You may recall me saying that I am often halfway through a project before I cut the first piece of glass.

Well, this is one of the things I’m doing here, along with designing, getting approvals, making patterns, and finding glass and other materials we’ll need.

For this project, I’m selecting the background color for a night sky for a laylight, an indoor skylight, and a lighting fixture representing the moon passing overhead.

Sometimes, I think of other artists sitting in front of their work, thinking about how to proceed. Here, I’m thinking of Mark Rothko.

It doesn’t take me long to feel color alone. Color brings out strong emotions without symbols, creating the sensory experience I’m looking for.