Glass Craft Designing, Forming, Decorating

Glass is both the mirror and the window of our civilization. In no other material has Art been so sublimated, extended, and perfected. Through the shimmering, opalescent world of glass we glimpse eternal beauty; in its tranquillity and luster, its shape and glow, we view the agelessness of perfection. In the world of glass-the world of artists and craftsmen who shape the living material itself-Kay Kinney's name stands pre-eminent. From coast to coast as well as abroad, her designs and styles are a hallmark of artistic virtue and quiet elegance. In this book, Mrs. Kinney examines details and teaches the art of working glass, as well as the kindred arts which accompany it, through detailed text and superb photographs. There are chapters on tools and equipment, both simple and complex, on cutting, drilling, firing, laminating, and jeweling. The author has included much instruction, never before in one book, on stained glass, glazing, enameling, and the working of metals in conjunction with glazing. Additional data on complex and rarely seen materials for the developing student, such as chunk flint glass, bottle glass, and gold glass crushings, are also given in detail. Through Mrs. Kinney's excellent photographs and clear prose, the artist can discover the thrill and wonder of the glazier's art, as ancient and pre-dynastic as Egypt and as modern as the Palomar telescope. Here is a book from which both beginning students and professional artists, who wish to understand and further develop their artistry, can learn much.