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Stained glass with metal overlay
Anne Ryan Miller creates unique
stained glass pieces. Over the last 20 years she has developed an unusual
metal overlay technique that allows her to do highly detailed work. Her
favorite subjects are landscape and wildlife scenes.
Artist's Statement:
The work I have been doing in the flat glass medium expresses my deep love
for the natural world. Rather than expressing the negative qualities, I
choose to remind us all of the ethereal and beautiful, the mysterious and
subtle aspects of nature.
By using a metal overlay technique, I can hand-cut very intricate
designs. Using landscape and wildlife motifs, I create a pictorial effect.
By applying the metal on the front and back of opalescent glass, I can
achieve an enormous amount of depth. By allowing the natural light to
diffuse around the metal from the backside, I can obtain a shadowy, misty
effect, allowing the front to display a tantalizingly strong silhouette.
There is a mystical quality to glass. It is a frozen liquid that acts
like a solid. It transmits light. The mood of each piece changes as the sun
and seasons change the natural light. Sometimes it is very active, at other
times seemingly reflective and passive. You might never tire of a piece of
glass hung in natural light. It will appear different each time you see it.
It will change as the seasons change, constantly offering you a new view.
Directions: The studio is located at 425 N. Johnson. Take Main Street two
blocks west from the Courthouse square. Turn right on N. Johnson St.
Continue straight. The town street ends and becomes a single lane black
top driveway. The house is at the top of the hill. The Studio is a
separate building on the left.
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