Stained Glass Workshop with J. Kenneth Leap

July 10-13

Cost: $525

register online at: brynathyn.edu/workshops

Explore the art of mixing, applying, and firing glass-based paints,
enamels, and stains. While the primary focus of the class is
painting on the two-dimensional surface as it relates to stained
glass, you will also learn fusing techniques that can be adapted
to glass tile making, jewelry, and mosaic projects. A variety of
traditional and experimental techniques will be covered. You
will complete a stained glass panel, which you will assemble
using lead came, the original material used to construct stained
glass windows. Prior glass experience is not required. Returning
students can use the studio time to create a more advanced
project of their choice.

J. Kenneth Leap is primarily recognized for his achievements in
the field of architectural stained glass. Working in a tradition that
dates back to medieval Europe, Leap creates his pieces by hand-
painting glass with vitreous pigments, fusing the color to the
glass by firing it in a kiln, and assembling the glass into panels.
His painterly work in stained glass has earned him numerous
awards, including a fellowship from the New Jersey State Council
on the Arts, a juror’s award of honor in the Philadelphia Museum
of Art exhibition “Contemporary Philadelphia Artists,” and
inclusion in the Corning New Glass Review. He is currently the
stained glass artist in residence at Glencairn Museum, adjunct
professor at Bryn Athyn College, and president of the American
Glass Guild.