I've been thinking for some time that I wanted to share what I really do. It's a job, or at least it is my legal business, but I would definitely not say that there is enough work to call it a job! Anyway, I started in stained glass something like 26 years ago, after my son was born and I found I needed some type of mental and physical "therapy". He was born with symmetrical brain atrophy, and I needed a stress outlet.
First, what the atrophy meant (since I know some of you are wondering) was that his brain was literally atrophied, or undersized on both hemispheres, rather than just on one. He also had the scalloping in his forebrain that would lead to mental retardation. So his prognosis was development like children with Down's syndrome and physical delays along the line of Cerebral palsy. Or maybe the brain would play catch-up, since we really do not understand the miracles that the brain can decide to take on. I firmly believe that God decided that the miracle path was the way we were going to go. To make a long story short, he is now a Mechanical Engineer with a BS and MS, and works in his field.
Back to stained glass. I work in the field, have taught for 20 years, and do restoration work. That includes churches, residential, restaurants, and most often Busch Gardens Williamsburg while they are closed down for the winter. So I thought I would include some pictures of this work, and then a couple of pieces that I just really like. Hope you enjoy it.
Shot of a panel during the process of replacing 2 broken panes of glass. Shot with rondel panel, and pane to be removed.
