Artist in Residence Sarah Gail Richards Works on Stained Glass Projects with Students Art Teacher Marilyn Wood Works On Her Own Stained Glass of CCES Seal

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Sarah Gail Richards of Briar Rose Stained Glass in Seneca, South Carolina, spent the week of March 10-14 working with students in the Lower School on a variety of stained glass projects. Ms. Richards is the recipient of numerous awards and commissions for her designs, and her pieces have been installed in private and public locations throughout the state, including Westminster Elementary School and First Baptist Church in Belton.

Students in grades P-4 made individual stained glass suncatchers. Each class also made mosaic stepping stones for the Lower School landscape. Each grade's project reflected a special topic of study from this school year. Third-graders, for example, represented palmetto trees, the state tree, relating to their study of South Carolina. First-grade students created animal mosaics, and you will find charming turtles and fish among their pieces. Fourth-graders executed two themes: geometric designs for their suncatchers and fish for their stepping stones.

Students pose with Art teacher Marilyn Wood and their stepping stones in the Thomas Gordon Small
Memorial Garden outside the Lower School.

The students also enjoyed learning about the process of glass-making from Ms. Richards. She talked with them about the history of stained glass and introduced them to the beautiful work of Louis Comfort Tiffany.

Lower School art teacher Marilyn Wood also took the opportunity to learn more about stained glass herself during Ms. Richards' residency. Ms. Wood created a stained glass piece depicting the school seal. She is shown here with the work-in-progress, which has yet to be grouted