ABOUT ANDREAS MLADEK – THE ARTIST

Andreas Mladek was educated in Europe and apprenticed in Berlin where he studied design and worked with stained and leaded glass techniques from 1978. He immigrated to Canada in 1988, he has worked for architects, interior designers, church officials, government representatives, builders and private individuals all over BC., the lower mainland as well as the US.

His experience and diversity are those of the true craftsman who designs, creates and installs to meet your requirements and specifications. As well as it and enables Andreas to work with designers in the capacity of a consultant and teacher of his crafts.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

Stained and leaded glass windows are commonly expected to be colourful, opaque and floral in design, if not elaborately painted for churches and other religious applications. This has and always will have its place. But there is another modern or contemporary facet to this ancient craft.

This is the use of clear and textured glass, sometimes in combination with bevels, which both can be found in abundance, offered through all the major glass suppliers in North America. This glass colaborates with bevels and the old-fashioned lead, which outlines the designs, and you end up with astonishing effects.

The light that pours through these exterior windows on a sunny, and for that matter everyday, casts beautiful espectrums of light and design in to the interior of the home.

An application like this meets a very important requirement, namely letting this light unabsorbed through these sidelights, doorfillings, window panes or transoms into your house and still providing privacy.

-Andreas Mladek

ASSOCIATED ARTISTS

Kathleen Williams, artist
Kathleen Williams is an artist living and working in Powell River, British Columbia. She has been designing for Creative Glass Art Ltd. since 1994. Over the years, she has designed stained and leaded glass windows for numerous projects like churches, private residences and public buildings all over the lower mainland, the province of British Columbia, as well as in the United States.

Kathleen and Andreas also collaborated in the development of many design concepts in preparation of the manufacture of stained and leaded glass windows. She can be reached via telephone at 1.604.414.0847 or by mail at the following address: Kathleen Williams | 6916 Cranberry Street | Powell River, BC | V8A 3Z5

Koval, artist – writer – architect
Koval is currently living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Please view his work here.