#1 The Beginning

How has your stained glass improved your life?

No matter the day, whether it be fantastic or dismal – this stained glass has been a touchstone. Everyday, I take a moment – to appreciate this stained glass.

What is your favorite stained glass characteristic?

This is a hard one. Every time I look at this stained glass, I find something new and exciting. What keeps me surprised is the cobalt blue glass in the center of the stained glass, and the reflection that it creates when the sun hits it in the morning.

What is your stained glass story?

It all started in a place in which I was mentally stuck, unable to see the proverbial “light ahead of the tunnel”. Gazing into a nothingness – my eyes focused on the blue jewel in the middle of this stained glass. I then realized how someone had created this functional piece of art, and it was right in front of me – on display, for free, everyday!

This made that day, a little be brighter.

Now, before starting my workday, I take a moment to pause and appreciate how lucky I am to witness a functional piece of art that changes with every moment of every day.

Growing this curiosity, I became aware of how many stained glass windows there were in my neighborhood. I would go on walks and appreciate the different patterns and imagined how the different colours of light might mix inside each particular homeowners room.

It became a game, I started driving around the city and seeing completely different styles and formations of stained glass. Surprised at how plentiful it was in area homes.

I wondered; who lives behind that stained glass window I was viewing from the outside? And. Did stained glass affect their lives as much as it did to my own?

This is why I began the “Stain Glass Stories” Project.

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