Intermediate Stained Glass Panels

Intermediate Stained Glass Panels with Patrianna Anderson

An in-depth introduction to stained glass panel construction.

Students work on a larger, more involved panel over two sessions. The additional time allows us to focus more closely on precision and structure. Students learn about borders, hinge joints and weak points, using layout blocks or jigs, maintaining square dimensions, fitting across a larger composition, soldering longer seams, reinforcement, framing, patina and professional finishing.

For this workshop students begin evaluating their own work: deciding when a piece needs additional grinding, when it should be recut, and how small fitting problems can affect the rest of a panel.

Possible projects might include botanicals, landscapes, geometric compositions, architectural designs, or Maine-inspired imagery.

Best for: Students who have a solid understanding of the copper foil process and want to develop panel-building skills.

Prerequisite: Previous copper foil experience.

About Patrianna

Patrianna's approach in offering stained glass workshops is to give students enough instruction to feel successful while gradually encouraging more independence.

Beginning students receive step-by-step demonstrations and significant hands-on support. Returning students are given more room to make their own glass and design choices, troubleshoot problems, and develop their own working style.

As students progress, the emphasis shifts from simply completing each step to understanding why something works: why a cut is difficult, why a panel needs reinforcement, why a particular glass changes a composition, or why a pattern needs to be redesigned before fabrication.

The overall progression is:

Watch it → Try it → Understand it → Improve it → Troubleshoot it → Design it

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