![]() ![]() This unique environment brings all sorts of historical traditions and techniques together, creating new hybrids as different people “cross-pollinate” their ideas.Įmerald Hills Institute Program Manager, Zeynep Kariparduc, worked with Emerald Hills Institute Artist in Residence, Andrew Kosorok, to develop a series of workshop sessions as an introduction to Vitray or Turkish Stained Glass through design and the construction of multiple projects. Stained glass for Western audiences usually means churches and pictures of saints or Bible stories, and most Westerners are unfamiliar with the presence of stained glass in more Eastern parts of the world.ĭue to its ideal location at the crossroads of East and West – Istanbul is the only National Capital built on two continents – Turkey is amazingly fertile for artists and craftspeople in all media. ![]() This workshop, made possible by a grant from the Utah Division of Art and Museums, guided attendees through the history, design, and techniques of a centuries-old tradition. Emerald Hills Institute hosted a nine-week workshop teaching participants Vitray, or Turkish Stained Glass. ![]()
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