Sarah Galloway, Complete scheme of windows (2011), West Leigh Baptist Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. | Photo: Sarah Galloway
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Sarah Galloway, Complete scheme of windows (2011), West Leigh Baptist Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
Photo: Sarah Galloway
Sarah Galloway, Cupola (2011), West Leigh Baptist Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. | Photo: Sarah Galloway
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Sarah Galloway, Cupola (2011), West Leigh Baptist Church, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
Photo: Sarah Galloway

Baptist Church - West Leigh, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

Address
West Leigh Baptist Church 1150, London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2AJ
Recommended by
Peter Hildebrand (20)
Highlight
Complete scheme
Artist, maker and date
Sarah Galloway, 2011
Reason for highlighting

A colourful set of windows that works with the modern design of the building to make an engaging and uplifting space, both for worship and other community activities.

The cupola is particularly successful, glowing with colour and throwing washes of colour into the building during the day, while acting as a beacon to the local community when illuminated at night. Indeed all the windows have this ability to look both ways; to be appreciated from inside during the day and from outside at night, thereby making a tangible engagement beyond the church and into the wider community.

Other comments

Sarah Galloway comments that “The predominant imagery [in the glass] pertains to baptism, water and fishing, reflecting both the denomination of the church and its close proximity to the Essex coast. I created the artworks through a combination of hand applied coloured resin, deep sandblasting the surface of the glass and the use of acid etch to represent individual motives and details, including fish and the crown of thorns.”

Artist/maker notes

Sarah Galloway was born in Devon and study at Falmouth College of Art. Early influences included the St Ives Painters and artists, Patrick Heron and John Piper. Interested in surface pattern and design Sarah studied at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, where she was awarded a First Class honours degree and a Distinction at Masters level.  It was during her MA studies that Sarah developed her love of glass.

The exploration of light is an important aspect of her abstract and conceptual work, whilst she continues to push back the boundaries of her practice, re-defining the possibilities of glass through the adoption of contemporary methodologies.

Source:  Sarah Galloway Glass

Highlighted dates at this location
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