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By Sarah Hall | Canada Crafts - October/November 1978
In the 12th and 13th centuries, the great age of cathedrals, stained glass arose as a part of gothic architecture within the integrated ordering of Christian art. The early glass craftsmen worked......
In the 12th and 13th centuries, the great age of cathedrals, stained glass arose as a part of gothic architecture within the integrated ordering of Christian art. The early glass craftsmen worked......
By Sarah Hall | Celebrate! - July/August 2002 (Vol. 41, Num. 4)
Take a look at a stained glass window. Structurally, it is fairly simple. If it was created in the traditional leaded technique, then it will be made of pieces of coloured glass, cut to shape and......
Take a look at a stained glass window. Structurally, it is fairly simple. If it was created in the traditional leaded technique, then it will be made of pieces of coloured glass, cut to shape and......
By Sarah Hall | Celebrate! - September/October 2002 (Vol. 41, Num. 5)
Every church window is a team effort. Church officials and clergy, members of the congregation, donors, architects, builders, stained glass artists and craftspeople all have a hand in the process.......
Every church window is a team effort. Church officials and clergy, members of the congregation, donors, architects, builders, stained glass artists and craftspeople all have a hand in the process.......
By Sarah Hall | Celebrate! - November/December 2002 (Vol. 41, Num. 6)
Now that the artist you have chosen to work with is busy with the design, what is the role of the committee? During the design process it is helpful if either the chairman or another designated......
Now that the artist you have chosen to work with is busy with the design, what is the role of the committee? During the design process it is helpful if either the chairman or another designated......
By Sarah Hall | Compass: a Jesuit Journal - November/December 1993
At the end of each day, Alexander's voice booms through our vast studio space: "Good night, everybody!" His rich Russian accent and magnanimous spirit make this a favourite part of my day. It is a......
At the end of each day, Alexander's voice booms through our vast studio space: "Good night, everybody!" His rich Russian accent and magnanimous spirit make this a favourite part of my day. It is a......
By Sarah Hall | Glass Gazette - October 2002 (Vol. 3, Num. 50)
Artist’s Statement
What is it that leads people to become artists? I believe it is not a matter of choice, but of necessity. I know that I have never considered being anything......
By Sarah Hall | Glass Art - January/February 1996
Ten years ago, Glass Art magazine was founded with the goal of promoting, educating and inspiring stained glass retailers, studios, collectors and enthusiasts. Though our coverage has been expanded......
Ten years ago, Glass Art magazine was founded with the goal of promoting, educating and inspiring stained glass retailers, studios, collectors and enthusiasts. Though our coverage has been expanded......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - March/April 1996
Throughout its history, stained glass has been tied to architecture. Even today, despite the occasional gallery show of autonomous works, stained glass as an art form has not strayed very far from......
Throughout its history, stained glass has been tied to architecture. Even today, despite the occasional gallery show of autonomous works, stained glass as an art form has not strayed very far from......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - May/June 1996
As an architectural art, the success of stained glass depends a great deal on how it works in context. Over the years, and through many commissions, I've gained a respect for buildings, and an......
As an architectural art, the success of stained glass depends a great deal on how it works in context. Over the years, and through many commissions, I've gained a respect for buildings, and an......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - July/August 1996
Stained glass and natural light. These are the raw materials of my art; and at times the extraordinary interaction between these elements seems to transform the air itself. In the real world,......
Stained glass and natural light. These are the raw materials of my art; and at times the extraordinary interaction between these elements seems to transform the air itself. In the real world,......
By Sarah Hall and Kraegel and Jeffrey | Glass Art - September/October 1996
After nearly twenty years of working in architectural glass, I've learned to deal with many types of questions. But when I'm asked what a particular piece is about, there is no simple answer. Any......
After nearly twenty years of working in architectural glass, I've learned to deal with many types of questions. But when I'm asked what a particular piece is about, there is no simple answer. Any......
