The challenge I set myself with every window is to capture the essence of my subject without compromise to technical difficulties. I try to create depth and subtlety in the representation of natural subjects in stained glass. Sometimes I combine glass with other materials, such as carved wood and cast bronze.
Magazine articles in which you can read more about my work. I thank the various magazine publishers and other authors for permission to reproduce them on my website. Unfortunately, a fine magazine, Glass Craftsman, to which I have contributed several articles, ceased publication after the Fall 2011 issue.
Lecture at Warner-Crivellaro Stained Glass. Christie Wood, Common Ground: Glass, Fall 1997. In May 1997, I went to Allentown PA to give a talk about plating techniques (i.e. using more than one layer of glass to achieve special effects in a window). This is the account of the meeting. I am very grateful to Christie for writing up properly what I only had in rough note form.
Shortly after I changed careers and went public with my first website, this article appeared in the Spectrum Glass Co.’s magazine. In addition to some biographical material, there is information on technique.
Robert Oddy, Central New York Art Guide, 2000 Special Millennium Edition, Fall 1999. This short, somewhat ruminative piece was a first attempt to say what I am trying to do with the stained glass medium. I must admit, I find it easier to let the art speak for itself!
Robert Oddy, Glass Craftsman, Issue No. 158, Feb/Mar 2000.
This article is primarily about technique. I describe the methods I used in one of my more intricate floral pieces.
Robert Oddy, Glass Craftsman, Issue No. 163, Dec/Jan 2001.
Another technique article, this time about the combination of cast bronze and stained glass in a wall-mounted sculpture depicting magnolia.
Robert Oddy, Glass Patterns Quarterly, Vol 23, No 4, Winter 2007. This article describes the task of repairing a badly damaged stained glass window, which contained a lot of plating.
Robert Oddy, Glass Craftsman, Issue 218, Summer 2011. Stained glass is a rigid, inflexible material. How do we exercise our spontaneity in this medium?
Robert Oddy, Glass Craftsman, Issue 222, Summer 2011. How we perceive the 3-dimensionality of the world around us, and we can do to give the illusion of depth to our artwork.
