Painted “Glass” Light-Catching Rings

Grade Level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, K, Special Education

Stained glass artists of the Middle Ages developed vitreous paint that could be applied to the glass surface in much the same way as a canvas. Merging glass art and painting allowed artists to achieve beautiful, back-lit scenes. This process uses acrylic paint and medium to create translucent artwork within a ring.

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