By Sarah Hall and Peter Larisey SJ | Glass Art - November/December 1996
Johannes Schreiter is one of the pre-eminent stained glass artists in the world today. His distinctive work is marked by poetic, almost minimalist designs that incorporate such diverse images......
Johannes Schreiter is one of the pre-eminent stained glass artists in the world today. His distinctive work is marked by poetic, almost minimalist designs that incorporate such diverse images......
By Sarah Hall and Kraegel and Jeffrey | Glass Art - January/February 1997
Colors. Red, yellow, blue, and all the infinite combinations between. Each sparks a feeling, a memory, a visceral response. When we look at a window, color is often the first thing we see and......
Colors. Red, yellow, blue, and all the infinite combinations between. Each sparks a feeling, a memory, a visceral response. When we look at a window, color is often the first thing we see and......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - March/April 1997
How deep is a window? Is it only the thickness of the glass, or is it more? Glass in its transparency plays with our sense of depth; we may see the surface, but our vision is drawn beyond, to a......
How deep is a window? Is it only the thickness of the glass, or is it more? Glass in its transparency plays with our sense of depth; we may see the surface, but our vision is drawn beyond, to a......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - May/June 1997
One of the wonders of stained glass is its expressiveness. Cold glass, shaped and bound with lead, and infused with light, can portray a tremendous range of emotions. In every historical period,......
One of the wonders of stained glass is its expressiveness. Cold glass, shaped and bound with lead, and infused with light, can portray a tremendous range of emotions. In every historical period,......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - July/August 1997
Business Blues. Every artist gets them sometime - when the bank calls about that cheque, or the prospective client wants a free design, or the third draft of the fifteen-page contract arrives on......
Business Blues. Every artist gets them sometime - when the bank calls about that cheque, or the prospective client wants a free design, or the third draft of the fifteen-page contract arrives on......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - September/October 1997
Pity the poor artist! Having consulted the clients, designed a window that suits the architecture while capturing the desired thematic elements, and built it to the highest technical standards,......
Pity the poor artist! Having consulted the clients, designed a window that suits the architecture while capturing the desired thematic elements, and built it to the highest technical standards,......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - January/February 1998
A stained glass artist has to be adaptable. We are often working in spaces in which there are already one or more windows; and at times these can add up to a thumbnail history of the art of......
A stained glass artist has to be adaptable. We are often working in spaces in which there are already one or more windows; and at times these can add up to a thumbnail history of the art of......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - Marh/April 1998
Glass is remarkable. Temperamental, fragile and unforgiving in the studio, once it is leaded and installed in a window, it becomes one of the most durable of materials. Even after hundreds of......
Glass is remarkable. Temperamental, fragile and unforgiving in the studio, once it is leaded and installed in a window, it becomes one of the most durable of materials. Even after hundreds of......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - May/June 1998
tap...tap...tap...tap....
It is late afternoon, and I am at my easel, designing a window. As I work, I find myself half-listening to the sounds of my assistant, Matthias, as he cuts......
tap...tap...tap...tap....
It is late afternoon, and I am at my easel, designing a window. As I work, I find myself half-listening to the sounds of my assistant, Matthias, as he cuts......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - September/October 1998
What does a business look like? Is it a building? a product? a logo? Businesses like to be recognized, and they will devote large amounts of time and money towards creating and......
What does a business look like? Is it a building? a product? a logo? Businesses like to be recognized, and they will devote large amounts of time and money towards creating and......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - November/December 1998
Ruby, emerald, amethyst, amber; the sheets are lined up on my easel. In a ritual as old as stained glass itself, I am choosing the glass for a new window. The colors are vibrant in the sun; the......
Ruby, emerald, amethyst, amber; the sheets are lined up on my easel. In a ritual as old as stained glass itself, I am choosing the glass for a new window. The colors are vibrant in the sun; the......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Art Glass - January/February 1999
Committees!
Don’t get me started...
