Suncatcher (Carried with me 44 Years)
In the 60's there was a craze for stained glass and stained glass sun catchers. Every home had them. I'm sure there was a Renaissance for stained glass art then and many an artist learned their craft by starting on such simple projects. This bird suncatcher was such a pretty glowing green I picked it out from so many choices. This simple glass bird was a special prize as a gift of the family for whom I babysat when I was about 14. For a week I tended baby Ann Jane at her home. In addition to the welcome pay, Ed Fox let me pick my choice from the scores of suncatchers decorating their home. It was a struggle I still remember, for I was astonished that such a piece of art he had created was being offered to me. I'll never forget struggling to choose from a bright red cardinal of this pattern and this green one. My young mind said "Oh, it must be the red one I want, for the cardinal bird is red!" Yet, I could not turn away from that pretty glowing green. So green it was.
It must be over 60 moves I've made in the years since I was a young teen, but this little suncatcher has traveled with me through all of them. It now has a home with me in the window of my kitchen in Phoenix and continues to brighten my life daily. I look at it every day.
Suncatcher (Carried with me 44 Years)
In the 60's there was a craze for stained glass and stained glass sun catchers. Every home had them. I'm sure there was a Renaissance for stained glass art then and many an artist learned their craft by starting on such simple projects. This bird suncatcher was such a pretty glowing green I picked it out from so many choices. This simple glass bird was a special prize as a gift of the family for whom I babysat when I was about 14. For a week I tended baby Ann Jane at her home. In addition to the welcome pay, Ed Fox let me pick my choice from the scores of suncatchers decorating their home. It was a struggle I still remember, for I was astonished that such a piece of art he had created was being offered to me. I'll never forget struggling to choose from a bright red cardinal of this pattern and this green one. My young mind said "Oh, it must be the red one I want, for the cardinal bird is red!" Yet, I could not turn away from that pretty glowing green. So green it was.
It must be over 60 moves I've made in the years since I was a young teen, but this little suncatcher has traveled with me through all of them. It now has a home with me in the window of my kitchen in Phoenix and continues to brighten my life daily. I look at it every day.