Went to a concert at Rosedale United Church last night. I've never been there before. My husband's comment was: "Very clean. Muddy acoustics though."

I was transfixed by the racist(?!) stained glass in the sanctuary. Kneeling Indian chief on left in front of a trio of white men. Trio of slant-eyed Asians at right. Shirtless Black man in loincloth, bound at the wrists.

It appears pink in my photo, but actual background is red. Also ... only men represent nations?

#Toronto #StainedGlass

"Church officials at the #Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula in #Brussels publicly addressed a centuries-old injustice against the #Jewish community. The ceremony was attended by hundreds, including #Christian leaders, #AlbertGuigui, and other Jewish representatives.

The event centered on historic #stainedglass windows that portrayed a false accusation from 1370, when #Jews were wrongly blamed for desecrating #sacred Christian objects. These allegations, rooted in longstanding #antisemitic myths, led to violence, killings, looting, and the expulsion of Jews from the #DuchyofBrabant.

As part of the ceremony, the stained-glass panels were removed and replaced with a multilingual plaque, including #Hebrew, formally apologizing to the Jewish people. The text acknowledges that similar unfounded accusations across #Europe resulted in persecution, massacres, and expulsions of Jewish communities."

https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/artc-brussels-church-apologizes-to-jewish-community-for-centuries-old-false-desecration-accusations

If you want some long-lasting queer joy in the form of stained glass in your life, I've now got some stained-glass pride flags in my Etsy store: https://straithelaboratories.etsy.com/listing/4494369329

#stainedGlass #prideFlag

Medium and Message: Stained glass

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2026/04/21/medium-and-message-stained-glass/

Smithsonian: New Smithsonian Online Exhibition Celebrates the Art and Skill of Traditional Trades. “The Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage today launched ‘Built by Hand: Skilled Artisans in the Traditional Trades,’ a new online exhibition that highlights the creativity, knowledge and experiences of skilled artisans and building trades. The exhibition features in depth […]

Artist Pia Hinz challenges our sense of what is strong and how certain things work, as they create works of art with glass

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/04/pia-hinz-stained-glass-sculptures/

I’ve seen photography of the traffic cones before. Other pieces in this collection are remarkable, too.

#glass #stainedGlass