Half they time they don’t know what they want, and I find I’m being pulled in umpteen different directions. I sometimes wonder if they’re even talking to each......
Committees!
Don’t get me started...
Half they time they don’t know what they want, and I find I’m being pulled in umpteen different directions. I sometimes wonder if they’re even talking to each......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - March/April 1999
Take a sheet of glass. Fold it in half, and then fold it again. Knead until soft, then shape and mold it into an artistic expression of an idea, event or feeling that can be understood and......
Take a sheet of glass. Fold it in half, and then fold it again. Knead until soft, then shape and mold it into an artistic expression of an idea, event or feeling that can be understood and......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Art Glass - May/June 1999
Over the past 40-50 years, Germany has played a leading role in European stained glass. And since its "discovery" by North American artists in the 1970s, German glass has had a strong influence......
Over the past 40-50 years, Germany has played a leading role in European stained glass. And since its "discovery" by North American artists in the 1970s, German glass has had a strong influence......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - September/October 1999
It has been a long journey, and after travelling late into the night, my friend Norbert Sattler and I arrive in Konnersreuth, a small village on the Czech-German border. It is our over-night stop......
It has been a long journey, and after travelling late into the night, my friend Norbert Sattler and I arrive in Konnersreuth, a small village on the Czech-German border. It is our over-night stop......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - November/December 1999
It seems like another lifetime in which I had a different career. After a rigorous course of study and a qualifying exam, I took a job in a gemmology lab. There, I spent my time looking through......
It seems like another lifetime in which I had a different career. After a rigorous course of study and a qualifying exam, I took a job in a gemmology lab. There, I spent my time looking through......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - January/February 2000
It is Spring 1999, and the late afternoon sun slants through the exhibition space at Derix Glasstudios, illuminating the glass within. This expansive space, usually filled with finished works for......
It is Spring 1999, and the late afternoon sun slants through the exhibition space at Derix Glasstudios, illuminating the glass within. This expansive space, usually filled with finished works for......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - March/April 2000
The scene is a busy stained glass workshop. Artists, glaziers and apprentices are all hard at work, designing, drawing, painting, cutting and leading. The pace is steady, for the workshop=s......
The scene is a busy stained glass workshop. Artists, glaziers and apprentices are all hard at work, designing, drawing, painting, cutting and leading. The pace is steady, for the workshop=s......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - May/June 2000
Consider the egg... Perfect when produced, this fragile article must be delivered all the way from the farm to the grocery store and arrive in one piece - or else it is worthless. Every part of......
Consider the egg... Perfect when produced, this fragile article must be delivered all the way from the farm to the grocery store and arrive in one piece - or else it is worthless. Every part of......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - July/August 2000
In most media, a line is an insubstantial thing; no more than a trail of paint, graphite, or charcoal across a paper or canvas surface. Lacking weight and dimension, the line leads a precarious......
In most media, a line is an insubstantial thing; no more than a trail of paint, graphite, or charcoal across a paper or canvas surface. Lacking weight and dimension, the line leads a precarious......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - September/October 2000
"Of all the elements of a room, the window is the most marvelous. What slice of the sun does your building have?" - Louis Kahn For those of us working in stained......
"Of all the elements of a room, the window is the most marvelous. What slice of the sun does your building have?" - Louis Kahn For those of us working in stained......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - November/December 2000
In the previous issue of Glass Art, the authors wrote about how an artist understands and plans for the available light when designing a window. In this article, they take a look at another......
In the previous issue of Glass Art, the authors wrote about how an artist understands and plans for the available light when designing a window. In this article, they take a look at another......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - March/April 2001
What is a design but an idea waiting to happen? This composition of paint, pencil and paper can only suggest what a window will look like. The work itself, built from glass and lead and placed in......
What is a design but an idea waiting to happen? This composition of paint, pencil and paper can only suggest what a window will look like. The work itself, built from glass and lead and placed in......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - September/October 2001
This chapel is situated on a hill; it can be seen from very far away, and from it one can see for very great distances: a landmark and an observation point. It is not only a......
