October 13, 2011
Handmade In Britain – Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
The documentary about the stained glass of York Minster, Britain's Most Fragile Treasure, aired last night in the UK. Possibly never to be seen in the USA, due to "Rights Agreements". Yeesh. Such is the indominable contrariness of the BBC in collusion with the American TV powers that be. Anyway.
To coincide with this, the York Glaziers Trust has set up a new York Glazier's Trust website, and it is quite impressive.
One interesting development I noticed is that the 'YGT' now has a conservation studio with real live stained glass conservators on view. I am curious to see how that develops. I'll keep my eyes and ears open for any first hand accounts.
I believe the director, Sarah Brown, is the one conducting the group in the above picture. I met Sarah when she did a talk at the 2010 AGG concerence in Detroit. Nice lady, extremely knowledgable, and very dedicated to both the conservation of stained glass and the education of future stained glass artists and conservators.
They do great work there and I wish them the best of luck, especially in these austere times.
[update October 21, 2011 - this might be temporary, but Britain's Most Fragile Treasure is on YouTube now]
Posted by Tom at October 13, 2011 08:19 AM