1. Stained Glass & Mosaics Beautiful Glass

2. Stained Glass

3. History of Stained Glass Where is it usually found? What is its purpose? Aleksandra Puzyn, stained glass artist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1Ru4oEd9CY

4. South Rose Window, Notre Dame de Paris

6. Louis Comfort Tiffany American, 1948 -1933 Son of Tiffany & Co founder

7. Magnolia and Irises, ca. 1908

8. Contemporary Stained Glass

11. Mosaics

12. Byzantine Empire - propoganda Small pieces of glass or tile, called tesserae, are attached a stable surface to make an image Grout fills the spaces between the tesserae Mosaics

13. Empress Theodora and Her Attendants

14. Emperor Justinian and his Attendants Dedicated by Bishop Maximian, 547 CE

15. Symbolism: _______________________ Byzantine stylistic features: (check out feet!) _______________________ Justinian and his Attendants

16. Contemporary Mosaics

17. table top dish

19. Compare & Contrast What are some similarities between mosaics and stained glass? What are some differences?

20. Project Criteria Imagine you are a well-known glass artisan. You are going to create a piece in honor of someone who is very important to you. In your glass masterpiece, you must include symbols that represent your honored person. Mosaic honoring Ms. Louise Ray, youth mentor and community activist.