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Biographical sketch - In 1983 I began to work in stained glass part-time while
I was a professor of information sciences at Syracuse University. In 1997 I
resigned my professorship to concentrate on my art. I was born and educated in
England and moved to Syracuse, New York in 1981.
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Artist's statement - The challenge I set myself with every window is to capture
the essence of my subject without compromise to technical difficulties.
I try to create depth and subtlety in the representation of natural
subjects in stained glass.
Sometimes I combine glass with other materials, such as carved wood and cast bronze.
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Comments - During the last few years I have received numerous notes over the internet
commenting on my work.
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in which you can read more about my work. I thank
the various magazine publishers and other authors for permission to reproduce
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"TECHNIQUES: Robert Oddy: Stained Glass Plating Techniques," Lecture
at Warner-Crivellaro Stained Glass.
Christie Wood, Common Ground: Glass, Fall 1997.
In May 1997, I went to Allentown PA to give a talk
about plating techniques (i.e. using more than one layer of glass to
achieve special effects in a window). This is the account of the meeting.
I am very grateful to Christie for writing up properly what I only had in
rough note form.
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"Artist Profile: Robert N. Oddy,"
Jim Matthews, The Score, Issue No. 60, Sept 15, 1997.
Shortly after I changed careers and went public
with my first website, this article appeared in the Spectrum Glass Co.'s magazine.
In addition to some biographical material, there is information on technique.
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"Thoughts of an Artist in Stained Glass,"
Robert Oddy, Central New York Art Guide, 2000 Special Millennium Edition, Fall 1999.
This short, somewhat ruminative piece was a
first attempt to say what I am trying to do with the stained glass medium. I
must admit, I find it easier to let the art speak for itself!
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"The Anatomy of a Commission: Could a Rose, by Any Other Technique,
Look So Sweet?"
Robert Oddy, Glass Craftsman, Issue No. 158, Feb/Mar 2000.
This article is primarily about technique. I
describe the methods I used in one of my more intricate floral pieces.
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"A Stained Glass Artist's Adventure into Sculpture:
Adding a New Dimension to My Work,"
Robert Oddy, Glass Craftsman, Issue No. 163, Dec/Jan 2001.
Another technique article, this time about the
combination of cast bronze and stained glass in a wall-mounted sculpture
depicting magnolia.
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"Studio Profile: Robert Oddy Stained Glass Studio,"
Colleen Bryan, Profitable Glass Quarterly, Vol 7, No 4, Winter 2004.
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"Robert Oddy: Intuitive Visions in Glass"
Joanne Chouinard, Glass Craftsman, Issue No. 200, Feb/Mar 2007.
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"Robert Oddy: an Expanding Canvas"
Corey Alan Camp, World Art Glass Quarterly, Volume 3, Spring 2007.
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A series of patterns by Robert Oddy in Glass Patterns Quarterly:
"Iris Window Ornament," Vol 21, No 1 (Spring 2005);
"Bamboo Window," Vol 21, No 2 (Summer 2005);
"Amaryllis Panel," Vol 21, No 3 (Fall 2005);
"Calla Ornament," Vol 21, No 4 (Winter 2005);
"Rhododendron Panel," Vol 22, No 1 (Spring 2006);
"Koi," Vol 22, No 2 (Summer 2006);
"Magnolia Ornament," Vol 22, No 3 (Fall 2006);
"Playing Hands," Vol 22, No 4 (Winter 2006);
"Water Lily Panel," Vol 23, No 1 (Spring 2007);
"Hybrid Tea Rose," Vol 23, No 2 (Summer 2007).
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