A Deep Dive Through The Round Window with Flora Jamieson

Cracked with Chevonne Ariss

In episode 16 I'm joined by Flora Jamieson of The Round Window. Flora is a stained glass artist who takes on a wide variety of stained glass commissions as well as her own contemporary designs.
Her personal style is inspired by graphic design, the natural world, organic forms and geometric patterns. Color palettes are bold yet simple, lead lines are meticulous and purposeful and patterns are hand-painted and repetitive, with the fluidity and texture of the brush stroke telling part of the story.

Flora is also a freelance glass painter for stained glass studios in the UK and further abroad. Specializing in reproduction of Victorian Bird Roundels, she seeks to be as faithful to the traditional techniques as possible, having studied many beautiful original examples over the past 18 years. She has worked on several church windows in conjunction with other stained glass studios, painting replicas of damaged pieces.
Today Flora is is getting technical for all of us who want to know the details of her glass painting wizardry and even has some book suggestions - the same ones she used to learn actually - for those of us that don’t have access to an in-person glass painting class. We’ll also take a dive into her double life as an avid outdoor swimmer and author of her book Wild Swimming.

And where Studio Ghibli fits into it all?

Join me to find out…as I crack it all wide open!

To see more of Flora's work her website is www.florajamieson.co.uk and her instagram is @theroundwindow.

Her book is called Wild Swimming and is available here at florajamieson.co.uk/shop/wild-swimming-book.

Honorable mentions from this episode:

Reusche glass paint
petermcgrain.com

Flora's favorite stained glass artists -
Judith Schaechter (Soon to be a guest on Cracked Season 2!)
@judithschaechter
www.judithschaechter.com

Patrick Reyntiens -
patrickreyntiens.com

Frans Wesselman -
fwstainedglass.co.uk

Kate Gakenheimer -
kategakenheimer.com

Stuart Low -
www.stuartlow.co.uk

William Morris - tree of life window
wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris

Edward Burne Jones - The annunciation
arthistoryproject.com

Stained glass painting technique book Flora started out with-
https://amzn.to/3DLtzgC

Another one she suggests:
https://amzn.to/3DMC7Uk

Introduction to the basics:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glass-Painters-Method-Brushes-Paints/dp/1999618904

Studio Ghhibli Animation
studioghibli.com
Wild Swimming illustrator
gemmakoomen.com
@gemmakoomen

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