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Judith Schaechter
Judith Schaechter is an American artist known for stained glass combining layered flash glass, engraving, sandblasting, vitreous paint, and silver stain.
Judith Schaechter quick facts
Schaechter’s quick facts cover stained glass, layered flash glass, engraving, sandblasting, vitreous paint, silver stain, and her studio methods.
| Full name | Judith Schaechter |
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| Born | 1961 · Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | — |
| Nationality | American |
| Movements | — |
| Paint types | Vitreous glass paint |
| Other media | — |
| Other materials | Flash glass, silver stain, copper foil, and occasional transparent oil paint |
| Painting surfaces | Glass |
| Painting methods | Cuts, engraves, sandblasts, paints, fires, layers, and assembles glass into highly detailed pictorial windows |
| Common subjects | Human figures, animals, nature, death, violence, beauty, conflict, and psychological narratives |
| Notable works | The Birth of Eve |
Sources: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian: The Birth of Eve, and Chrysler Museum of Art: Judith Schaechter process.
Paint types used by Judith Schaechter
Schaechter uses vitreous paint and silver stain on glass, firing both materials into the surface to create durable color and detailed imagery.
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Vitreous glass paint
The Smithsonian records The Birth of Eve (2013) as flash glass with vitreous paint, silver stain, and copper foil. Schaechter describes the paint as firing onto glass; silver stain produces transparent yellow, while copper foil joins the pieces. The painted image and kiln-fired surface are integral to the stained-glass object.
Sources: Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Birth of Eve, Smithsonian American Art Museum: Renwick Craft Invitational (artist's material explanation).; Corning Museum of Glass: Nedotykompectomy
Painting surfaces used by Judith Schaechter
The examples below document Judith Schaechter's use of glass, linking each surface to a named work and distinguishing it from other materials.
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Glass
Schaechter’s stained-glass works use glass as both support and image-forming material. In The Birth of Eve, vitreous paint and silver stain are fired onto flashed glass, while copper foil joins the pieces; color, transparency, and the leaded structure all contribute to the finished image.
Sources: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian: The Birth of Eve, Chrysler Museum of Art: Judith Schaechter process.
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