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KIM S JOY STAINED GLASS AND JEWE​LRY

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Where would I go for inspiration?

1/28/2017

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The place I'd like to go most to seek inspiration is Scotland. I know there is stained glass everywhere but I felt a drive when I was in Scotland in 2007. Might it have been because I felt the presence of David Ramsay Sellars, my great-grandfather, or may be I just felt in my element. I wish I could take a year off and go live there and bask in the beauty and history.

I could so the same here. It is only myself that holds me back and use external excuses to help me not do the work. Time to get off the procrastination train and jump on in and LIVE!
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How work begins.....

1/16/2017

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I usually begin a new work by clearing off my workbench of all the other projects to have a clear space to work. This helps my mind set to be clear of distractions. I tend to get easily distracted and then move on to something else instead of staying on task. Next I choose the pattern I am going to make and then go looking for glass that speaks to me for this project. Now it is time to choose the music that I will be listening to while working. And so work begins.....

What is your process for starting a new project? Share in the comments please.
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Studio before clean up
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Studio after clean up
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The best thing about being an artist.....

1/3/2017

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The best thing about being an artist is that I get to do what I love and can share that love with others, especially when teaching classes and workshops.

I am able to work in the medium of my choice and experiment and see how much I can grow and stretch the possibilities of glass. I get to meet wonderful people through teaching, many students have become long time friends, through commissions- many people willing to let me design and create a piece just for them and the numerous customers that have bought pieces from me.

I amso proud of my work and how much I have grown as artist since 1982. I did not think I would be still doing stained glass 34 years later. There were years when my art was put on the back burner due to numerous moves and not having a proper place to work. Fast forward and in 2014 I had my screened in porch closed and weatherized so I could work in there. This was a huge change from the the garage space that I had to take down every day I used it in Florida, the lanai in Hawaii, the potting shed and room with no heat that I used in Springfield and  the studio in a former prison. I have come a long way.

​My studio is my happy place.

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    ​Kim S. Joy

    I am a stained glass artist who loves her job. I want to share the wonderful work of stained glass and jewelry making with you.
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