This chapel is situated on a hill; it can be seen from very far away, and from it one can see for very great distances: a landmark and an observation point. It is not only a......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - November/December 2001
The window glows in the afternoon light: a field of hand-made blue and green glass, shot through with flowing, opaque white. The colors catch and play with the sun, seeming to bear aloft a small,......
The window glows in the afternoon light: a field of hand-made blue and green glass, shot through with flowing, opaque white. The colors catch and play with the sun, seeming to bear aloft a small,......
By Marian Van Til | Faith Today - November/December 2004
In the 1950s, when most North Americans associated stained glass with cavernous, Gothic churches in Europe, the influential glass artist Henry Willet of Philadelphia often talked about the "lust......
In the 1950s, when most North Americans associated stained glass with cavernous, Gothic churches in Europe, the influential glass artist Henry Willet of Philadelphia often talked about the "lust......
By Peter Coffmann | Environment & Art Letter - March 1996
Our own mortality has always inspired great art. The challenge posed to artists has been to convey compassion without sentimentality and to evoke contemplation, not on the loss of life but on its......
Our own mortality has always inspired great art. The challenge posed to artists has been to convey compassion without sentimentality and to evoke contemplation, not on the loss of life but on its......
By David Philippart | Environment & Art Letter - November 1993
Having begun her study of stained glass in Canada in 1974, Sarah Hall continued her studies at Swansea College of Art in Wales and in 1977 earned a diploma in architectural glass from the City and......
Having begun her study of stained glass in Canada in 1974, Sarah Hall continued her studies at Swansea College of Art in Wales and in 1977 earned a diploma in architectural glass from the City and......
By Peter Coffman | Glashouse - February 2004
The transformation of space is the great glory of the art of stained glass. The Gathering Space of St. John of the Cross Catholic Community in Mississauga, Ontario, is a 30 foot circular room, with......
The transformation of space is the great glory of the art of stained glass. The Gathering Space of St. John of the Cross Catholic Community in Mississauga, Ontario, is a 30 foot circular room, with......
By Peter Coffman | Glashaus - February 2004
Um einen Raum zu verändern gibt es nichts Größeres als die Glasmalerei. Der Versammlungsraum der kath. Gemeinschaft des Johannes vom Kreuz in Mississauga, Ontario, ist ein kreisrunder Raum von ca.......
Um einen Raum zu verändern gibt es nichts Größeres als die Glasmalerei. Der Versammlungsraum der kath. Gemeinschaft des Johannes vom Kreuz in Mississauga, Ontario, ist ein kreisrunder Raum von ca.......
By Peter Coffman | Glass Art - November/December 1998 (Vol. 14, Num. 1)
"A church", according to builder Jack Ruscilli, "is more than just a building." Ruscilli should know. His firm, Ruscilli Construction, recently finished building his own parish church - St. Andrew......
"A church", according to builder Jack Ruscilli, "is more than just a building." Ruscilli should know. His firm, Ruscilli Construction, recently finished building his own parish church - St. Andrew......
By Betty Ann Jordan | Looking Forward - November/December 2000
Sarah Hall, the dynamo who designed the stained glass panel entitled More Red Than Blue, has created fifty such domestic-scaled panels over the past year. She is best known, however, for her......
Sarah Hall, the dynamo who designed the stained glass panel entitled More Red Than Blue, has created fifty such domestic-scaled panels over the past year. She is best known, however, for her......
By Peter Coffman | Ministry & Liturgy - May 2001 (Vol. 28, Num 4)
In my Father's house are many mansions (In 14:2). "You can have a sense of the sacred with just two people in a closet," accord- ing to Monsignor Cory Grimes, former pastor at St. Andrew's......
In my Father's house are many mansions (In 14:2). "You can have a sense of the sacred with just two people in a closet," accord- ing to Monsignor Cory Grimes, former pastor at St. Andrew's......
