Of course there's a "But..." to that statement because here I am! Jumping into a world of writing that I barely visit, let alone participate in. So the question is: Why? Partly because I have a friend who asked for a link to my artist's blog (which didn't exist until now). Partly because I have watched my husband working with such purpose and joy. Partly because I love to write. Partly because I'm curious. Partly because I'm about to venture into the world of "real" business; for me, that's selling art that I create.
It took me almost a decade to claim "artist" as my own. I actually started my first piece of stained glass at the age of 17. I loved the process, but before I could finish, I graduated from high school! So the pieces sat in a box for several years until I finally threw them out to make room for my children's keepsakes. Many years went by; my children grew; my husband went to jail and I divorced him; and eventually I needed something positive to occupy my time. That's when I saw an advertisement for a stained glass class at a local glass store.
I attended the class, made a few "canned" pieces, then was seized by a vision of a piece in its entirety. It was, for me, a completely unexpected event. I had picked up an old window frame from a friend. It was from a 105 year old barn, and it oozed character. In contemplating what to do with it, I considered painting it, using it to frame a painting, hanging pictures of my then-teenage children in it... and then, in a moment, I knew it had to frame a stained glass piece. And not just any piece, a piece titled, "God's Garden" that took me many weeks to design and build. From that inspiration to now, my art has been self-designed, frequently framed in found window frames, and 100% inspired by God.
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