To get the most out of this e-book, hit the full-screen button. You can either use the shortcut after you hit the left mouse button on the slide show window once and then type in Ctrl+Shift+F, or open the 3 dots and hit: Enter full screen. Enjoy and if you have any suggestions or questions, please leave a comment below.
We now will have them in 3 different color combinations. Nothing beats seeing the original piece of glass, so we hope you will be able to make a trip to your glass distributor to handpick your favorite Wissmach Glass.
Color Code: 170 L |
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| Color Density: | Light Opalescent |
| Description: | mostly light blue mixed with pale amber and a light density white opal |
| Pattern: | Smooth |
Color Code: 171 L |
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| Color Density: | Light Opalescent |
| Description: | even amounts of light blue and pale amber mixed with a light density white opal |
| Pattern: | Smooth |
Color Code: 172 L |
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| Color Density: | Light Opalescent |
| Description: | mostly pale amber mixed with some light blue and light density white opal |
| Pattern: | Smooth |
Dear Friends of Wissmach Glass,
As you might know, Wissmach Glass Company has been supporting Glass Patterns Quarterly with the back cover page ad for many years now. For future issues, we would like to feature your work on this page. If you are interested, please submit an image or two and for every issue, we will choose about 4 images from different glass art categories.
Here is how to participate in our Showcase!
All I need from you is the original jpg file with an image of your work. Once we have a nice variety of different glass categories, like a mosaic, stained glass, and fused glass (made all with at least 70% Wissmach Glass) we choose the images that will create a nice collage.
Please submit your images without a name inside the image. I will add your name to your image, but I want to use the same layout for all the images.
Once I am done editing, you will get a copy of your “professional” image for your portfolio.
We are looking forward to your submissions and with plenty of good images, we can do several collages for future advertisement.
With the submission of your image, you’ll give us permission to use it for our marketing efforts. Should you send in an image that was taken by another person, we need their written permission as well.
Please submit your images without a name inside the image. I will add your name to your image, but I want to use the same layout for all the images.
I am looking forward to seeing your artwork and can’t wait to create the collage.
Happy Glassing
petra
Are you a member of our Facebook Group “Friends of Wissmach Glass”? Facebook groups are a great way to find like-minded people, ask questions and share your ideas.
Here is a link to the group Friends of Wissmach Glass.
You all know nothing makes you more content than diving into a hands-on glass project. Ok – maybe you can think of one or two other things, but …
All joking aside, we want you to have some fun during the holiday season and therefore Petra Kaiser put together this little project e-book for us. Those Light Catchers look especially pretty when fused with Wissmach Luminescent Glass. We are looking forward to seeing your interpretations in our Facebook Group. Click on the image below to access the file.
Jorge Ortiz Bencomo is the artist who created this stunning stained glass window at the recently build
Santuario de Martires de Cristo in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The church is the largest in Latin America and is able to hold 12 thousand worshiper. Here is a little background story.
The Marires of Christ Sanctuary project has been planned since 2005; however, due to financial and legal problems, this project was not started until February 5, 2007.
The architectural part was planned and carried out by GVA, architect José Manuel Gómez Vázquez Aldana, one of the most famous ateliers in Latin America.
The stained glass window was designed by Fray Gabriel Chavez De La Mora; a Benedictine monk, who is working in the field of sacred art since 75 years. Today he is 90 years old.
The Bencomo glass studio was opened in 1920 and is now run in 3rd generation by Jorge Ortiz Bencomo, who was in charge of the glass work and installation of this magnificent window.
This over all window is 50m x 40m = 2000 m² (22,000 square feet)
The Bencomo team installed and isolated the complete window reinforced with a 1/4″ tempered glass to protect from 200 km /hr. wind force; separated with 1/4″ silica desiccant tape to prevent fog and humidity.
Wissmach Glass does work closely with artists around the world to provide the glass for some pretty major projects. This is one of them. We provided the Jorge Ortiz Bencomo studio with 30,000 square feet (2878 m²) of glass.
Each square is a window in itself with several different colored glass rectangles and squares. Here is a little close up look of the different panels. 
I like traveling with what I call the Google Plane and car, taking trips to all kind of places in the world.
Link to Map: Santuario de Martires de Cristo in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Since I have shown it to a lot of people who are not familiar with it, I will talk about it here as well. You might already be using it, but just in case you are not.
When you look at a google map you do have the option to switch between Satellite and Map view. In Map view you see a this little yellow figure in the right hand corner.
Grab it with your mouse and place it on the map. The colors of the streets that can be driven with the your “google car” are turning blue once you move the yellow figure. Drop the now dancing (wo)man on one of those blue streets and enjoy the ride by clicking on the street with your left mouse button.
Dean Smith of Carma Glass
is experimenting with fused glass to create his line of products with color and depth. Today he is sharing his bowl with us here at Wissmach Glass.
I to set out to make a large bowl from a screen melt and initially planned and chose Wissmach sheets with “light ‘n bright” in mind. White Opal, String of Pearls, Oyster Pearl, lots of clear, Turquoise Green, Midnight, Deep Sky and Sapphire blues and Peacock – in other words, too much glass! After the initial shock of seeing the deep dark reactions (I forgot Oyster Pearl for sure would react with blues and turquoise) after the screen melt had cooled I started to really love the flow and the movement within the piece and I was really loving those deep dark reactions. I decided the most interesting side was the shelf side and cold worked both surfaces to a fine pre-polish along with the edge all around – I didn’t want to fire-polish in a separate firing so I spent more time cold working and it came out of the mold with great clarity / detail and a high gloss finish. Next I think I am going to try again for the Light ‘n Bright version I originally thought I was making! It will be interesting to see how I like it – the current deep dark reactions bowl is very satisfying.
Thank you Dean, for sharing your beautiful work with us. We are looking forward to your next original ideas.
Keep creating
your Wissmach Glass Team