By Peter Coffman | Ministry & Liturgy - May 1999 (Vol. 26, Num. 4)
Prospect Court Mausoleum at Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, rcontains several hundred square feet of window that could have been filled by clear or frosted glass for a few hundred dollars. Instead, the......
Prospect Court Mausoleum at Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, rcontains several hundred square feet of window that could have been filled by clear or frosted glass for a few hundred dollars. Instead, the......
By Marie Caloz | Ontario Craft - Fall 1992
The cathedral in Chartres, France, houses some of the world's oldest and best-preserved examples of medieval stained glass. In the minds of its disciples - students of stained glass - the dark......
The cathedral in Chartres, France, houses some of the world's oldest and best-preserved examples of medieval stained glass. In the minds of its disciples - students of stained glass - the dark......
By Murray Ross | Perspectives: The Journal of the Ontario Association of Architects - Summer 1995 (Vol. 3, Num. 2)
Architects bring unique skills to bear on the design of religious buildings gleaned from many years of practice and past experience working with congregations, communities and boards. The......
Architects bring unique skills to bear on the design of religious buildings gleaned from many years of practice and past experience working with congregations, communities and boards. The......
By Kim BLagg | Profitable Glass Quarterly - Fall 2000
"I fell in love with stained glass when I was a kid, at the age of nine." Her words come easily and with the self-confidence of a successful woman whose identity is given voice in the art she......
"I fell in love with stained glass when I was a kid, at the age of nine." Her words come easily and with the self-confidence of a successful woman whose identity is given voice in the art she......
By Patrick Fitzpatrick | Spiritan Missionary News - November 2000 (Vol. 24)
The sanctuary in Laval House Chapel seemed to lack something: colour? warmth? something to take us beyond Calvary to Easter Sunday, to reach towards Pentecost and the showering of the Spirit?......
The sanctuary in Laval House Chapel seemed to lack something: colour? warmth? something to take us beyond Calvary to Easter Sunday, to reach towards Pentecost and the showering of the Spirit?......
By Richard Gross | Stained Glass Quarterly - Spring 2003
The six east gable Mystery of the Rosary windows and the eight-foot diameter Mystical Rose window were designed in 1998 by Sarah Hall for St. Andrew Catholic Church, 1899 McCoy Road, Columbus.......
The six east gable Mystery of the Rosary windows and the eight-foot diameter Mystical Rose window were designed in 1998 by Sarah Hall for St. Andrew Catholic Church, 1899 McCoy Road, Columbus.......
By Janet Wells | The Torch - Summer 1992
Canadian born Sarah Hall is the artist who created Queensway's Hands of Caring mural. Sarah is internationally recognized for her work in the medium of stained glass, specializing in environmental......
Canadian born Sarah Hall is the artist who created Queensway's Hands of Caring mural. Sarah is internationally recognized for her work in the medium of stained glass, specializing in environmental......
By Sarah Hall and Jeffrey Kraegel | Glass Art - January/February 2005 (Volume 20, Number 2)
A building wears its history in its bones: in its foundation, its bricks and mortar; its beams, joists and floorboards. But the building’s life is in its windows. Clear or colored, whatever their......
A building wears its history in its bones: in its foundation, its bricks and mortar; its beams, joists and floorboards. But the building’s life is in its windows. Clear or colored, whatever their......
By Peter Williams | -
How do you bring a fresh perspective to a 1500-year-old saint who has been portrayed in thousands of artworks? This was the question faced by glass artist Sarah Hall, and her creative response will......
How do you bring a fresh perspective to a 1500-year-old saint who has been portrayed in thousands of artworks? This was the question faced by glass artist Sarah Hall, and her creative response will......
By Jonathan Goodchild | Bristish Society of Master Glass Painters Journal - Vol 24, 2001
With the dying down of the Millennium fever, now is a good time to review a book on the commissioning of stained glass. Sarah Hall, a Canadian stained glass artist, has written a 100-page A4 book,......
