Leone McNeil Zimmer

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Leone McNeil Zimmer (1916 - 2014) was a stained glass artist who lived in Mendocino, California. [1] [2]

Stained glass decorative window composed of pieces of coloured glass

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Mendocino, California Unincorporated area in California, United States

Mendocino is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States. Mendocino is located 9.5 miles (15 km) south of Fort Bragg, at an elevation of 154 feet. The population of the census-designated place (CDP) was 894 at the 2010 census, up from 824 at the 2000 census. The town's name comes from Cape Mendocino, named by early Spanish navigators in honor of Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain. In turn, the etymology of Mendoza is "cold mountain."

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Biography

Leone McNeil was born in National City, California, and grew up in Los Angeles. She earned a bachelor of education degree as an art major at the University of California, Los Angeles, raised a family, and then in her 40s went back to school, earning a second bachelor's degree and in 1965 a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Otis College of Art and Design. In 1975, she divorced her first husband Robert McNeil and moved to Mendocino; in 1991, she married widowed Mendocino artist Warren George Zimmer, who died in 1999. [1] [2] She died on April 26, 2014. [3]

National City, California City in California, United States

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Art

McNeil's MFA project was in fused glass, but she later moved to leaded stained glass work as well as using epoxy to join the pieces of glass in her works. She also created art using pastels, acrylic paint, and watercolors, as well as some sculpture. [1]

Came Divider bar used between small pieces of glass to make a larger glazing panel.

A came is a divider bar used between small pieces of glass to make a larger glazing panel.

Epoxy family of polymer

Epoxy is either any of the basic components or the cured end products of epoxy resins, as well as a colloquial name for the epoxide functional group. Epoxy resins, also known as polyepoxides, are a class of reactive prepolymers and polymers which contain epoxide groups. Epoxy resins may be reacted (cross-linked) either with themselves through catalytic homopolymerisation, or with a wide range of co-reactants including polyfunctional amines, acids, phenols, alcohols and thiols. These co-reactants are often referred to as hardeners or curatives, and the cross-linking reaction is commonly referred to as curing. Reaction of polyepoxides with themselves or with polyfunctional hardeners forms a thermosetting polymer, often with favorable mechanical properties and high thermal and chemical resistance. Epoxy has a wide range of applications, including metal coatings, use in electronics/electrical components/LEDs, high tension electrical insulators, paint brush manufacturing, fiber-reinforced plastic materials and structural adhesives. Epoxy is sometimes used as a glue.

McNeil is best known for her stained glass work in churches. She has provided glass panels for the Mendocino Presbyterian Church, [1] [2] [4] First Presbyterian Church and Trinity Lutheran Church in Fort Bragg, California, [2] [5] St. David's Episcopal Church of Ashburn, Virginia, [2] and the Hoag Memorial Hospital Chapel in Newport Beach, California. [6]

Mendocino Presbyterian Church church in Mendocino, California

The Mendocino Presbyterian Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Presbyterian church building located at 44831 Main Street, in Mendocino, California. Built of coast redwood, it sits on the Mendocino headlands overlooking the Pacific Ocean; its board and batten exterior walls, tall side-entrance bell tower, steep gabled roof and lancet windows are typical of many Carpenter Gothic churches. Its stained glass windows were made by local stained glass artist Leone McNeil Zimmer.

Fort Bragg, California City in California, United States

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Holmer, Debbie L. (Fall 2009), "At Home with Leone McNeil" (PDF), Mendocino Arts: 8–10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Eppstein, Maureen (Summer 2003), "Leone McNeil Zimmer: A Sensitive Balance", Arts & Entertainment, Mendocino Arts Center: 32–33.
  3. ↑ "Obituary". Mendicino Beacon. Legacy.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. ↑ MPC Stained Glass, accessed 2011-12-25.
  5. ↑ Trinity Lutheran Church Stained Glass Window Descriptions and The Stained Glass Windows Of Trinity, accessed 2011-12-25.
  6. ↑ Chapel Windows, Hoag Memorial Hospital, Newport Beach Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine ., artist's web site, accessed 2011-12-25.
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