The Youngest Active Stained Glass Student

Robbie, one of Deborah's children, loves to hang around the studio. For his first project, he made a hummingbird suncatcher. The second project was an artist's palette from an original design. (Yes, that's right, I said ORIGINAL design.)

In the following photos, he is working on his third project.





















He is really catching on quickly. He does all his own cutting and grinding, as well as his own soldering. I am constantly amazed at how enthusiastic he is about his work, and how focused he is on getting it done.

He pays for his materials and lessons by chipping up scrap glass to make "Sookie's Sea Glass". I pay him $0.80 per pound for this. It is not unusual for him to chip up 15 to 20 lb of glass in a day.

Louis Comfort Tiffany better watch out!!

Notable Quote

Sometimes I come across something that perfectly sums up everything I wish I could put into words. The following is what I try to communicate to my students . . . and to myself.

"There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open."
- Martha Graham to colleague Agnes DeMille

Rufus - A Foundling By Any Other Name

Well, no good deed goes unpunished.










I was on my way to work at the studio in Moreland on Thursday, and saw a big ole red hound dog ambling down the middle of the road. Cars were screeching to a stop to try and avoid hitting him. He would just look up and mosey on out of the way. I passed him up, but then thought he was surely going to be hit, and I would hate to see him on the side of the road on the way home.




Bottom line, I turned around and went back for him. I spent my “spare” time on Thursday bathing, de-fleaing him and posting Found Dog signs. My “spare” time on Friday was spent taking him to the vet and trying to source out some low cost medications for him.



He is in pretty bad shape. Heartworms, ehrlichia, whipworms, hookworms and tapeworms. On the plus side, he is already neutered, seems to have a great temperament, and is a handsome boy. He looks to be a bloodhound / redbone / coonhound cross. He weighs in at a petite 97.3 lb.


Hopefully, my husband will come around . . . I don’t know of anyone in their right mind that would take him, knowing that they’ve got to do a heartworm treatment on him.

What's one more?

Cathy's Water Lily

Another wonderful use of the medium by Cathy. She surely has a knack for interpreting the movement and images captured in the glass. This water lily and dragon fly are rendered beautifully. The background glass is just fabulous. If only the photo could do it justice!!

Hombre Makes the Big Time