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I am an artist. I've been working with stained glass for about 15 years. I design and fabricate custom pieces. Doors, windows, etc. i've made signs for a few businesses. I am the go-to repair person for several of the antique shops in town. I was recently contacted by the Unitarian church to do some restoration on a couple of their windows. I really dig restoration work even though it presents some really tough challenges. I get into thinking about the original artisan, wondering if this window I'm touching that they produced 100, 150 years ago was just a job for them, or did they appreciate that they were creating a beautiful piece of art. I also make kaleidoscopes and re-create children's art in glass. Working with kids' art is really fun because it reconnects me to whimsy. My business is called What A Pane Glass Studio.

When life demands that I get a real job, I work in marketing.