Panel made in February 2008 for the British Society of Master Glass Painters summer exhibition ('40cm2')

Brief was to do whatever you liked within a fixed frame size. I went for a kind of present day Hieronymous Bosch effect with an otherwise oblivious Humanity caught between the forces of Light and Darkness - It was an opportunity to do something a little 'different' with an open brief and no client or architectural setting to worry about for a change.

The entire piece is executed in 'scraffito', each piece having first been completely blackened wih a wash of paint, into which are etched the images once the paint is dry, working in reverse by bringing the images out of darkness.

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St Anne's, Chapel End, Nuneaton

Detail of the Apocalyptic scene 'The Woman crowned with the Sun'. this shows the frustrated seven headed dragon (satan) making war on the children of God;

This image uses contemporary references to illustrate the assault of evil and increasing cycle of violence in the world, the dragon's mouths issue bombs, missiles and the hijacked planes hitting the twin towers, as well as bombing cities in the ensuing wars (Baghdad is shown in clouds of smoke symbolising the suffering there).

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St Anne's, Chapel End, Nuneaton

Lower section of the Apocalyptic scene 'The Woman crowned with the Sun'. this shows the frustrated seven headed dragon (satan) making war on the children of God;

This image uses contemporary references to illustrate the assault of evil and increasing cycle of violence in the world, the dragon's mouths issue bombs, missiles and the hijacked planes hitting the twin towers, as well as bombing cities in the ensuing wars (Baghdad is shown in clouds of smoke symbolising the suffering there).

For more information on my work in the church see my website via the following link:-
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Detail of St John's poisoned chalice - a decidedly unmenacing serpent!

Medieval glass from the c.1450s in the east window at St Mary's church, Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire.

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Make mine a flagon of Old Green Serpent any day!

Detail of St John's poisoned chalice in the east window at Withington, Herefordshire by Clayton & Bell

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