The lettering perhaps like this? The 'veil' running down the centre of the piece like fine tissue paper, is as a result of the casting process.
"Now we see through a glass darkly, but then face to face" 1 Corinthians 13:12
Charmian Mocatta takes a rubbing of the sculpture, so that the positionng of the lettering is accurate.
The stencils of Charmian Mocatta's lettering are positioned on the now polished and prepared glass.
The glass sculpture is turned to postion the stencils on the opposite side accurately.
Colin Reid preparing the stencil and mask for sand-blasting.
The stencil for the 'south side' finalised. The 'backwards lettering on the right, will be legible from the other side, the right way around.
Starting to remove the stencils from the glass after sand-blasting.
Removing masking take and stencils after sand-blasting.
Colin Reid cleaning the glass after removing stencils.
Colin Reid & Charmian Mocatta with the finished glass on the lifting hoist.
Colin Reid, being assisted by another glass artist, Fiaz.
A close-up of some of the lettering. The optical quality glass gives a vibrant luminous quality to the piece.
The finished glass section of the sculpture. The lettering on the left side of the piece is on the reverse side, and read 'through' the glass, echoing the meaning of the verse.
Colin Reid assembling the portable hoist in Copthorne.
