Create a collective stained glass window
Collective stained glass making
You will create a small stained-glass window using the copper-foil, or “Tiffany,” technique and fragments of multicolored glass. Each participant selects one or more colored piece of glass, and together the group composes a unique artwork. Each fragment…
Creating Visual Art
Group Activity
Group Cocreation
Group Creativity
Manual Crafting
Tactile Experience
Workshop
Description
You will create a small stained-glass window using the copper-foil, or “Tiffany,” technique and fragments of multicolored glass. Each participant selects one or more colored piece of glass, and together the group composes a unique artwork. Each fragment is wrapped in copper foil and soldered with tin to form a single luminous panel.
The finished piece belongs to the group and can be suspended in front of a window or in any space that receives light.
This workshop is a team-building experience in which each person draws on their own inner creative space and brings it into a shared work of art — a collective object of light and color.
Benefits
This activity offers :
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A collaborative stained-glass experience
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Artistic immersion
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Team creativity through light & material
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an opportunity to work with fragility, fragmentation, & recomposition
- Cohesion, engagement, alignment and relationship-building
Hosted by Alison Koehler
About the Host
A stained glass artist born in Chicago and trained in Paris, with experience making windows and organizing interactive workshops in many different environments. She primarily uses recycled glass, and encourages a more organic way to create with this centuries-old medium. She integrates poetry into her stained glass by painting text fragments onto shards, as well as performing poems while making copper-foiled glass art live. Her work bridges worlds that are ancient and contemporary, emerging through color, light, interior space, and creative cohesion.
Focus Areas
Creative/Culture
Location
Paris, France
Languages
English, French
Travel Locations
For any travel I just ask that transportation costs be covered.
Corporate Experience
Moderate
Certifications & Credentials
Diplôme de Métiers d'Art from École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d’Art (Olivier de Serres, ENSAAMA) 2014
Session Types Offered
Interactive (eg. improv, group-art, yoga etc.)
Past Experience Doing Sessions
Yes - Interactive
Client Requirements
A table on which it is possible to cut glass and solder. It's best that participants avoid open-toed shoes.
Past Clients
Solvay, Citeo, Fondation Bellan, Espace Canopy, Stillpoint Spaces
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