4th Grade
Frank Lloyd Wright and his stained glass windows
Frank Lloyd Wright (born Frank Lincoln Wright, June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) born in a farming town of Richland Center, Wisconsin. He was an American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 532. Wright believed in designing structures that were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture.
His work includes original and innovative examples of many building types, including offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels, and museums. Wright also designed many of the interior elements of his buildings, such as the furniture and stained glass. Wright wrote 20 books and many articles and was a popular lecturer in the United States and in Europe.
His work includes original and innovative examples of many building types, including offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels, and museums. Wright also designed many of the interior elements of his buildings, such as the furniture and stained glass. Wright wrote 20 books and many articles and was a popular lecturer in the United States and in Europe.
Wright designed over 4,000 leaded glass windows and doors for over 150 of his buildings. While most know them as "leaded glass" and they were often referred to as "art glass windows", Wright often referred to them as "light screens". This term has its roots in Japanese shoji screens, which were arranged in bands like his windows. Wright created leaded glass designs for doors, skylights, back-lit ceiling panels, table lamps, and wall sconces as well as for windows.
It's hard to make things round in stained glass:
Create your own stained glass picture. Use a straight edge or a ruler to make straight lines. You can trace something that is round for circles. Try to hide a meaning or a story within your stained glass like Frank Lloyd Wright did.
Here is some student work.... you can also add a saying to it, if you want to.
Here is the process: