From the 2026 American Glass Guild Conference program, August 4:
Armelle Le Roux
Remembered light, Glass fragments from WW2
Remembered Light is a collection of twenty five art pieces created by thirteen artists using stained glass shards collected by late Frederick McDonald in various bombed sites in WW2. Each piece includes a text transcript from the chaplain‘s memory of the specific location and events related to it. The unaltered glass fragments and the narratives have been transcended by the artists to convey the idea of being a witness of the era one experiences leading to the universal longing for Peace. Most of the pieces combine various glass techniques such as: leaded glass, glass painting, enameling, sandblasting, fusing, slumping, silkscreen and lampworking. Other media such as ceramic, wood, acetate, and Plexiglas have been used. The pieces are of various shapes and dimensions. The collection is displayed as a chronological journey and finds its harmony in the steel easel-like frames and pedestals custom-made for each art work. The exhibition also includes a 5-minute introduction video, graphics explaining The Chaplain McDonald’s journey, and a booklet of his stories, a lit display case with remaining glass shards and various archives. A catalog has been printed in 3000 copies.
Armelle Le Roux, owner of Atelier Le Roux is the artistic director, lead artist and curator of Remembered Light. The project is an on-going, traveling exhibition since 2008—and will find its permanent home at the Presidio in San Francisco.
