Oh my! I have been busier than I thought! I was sure I had updated my blog a few times this year and apologize that it has been so long since my last update. This glass was created on commission as a wedding gift for clients in Kingston. There were a few lessons learned as I designed and worked on this one, including strategic placement of break lines to allow me to cut in special features, like the dog. 

Last Sunday was the first of a series of demo days by Galerie Old Chelsea Artists at The Wakefield Mill. I created this privacy screen to demonstrate the copper foiling process to visitors. To reflect what felt like a long, grey start to January, I have called this Sun Seeker. I used a mix of clear, textured glasses to create this privacy screen that incorporates three pieces of heritage glass, each of which offers a different perspective and hints of what may be going on outside of the window. The clear, textured glass reflects and draws in the colors from outside and sparkles in the full sunlight in the daytime as well as by the streetlight at night. (Just click on the pictures to see the full image)

January weather has been pretty grey and cloudy. I stopped by the Galerie last Sunday morning on my way to my demonstration at The Mill and was gifted with ten minutes of sunshine. Only five minutes away in the car, I was back in the grey skies and snow was falling! I just wanted to share the joy of the luxury of sunshine, including the free, temporary art sunlight created on the wall in the stairwell. 

Titan is now available at Galerie Old Chelsea. It represents optimism, strength and determination as we end 2025 and face the new challenges of 2026. Happy New Year!
Titan est désormais disponible à la Galerie Old Chelsea. Il incarne l'optimisme, la force et la détermination alors que nous terminons l'année 2025 et que nous nous apprêtons à relever les nouveaux défis de 2026. Bonne année !

The works of Galerie Old Chelsea artists are now featured at The Wakefield Mill. While this historic stone building features many large windows, guests are encouraged to focus on the views to the woods and waterfalls, limiting the opportunities to feature my stained glass in the windows. You can find my works in the Waterfall conference room. 

How many trees need to stand together before they can be recognized as a forest? My fourth free-standing tree, called 'Winter Solstice' will be delivered tomorrow to Galerie Old Chelsea, just in time for the launch of the Galerie's 'Joyful' Christmas show. Avital (the purple vertigo tree) sold very quickly so there won't be a chance to see all four in one image.

Over more than two months during my husband's recovery, I created these stained glass trees in 'stolen moments'. They are now available for sale at the Christmas Market at Galerie Old Chelsea. Gloria (green) and Avital (purple) are 9" tall and Emmanuel is 12" tall. Now I would just like to find the time to make a larger one!

Reality check. It has been an eventful summer, culminating in a major surgery for my husband and 6-8 weeks of recovery which has had an impact on my time available both to create new art and to keep websites up to date. I expect the next five weeks of the recovery to get easier and hope to have more time to share my summer adventures and plans for this year's Christmas Market at Galerie Old Chelsea.