2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

ART 230 - Stained Glass

3 credits

This introductory course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to have hands-on instruction in making stained glass art. Students will learn the basic technical skills required for the production of stained glass using various specialized tools and equipment. This course is intended for any student who has an interest in stained glass as a mode for artistic expression. It introduces students to the elements of pattern design concepts, execution in glass selection, cutting, grinding, foiling, soldering, applying patina, and polishing glass to construct a finished work using the principles of the copper foil technique. Students will also learn the techniques of mosaics and recycling of scrap glass. A strong emphasis is placed on design and originality.