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The Book on Stained Glass Lamps

By Barry Z. Masser

           

This book is for every stained glass artist who is either building lamps now, or is thinking about starting. Almost every section includes color photos of the most beautiful stained glass lamps built worldwide (above right, two of the 54 lamps pictured). These are lamps YOU can produce NOW ...

even if  you have just average skills.  

 

Packed with construction tips, unique design ideas, and the facts on unusual techniques such as reverse painting, foil underlay and overlay, mica shades, and plating, it’s the most complete guide available on original glass lamps.

 

These pages will not only introduce you to an entirely new glass universe right now, but will serve as a valuable reference source in the future. Here’s a small sampling of the contents:

Dome Lamps (Tiffany and beyond)                Rewiring Made Easy

Panel Lamps                                                   Reinforcement

Selecting Bases                                                Wall Sconces

Japanese Andons                                             How to Photograph Your Lamps

Plating lamps (layering)                                 How to Market Your Lamps

Plus… Full-Size Patterns for a 1920s-Style Art Deco Lamp

Breaking Free in Lamp Design and Crafting

Did you know that Tiffany Studios never produced a reverse-painted lampshade? And they did not turn out a single plated lamp, particularly mysterious since Tiffany perfected plating, a technique that made his nature windows look alive.  And they didn’t produce any mica shades with their soft golden glow. Nor did they use dramatic copper overlay and underlay techniques, or lamps in prominent design schools such as Arts and Crafts. And there were no Tiffany Andons or fan lamps that we know of.

Point is, we should certainly respect the rich lamp legacy established by L.C. Tiffany – and our new book does. They are certainly beautiful creations. But we at Plated Glass Designs cherish originality, and breaking free of old conventions. The concept of creating completely original stained glass lamps is what this book is all about.

The goal of these pages is to make you aware of the tremendous variety of lamp types you can build today, and how you can make every one of them a unique creation. We legitimately use Tiffany’s designs as stepping stones and design starting points, but we can and should develop more striking and more daring versions of nature themes and other motifs.

When you are the one who does the creative work and the building, that lamp becomes part of who you are. You will see, and hopefully be inspired by, the many examples of landmark works pictured in The Book on Stained Glass Lamps.

BZM

 94  Pages of clear, detailed, entertaining information

 54  Color photos covering every known type of stained glass lamp, mostly original designs

 31  How-to illustrations

 As always, your total satisfaction is guaranteed.

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Below, a quick reference to our big selection of other books and patterns

                                                                          (click the pictures and go to the page you want)

                            

THE BOOK ON GLASS PLATING  This best-seller covers the plating secrets of Tiffany. It's a vital addition to any glass book library! See the PLATING HOW-TO page.

INTRODUCTION TO PLATING Five easy-to-build plated projects. Complete with photos, full-size patterns and instructions. See the INTRODUCTON TO PLATING page.

12 PLATED MINIATURES Fabulous sun-catchers to keep or sell. A great way to learn plating and make extra money while you build your skills. See the PLATED MINIATURES page.

PATTERNS FOR PLATING twenty-one pattern packages, each leading to the creation of an heirloom window like the one pictured below. See the PATTERNS FOR PLATING page.

OVER 3,000  COPIES OF THIS BOOK HAVE SOLD TO GLASSCRAFTERS WORLDWIDE! Third Edition now available

THE STAINED GLASS DESIGN HANDBOOK The complete guide on how to put maximum visual impact into your glasswork. 118 pages, 157 color pictures and 67 illustrations. See the DESIGN BOOK page.

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