I was raised in New Riegel, Ohio, home of the “Ribs.” I got started in stained glass
because my husband and I wanted to build on a jacuzzi room. I thought it would be
great to break up the large wall with stained glass, one on each side. I figured I could
do it myself, so I went to Tiffin Glass and Mirror to one of their classes. I was hooked,
so I drove to Franklin Art Glass in Columbus and they set me up! I came home with a
grinder, tools, glass - you name it! I set up everything in my basement and built two
windows. After a lot of turn of events, I moved to Hilton Head Island and started
working at Mackey Glass. We designed and built front doors with side lights and
windows. I was there for five years, raising my daughter Amy. We moved back to New
Riegel because my mom had dementia. I set everything up in my garage then it ended
up strewn all over the house. I heard about The Arts Garage and thought it would be
great to put my 30 years as a hobbyist to be with other artists.