 glass paint beautiful masterpieces!
Thanks Patricia for voicing the curiosity and thank you fiona for answering with the information!
Say Yes
By Bob Franke
When the angel arrives there will be terror, but say yes
The sound of wings like the breaking of a mirror, but say yes
It will arrive where you’re little and you’re scared
It will lay claim to the things you’ve never shared
And though your heart and your soul are unprepared, say yes
And it may tear you from home and family, but say yes
It may demand you become a refugee, but say yes
And when you’re cold, and you’re hungry, and you’re poor
When you’re in pain in a room without a door
And when the angel returns and asks for more, say yes
Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you
Worlds without end depend on you
Blessed is the one whom your bring forth
Who no one else can bring
When the legions of angels call you blessed, say yes
And were you faithful in each and every test? Say yes
And when they ask you in story and in song,
Were you upheld and protected all along?
Did the power of the spirit keep you strong? Say yes
Nice one! Thank you!)
25:47 Dieter: " I felt I couldn't make that decision, and once I cut it, and Rowan disagrees with it, then I feel sorry for the piece." This made me laugh, and cry---I so empathize. I feel the exact same sadness for it when something I've prepared for a place doesn't get to go there after all. 😂 This is a wonderful film.
On a modern home is this a insert on a existing window? Energy efficient glass has two sheets separated by a gas. Curious how this works in a modern window situation.
depending on code, you just take the hit. There are ways to weatherproof the stained glass, but it will not be close to a modern window's U-Value. If it's a public building (churches probably have an exception), your stained glass will be limited to the minimum requirements of the aggregated efficiency of the building.
Can be done in many different ways
Wow....
the amount of advertisement breaks is excessive
TH-cam puts them in. I subscribe to ad-free TH-cam Premium, $12/month.
Only for folks who don’t pay subscription fee
Keep smiling! 😅
GLASS is truly a "magical" substance. Yet? So ubiquitous in daily life that we mostly ignore it completely yet so essential as well. Imagine YOUR lives without it? Yeah. SEE? LOL!
👍❤️
I love their pretentious art ramblings, I like to pretend I'm an artist sometimes explaining a peice and i say the exact same things xD
me too! lol
13:22 - 15:29 Chris Hansen enters the chat: his compliments, pungent, my head spun, there's a place id like you to see, we went into a strange room, i was more than intoxicated, totally overwhelming, he was delighted, how old are you, i'm 16, good god, i thought you were older, of course again, everything went blurry
boat house cover up
The church basing a decision on bad information and a complete lack of information, while also not following the original terms of the contract, only to reverse their decision after persuasion with a fresh set of eyes, by someone who does have actual understanding of stained glass, and actually seeing the piece in person? Not really a surprise, in all honesty.
Things like this are so unfathomably common with churches, even unpaid volunteer work goes south like this. The church also gets so ungodly judgmental when the artist doesn't happen to conform to their beliefs, they even do it if you belong to a different sect of the religion; and let's not get started on if you belong to one of the other Abrahamic religions, as if they're all not basically the same thing, no different than the differences between Ancient Greece and Ancient Roman Hellenism. I've done work for churches in the past, it always boils down to the same asinine issues, they're too vocal about their beliefs, they're too pretentious with their holier than thou stick up their asses, they're too judgmental if you're anything but Christian, and they're still judgmental even if you are, they want free labor first and foremost, and they don't want to pay you if it's a contractual deal, they don't even believe in following contracts, and they believe they're above the law if you threaten violation of contract on jobs that surpass small claims, etc., etc., it's all an avalanche of bullshit. And that's just my experience, not even my views on the religion itself, which are even more bleak; or my political beliefs when it comes to how the church is intertwined into our politics and government, and how it's entirely wrong how they get a free ride and don't pay a dime of tax even though megachurches with pastors owning private jets, that also lobby the absolute hell out of the same government they're intertwined with, exist.
In my beliefs, fuck churches, and this documentary partially shows why I say that. In my other experiences, temples of other religions have been far fairer in the work I've done for them, it really does boil down to Christians being their typical selves; there's reasons why some pretty bad stereotypes exist for them, both in personal affairs and business affairs, and in my experiences, Christians always fit their stereotypes at some point along the line.
An issue you run into here is representational artwork in Churches themselves, which differs based on which Religion it is. Judaism does not do representational artwork, Islam does not either...mainly calligraphy, whereas these Catholic aspects, and Eastern Orthodox as well are incredibly representational...which I find to be the most aesthetic and morally righteous as far as physical beauty is concerned. In terms of a Platonic aspect of beauty being associated with the Good. What kind of work did you do on them?
And as far as "the Church," secularism and humanism have denigrated it to the point where yes, you have people that should not be there making decisions. Having someone with a basis in actual theological thought, mixed with philosophy and a serious education in the humanities, or in culture/history, etc; is a huge deal as far as there interaction with the Church itself they represent; through its architecture, theology, approach, etc. This is lacking, especially again, in that age of secularism which is the mainstay on really anything Church. Nature abhors a vacuum, and without legitimate thought, it will turn to the views of modernity and intermix itself to the point of nonexistence, which is what is currently occurring.
If you have not heard, look what they are going to do to Norte Dame in France if you want some more proof as far as what I'm saying.
yeah put up his last master peace when hes dead and only after it convent for you im shur your god will like that... i love his work but the church can shove it
Bad choice of music accompaniing such spiritual art.
Too many fucking adverts.
Total Nonsense
Chinese and Mexicans can do this for a fraction of the cost
Slave labor-- such a BARGAIN! /S
The Soviets did the same thing under their planned economy, the quantity increased due to cheap work, cheap product, and cheap labour, yet the quality was atrocious. When they made clothes, they had a certain number to produce, so say raincoats; well you end up with something that could be barely considered to be an article of clothing, made out of plastic, and the absolute lowest cost material they could find, with their only requirement being a need to get "x" amount done to satisfy the governmental officials. Do you think working in this sort of manner makes things that last?