Cedar is back from Europe

Cedar has just returned from the 20th anniversary International Womens Workshop in the Prestigious CIV Gallery (Centre Internationale du Vitrail) in Chartres in which 19 women from 12 countries are showing exciting and very contemporary work for the next 12 months.
Cedar's pieces are an exploration of the famous labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral. Titled "Growing the Labyrinth" it is 2.415 high X 805 wide. The slumped finger labyrinth in the centre is well rooted in a rich brown earth and sprouting new growth which reaches to the sky above. It has fused and enamel painted leaves.

A galvanized metal windmill has sails and tail fin as a canvas for contemporary silver stain painting.

A much smaller exhibition was shown for 3 months from June in Liverpool Catholic Cathedral where it was seen by 200,000 people and listed for 5 weeks by the Times Art critic as a must see show!

MOST EXCITING are the new techniques now available and being practised by the main manufacturing studios of Germany (Peters, Mayer, Hein Derix, Wilhelm Derix and Oidtmann)
Cedar worked as an invited artist at Peters at Padderborn and finds two things of particular relevance for Australia now in this time of drought and Global warming.

Large scale decorative processes now available for Insulated toughened plate glass window frames.These can reduce heat gain or loss from 85% to 6%!! The kilns can now accomodate the full sheets needed for curtain wall installations. Beautiful transparent enamels can be seamlessly airbrushed or painted, antique glasses can be invisibly appliqued and beatutiful sandblasted techniques are being used.

Also available are a myriad of patterns in small glass fused mini solar panels called photovoltaics. These can collect solar energy and store it in batteries on site for dramatic, free led light displays at night. This is FUN , energy saving , attention seeking and a wonderful way of demonstrating care for the environment while showing off!

For more information contact cedarprest@yahoo.com.au

What is most impressive is the sheer scale of the work these studios can produce and export anywhere in the world. In process at the time of her visit to Peters in the new extension building in Neuenbeken was a Huge wall for the new Judiciary Center in Hawaii, 5 big windows made with the artist Doug Young. These comprised sheets of plate glass with air brushed transparent enamels looking luscious and watery to be frames in insulated units with a top layer od slumped glass which had the dimpling of water pools.
Other work in progress in the studio showed ways of working with painted enamels for a backlit metro station site. There is no end to the possible variations which can now be made with different Artist/designers.

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