2008 WORKSHOPS & LECTURES

ALL CLASSES HELD AT WHEATON ARTS EXCEPT AS NOTED
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MONTH

DATE

TITLE

DURATION

LEVEL

JAN CALL Available for Private instruction various various
FEB 3 Medieval Faire Demo @ Glencairn Museum 1-5 PM Open to the Public
23 & 24 Beginning Glass Painting 2 Days LEVEL I
MARCH TBA Glass Collage: Fused & Enameled Tiles @ The Noyes Museum 1-3 PM No experience / children accompanied by adult welcome
APRIL 14 - 18 Medieval Stained Glass @ Glencairn Museum 5 Days LEVEL II & up
20 Try Glass Painting - Stained Glass Sunday @ Glencairn Museum 90 minutes No experience / children accompanied by adult welcome
MAY 15 - 17 Flower Painting Concentration 4 Days LEVEL III
JUNE 5 - 8 Painting the Face Concentration 4 Days LEVEL III
JULY TBA Renaissance Silver Staining 3 Days LEVEL II
  31 Designing with Glass Eye@ AGG Conference, Philadelphia, PA 3 hours Conference Participants
AUG 1 Photoshop Tricks for Glass Designers   Conference Participants
2 Lecture @ AGG Conference, Philadelphia, PA 40 minutes Conference Participants
SEPT 6 - 7 Beginning Glass painting 2 Days LEVEL I
OCT 13 - 17 Glass Painting Intensive for Studio Artists Session 1 5 Days LEVEL II
20 - 24 Glass Painting Intensive for Studio Artists Session 2 5 Days LEVEL III
NOV 13 - 16 Birds & Wee Beasties - Rendering Fur & Feathers 4 Days LEVEL II & up
DEC

TBA

Glass Collage: Fused & Enameled Tiles @ The Noyes Museum
By Appointment only Designing with Glass Eye & Adobe Photoshop 3 hours ALL
By Appointment only Airbrushing (Private instruction) 1 Day or longer LEVEL II & up
By Appointment only Glass Enamels (Private instruction) 1 Day or longer LEVEL II & up
By Appointment only Sandblasting & Engraving Flashed Glass (Private instruction) 1 Day or longer LEVEL II & up
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NOTES Directions, Lodging, What to bring, What projects we do, Lunches, etc.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

J. Kenneth Leap is primarily recognized for his achievements in the field of architectural stained glass. Working in a tradition that dates to the cathedrals of medieval Europe, Leap creates his panels by hand-painting colored pieces of glass with vitreous pigments. These pigments are fused to the glass by firing in a kiln before being assembled into stained glass panels using strips of lead. His painterly work in stained glass has earned him numerous awards including a fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a jurors' award of honor in the Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibition, “Contemporary Philadelphia Artists” and inclusion in the Corning New Glass Review 11. Articles about his work have appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Times, Architecture of New Jersey, Professional Stained Glass Magazine and Stained Glass Quarterly. His public artworks include a skylight illustrating the history of NJ in the Annex of the NJ Statehouse, “The Atlantic Globe” for the lobby of Historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ and major installations at the Veteran's Memorial Home in Vineland, NJ. Leap has taught workshops and performed demos in traditional Glass Painting techniques at the Rhode Island School of Design, Tyler School of Art, and at the Glass Art Society annual conference. 2007 marks the 20th anniversary of the artist's studio The Painted Window which was incorporated in Dec of 1987.

Last updated:January 29, 2008