The Glass Pilgrim
Essays, field observations, and research notes from an ongoing journey through medieval glass, architecture, and the making of a cathedral in cloth.
Research
·The donor window represents the memory of Eleanor and her family, who chose to create a legacy of beauty and light and to uphold something greater than herself. My interest is less about the symbol she and Henry support in the image than how the window has survived and what that legacy of strength represents, in spite of the fragility of its nature.
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·The donor window represents the memory of Eleanor and her family, who chose to create a legacy of beauty and light and to uphold something greater than herself. My interest is less about the symbol she and Henry support in the image than how the window has survived and what that legacy of strength represents, in spite of the fragility of its nature.
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Color & Light
·I have loved cerulean blue and hues like it since I first discovered the color in a crayon, and a family's quilt that predates the Civil War. In order to understand the Chartres blue which makes the Donor Panel and window at Poitiers Cathedral so important, I have to first seek out the history of stained glass, which was newly developed when the window was created.
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Field Notes
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