The Craft of Colored Glass

Not only was my dad a pho­tog­ra­pher but he was a crafter as well. He enjoyed wood­work­ing and stained glass. He made one large win­dow piece in a bath­room and many tran­som pieces for two houses he owned in Florida. I remem­ber being fas­ci­nated with the extra­or­di­nary col­ors and pat­terns which made up the glass he used. When I went with him on a trip to Europe we were both in awe of the amaz­ing stained glass win­dows in the gothic cathe­dral Notre-Dame de Reims in Paris, France. My father also took classes to learn more about this art after he moved to North Car­olina because he had planned on mak­ing many more dur­ing his retire­ment years. Also, a for­mer co-worker of mine used to make small lit­tle sun-catcher stained glass pieces and she gave one to me as a christ­mas present.

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