BISSEY GLASSWORKS

Stained glass, a form of  painting over 1000 years old, became popular in Western Europe during the Gothic and Renaissance periods (1100-1500's). Today stained glass is more commonly referred to as Art Glass but the methods of creation are still nearly identical to those used in the late Middle Ages.

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The process of painting on glass with a mixture of  iron oxide, ground copper, and powdered colored glass, then firing it in a kiln fusing the paint to the glass, creates artwork that is impervious to wear from the sun and will never fade over time.