With the dying down of the Millennium fever, now is a good time to review a book on the commissioning of stained glass. Sarah Hall, a Canadian stained glass artist, has written a 100-page A4 book,......
By Lee Brady | The Craft Factor - Fall/Winter 2000
After many years of completing numerous commissions in public buildings and churches across North America, Sarah Hall shares the lessons of her trials and successes. As she says in her......
After many years of completing numerous commissions in public buildings and churches across North America, Sarah Hall shares the lessons of her trials and successes. As she says in her......
By Peter W. Williams | Vernacular Architecture Newsletter - Fall 2000
This is not the sort of book usually reviewed in this journal, but it seems to me to be noteworthy for VAN readers both it its own right and also for a number of issues that it raises. Published by......
This is not the sort of book usually reviewed in this journal, but it seems to me to be noteworthy for VAN readers both it its own right and also for a number of issues that it raises. Published by......
By Robert Jekyll | Ontario Craft Magazine - Summer 2000
If you were appointed to the windows committee for a new church, a search of your library shelves for guidance on the commissioning of stained glass would likely be in vain. Until now little has......
If you were appointed to the windows committee for a new church, a search of your library shelves for guidance on the commissioning of stained glass would likely be in vain. Until now little has......
By Kathy Shaidle | Catholic Register - April 17, 2000
When she was nine years old, Sarah Hall's father joined the restoration committee at their parish church. Every weekend,
Sarah accompanied her father on trips to other churches where they hoped to......
When she was nine years old, Sarah Hall's father joined the restoration committee at their parish church. Every weekend,
Sarah accompanied her father on trips to other churches where they hoped to......
By Peter Coffman | Glass Art Magazine - March/April 2000
The artist, the priest, his parishioner and her committee: it sounds like a combination surreal enough for a Peter Greenaway film. Yet these are just the people who have to achieve a meeting of......
The artist, the priest, his parishioner and her committee: it sounds like a combination surreal enough for a Peter Greenaway film. Yet these are just the people who have to achieve a meeting of......
By Lee Brady | Glass Gazette - July 2000
At last someone has taken the initiative to smooth the lines of communication between the stained glass artist and the client. With Sarah Hall's new book, The Color of Light: Commissioning Stained......
At last someone has taken the initiative to smooth the lines of communication between the stained glass artist and the client. With Sarah Hall's new book, The Color of Light: Commissioning Stained......
By Peter Larisey | Catholic New Times - June 25, 2000
To the religious person, everything is religious. God can be sensed, discerned and found in all created things. God's first words in creation were: "Let there be light." Since then, all the things......
To the religious person, everything is religious. God can be sensed, discerned and found in all created things. God's first words in creation were: "Let there be light." Since then, all the things......
By Carol Swan | Common Ground Glass - Winter 2001
Sarah Hall's biographical material states "I fell in love with stained glass when I was a kid, at the age of nine". This life-long passion for stained glass shows throughout this book which
she......
Sarah Hall's biographical material states "I fell in love with stained glass when I was a kid, at the age of nine". This life-long passion for stained glass shows throughout this book which
she......
By Peter Coffman | British Society of Master Glass Painters Journal - 2004
“Cold showers, rooms full of bunk beds, lights out at 11:00 p.m. Once you get accustomed to the smell of weary sweating pilgrims past and present you must choose to ignore the chorus of snores,......
“Cold showers, rooms full of bunk beds, lights out at 11:00 p.m. Once you get accustomed to the smell of weary sweating pilgrims past and present you must choose to ignore the chorus of snores,......
By Peter Coffman | - 2000
“We wanted our stained glass to tell stories.” There is no hesitation in Stephanie Freiberg’s voice as she explains the position of the building committee for her new church. “We didn’t want it......
“We wanted our stained glass to tell stories.” There is no hesitation in Stephanie Freiberg’s voice as she explains the position of the building committee for her new church. “We didn’t want it......
