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PROJECT: Como Contemplar, Manresa Gallery, St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco
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After research and meditation, Janssen painted, gauche on vellum. The final layers of brushwork and text were composed digitally in collaboration with Fr. Blaettler and Lutz Haufschild. Janssen operated computer software as the team viewed a digital projection, and for 5 hours they talked and developed the concepts and artwork. After the composition was complete, then the artwork was digitally mastered as multi-layered etching for both glass sides. The primary masks were cut by a computer controlled carbide bit, availing extensive detail and fine precision.

The artist flew the stencils to Vancouver and worked with Haufschild and master craftsmen to texture and etch. Specific etchings articulate different components of the overall composition. Each glass side includes two stages of articulated mask and also hand-applied resists, which were progressively etched away with 100 grit aluminum oxide. Masking methods include computer cut stencil, specialty in-house techniques, and the artist painted resist directly on the glass with a custom 5 foot long brush. The glass was cleaned, shipped by truck from Canada, and professional installed at St. Ignatius Church.
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