Flowers in stained glass, fusing
Elisabeth Cuffel“I’m originally from Alsace, and I’ve lived in several big cities, and I felt that something was missing!
” When I arrived in Tence, I immediately felt at home.
People knew me first through Ciné Tence, and I was immediately adopted when I joined this association.”
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Elisabeth Cuffel, the stained glass artist
Elisabeth Cuffel, the stained glass artistAt the Fêtes du roi de l’oiseau in September 2011, when I first came here, I met a stained glass artist at a stand, saw his work, and said to myself, that’s what I want to do!” It all clicked!
I looked for a training course through Pôle Emploi, and in November I was off to Creuse. I had my training course, my funding, my accommodation and, above all, a training supervisor.
I spent 6 months learning traditional stained glass from a master glassmaker with 40 years’ experience. And in Brioude, I learned fusing stained glass.
It’s true that your career path is crazy!
Elisabeth Cuffel stained glass
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E.cuffel 2 Rotated“There are so many of them! These are ancestral techniques.
Traditional stained glass is very precise. The glass must be cut to within 2mm. I insert the glass into lead rods that I solder with tin.
Fusing is an 800° fusion of glass, with no glue. It’s an ancestral method that dates back 5/6000 years! The difficulty lies in the firing process, which lasts a minimum of 15 hours. The temperature rise and fall must not be different, otherwise the glass will break. Then comes the thermoforming phase, when I work the glass cold.”
Elisabeth Cuffel
Stained glass: glass in lead rods that I solder with tin“Flowers, I’m so happy to make flowers, I never get tired of them!
My creations are always turned towards nature, trees. Colors. And women.
Every time I have a new idea, I have to try it out!
I’ve just been commissioned to paint a nativity scene for an exhibition in St Pal en Chalencon. New projects, new creations. I start with a drawing, which I refine until I create it.
I also do restoration work, and I’m currently working on a project for the Devesset commandery.”
Flowers, Elisabeth Cuffel
Elisabeth Cuffel creations
Elisabeth Cuffel creations“I started out with my workshop on the highly visible Place du Pont in Tence. This allowed me to make a name for myself. Then my Chemin de Blanc workshop, where I had less visibility. Not forgetting other experiences, markets, the chalet at Mont Gerbier de Jonc.”
“Up to the boutique, that was my dream….”
“It’s nice that people can see me.”
Boutique L'art en transparence, rue d'Annonay, Tence
Elisabeth Cuffel boutique
Cactus E.cuffel“I wanted to share my passion with people.
So I offer small glass workshops for families aged 3 and over, fused piece creation workshops to take things further, and one-day courses for adults.
Since 2024, a new workshop: mobile wire and glass!
At first, you don’t realize how difficult it is. I help them, but they’re the ones doing it! It’s difficult, but in the end they’re happy, all the time.
It’s great to see people happy!”
Mobile wire and glass workshop
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Family glassware workshopNow that you know a little more about Elisabeth, push open the door of her boutique or go a step further and take part in her workshops.
Elisabeth shares her passion!
All year round, a program of workshops for all ages:
Le Haut-Lignon is a land of craftsmen and women. Talented, young, men and women, all very attached to their region!
Know-how and creations, visit our workshops, work with hands and materials, tools and the world of shapes… We invite you to push open the doors of our artisans.
Artisans d’art organize beautiful creators’ markets during the summer or at Christmas time.
Loz’ Arts Auvergne and Cré’Ateliers du Haut-Lignon bring together craftspeople and organize annual markets showcasing a wide range of skills throughout the Haute-Loire summer season.
You can take advantage of this in Haut-Lignon, where numerous events are scheduled.
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