Managed to get through to Durham Cathedral at the weekend, it's one of my favourite places, I could just spend hours staring at some of the amazing stained glass works. From 15th century roundels to the latest addition, (my fav) The Transfiguration Window, by Thomas Denny
I just had to share this wonderful place and urge anyone who hasn't been or is visiting the north east to go to the cathedral.
The window shows the Transfiguration, with Christ as a white-clad Everyman bathed in his father’s glory. Moses and Elijah flank him on either side; below, his disciples watch. “A shaft of transforming light”, as Denny calls it, floods down through the centre of the window, transforming the side panels to pink-orange flame and mingling in the lower sections with bruised blue-purples. There, in the violent world of everyday transgressions, the light makes small miracles occur: a boy cured of epilepsy, or victims saved from carnage. We, the onlookers, are caught up in all this change so swiftly and completely that we, like the disciples, must have feather-flickerings of gold and purple burning in our clothes. To read more click here .
I always feel so inspired after being here and it's given me the jolt I need to push forward in my own creations. Something i've been mulling over for a while might finally get realized in the coming month. In the meantime i've just bought some mica powders and am currently testing these out so i'll share the results in the next post.
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