Beyond Basic Stained Glass Making: Techniques and Tools to Expand Your Abilities

by Sandy Allison, Michael Johnston (Contribution by), Alan Wycheck (Photographer)

Overview

Creative techniques to go beyond the fundamentals. Includes an illustrated review of basic skills and tools plus how to use new tools and new ways to use basic tools. Step-by-step instructions for making three intermediate-level projects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811746113
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	04/12/2007
Series:	How To Basics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	110 MB
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About the Author

Sandy Allison is a writer and editor who lives in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Michael Johnston is a stained glass expert who has been perfecting his craft for more than two decades in the central Pennsylvania region, where he owns and operates Rainbow Vision Stained Glass. He is an accomplished teacher of stained glass techniques and artistry for all skill levels. He lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Alan Wycheck is a concrete specialist and former partner in The SO Factory, a concrete design company. He is also an award-winning photographer and lives in central Pennsylvania.

Editorial Reviews

Many design and project books on stained glass-making are available. This one by Allison and informed by the expertise of Michael Johnston, who owns Rainbow Vision Stained Glass in Harrisburg, PA, proposes to take your skills up a notch with its advanced instruction. It follows Basic Stained Glass Making: All the Skills and Tools You Need To Get Started(2003) and uses the same equipment and materials chapter. There are only four projects, the most complex being a hanging lampshade. Each is accompanied by numerous step-by-step photos illustrating the textual instructions exactly. While these instructions are superior, the lack of project variety is disappointing. Also, the designs are not terribly inspired. If your library has a comprehensive collection on stained glass-making, this book will make a serviceable addition; however, for an array of beautiful stained-glass projects, you will have to look elsewhere.

—Karen Ellis

Library Journal