I love the temporal nature of the interaction of glass and light. I work with stained glass at times and am very fond of how it changes character with the time of day or night and with artificial light sources. Religious themes aside, churches frequently have some very amazing craftsmanship in their architecture, and many have wonderful glass art. This is the church at the catholic grade school in Bloomfield. Maybe it's just a chapel, as there is a catholic cathedral down the street. I haven't been in either yet. This style is very similar to that of the church I attended with my family growing up. The architecture is also similar, so they were likely built around the same time. I'll check the dates sometime and also post some pictures of the glass back in my hometown when I make it back there.
09 April 2009
Bloomfield church
I love the temporal nature of the interaction of glass and light. I work with stained glass at times and am very fond of how it changes character with the time of day or night and with artificial light sources. Religious themes aside, churches frequently have some very amazing craftsmanship in their architecture, and many have wonderful glass art. This is the church at the catholic grade school in Bloomfield. Maybe it's just a chapel, as there is a catholic cathedral down the street. I haven't been in either yet. This style is very similar to that of the church I attended with my family growing up. The architecture is also similar, so they were likely built around the same time. I'll check the dates sometime and also post some pictures of the glass back in my hometown when I make it back there.
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Reminds me of St. Paul's, but I couldn't remember if you went there! Isn't that sad?
Yes, that's where I went as a kid. If you end up getting a good picture of it at night before I get back, let me know. You can do a guest post or friend post or something along those lines.
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