Christine O'Shea Roper's ", Stained Glass using the Tiffany Method, 17" diameter

"Ice on Fire" by Christine O'Shea Roper, Blue Heron Art Glass, Stained Glass using the Tiffany Method 17" Diameter

About Christine O'Shea Roper

Chris Roper still gets excited when she sees a piece of stained glass, even though she has created hundreds of works of art in that genre for the past 20 years.

“I like the fragility of it — the idea that the vibrant colors, the various textures and the art form itself creates different feelings within each artist,” said Roper as she worked in a small studio within her Bayou Vista garage. “Glass has a mind of its own and will only do what glass wants to do. You must be very respectful of it and have lots of Band-Aids nearby.”

Roper’s pieces are tastefully displayed throughout her three-story waterfront home with each floor featuring a mix of architectural and Tiffany-stained glass techniques. Tiffany techniques refer to the many and varied types of glass developed and produced from 1878 to 1933 at the Tiffany Studios in New York by Louis Comfort Tiffany and a team of other designers.

Tiffany was obsessed with the incredible stained-glass windows he saw in churches and cathedrals and developed a line of lamps — and later, jewelry — using the old technique of adhering copper foil to glass and soldering the glass together into gorgeous designs, according to art historians.

Instructions for Handling:  

• Transport on end, Do NOT lay flat
• Hang using sturdy hooks, do not use suction cups
• Clean with soft cloth
• Use caution to avoid glass breakage and cuts

• Company Name : Blue Heron Art Glass
  Name : Christine O'Shea Roper