sculptor-painter

The love of stained glass windows and Arlette's desire to explore the technique reveals just one facet of her passion for colour and light, as well as her addiction to beauty in all its forms. The technique is found in the way the artist uses the material. Once the work is finished, only then will you see how much its worth.

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Light being a key player, the choice of glass is invaribly crucial given that the richness and depth of colours will have to be restored. As light passes through glass, it makes the colours sing and vibrate. It celebrates the nuances and subtlety of the glass according to whether it is antique or classic, transparent or translucent, fluorescent or opalescent, smooth or grainy. Light magnifies the brilliance of the glass, which in turn, exalts and radiates into a thousand beams! The relationship between light and glass is mysterious. Stained glass brightly expands into luminous space. It reaches emotions and strikes an intuitive and meditative chord.

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A stained glass window has a mysterious quality that comes from the complexity of its workmanship combined with the alchemy of a relationship created in the studio between the artist and the artwork. In addition to technical prowess, the artist expresses both intuition and vision. Ultimately, stained glass is a vertical affair that must devote the quality of its technical work to the black force of lead rods, which will hoist it towards the light. Stained glass breathes; becomes airy; fits into space– between heaven and earth, like a hyphen that invites the material to rise to the spiritual, to arouse wonder and invite one to dream!

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Without a doubt, stained glass confers a certain pedigree to glass!