Restoration

Several years ago, we worked with a couple creating a chapel for the Catholic Diocese on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. They had purchased a stained-glass window, probably made in the 1950s, that they wanted to install above the altar. After lifting it into place for the first time, they noticed Mary’s face and hands were not up to the aesthetic level of the rest of the window. They later learned the original face and hands had been removed and replaced by a lesser artist. They contacted my son Daniel and me to see if we could replace the mismatched

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Restoration

I restored this window in a rental property in Richmond, Virginia, around twenty-five years ago. I remember how happy I was the first time I saw it, and it continues to make me smile after all these years. This is the only window I have ever seen that has affected me emotionally in this way. It’s just so clever and thoughtful.

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