What are the most sentimental items on display in my studio?

Written By Kim Joy

My studios have many sentimental items on display.

In my jewelry studio and office a printed stuffed rabbit sits high on a shelf looking over me. My Dad made her for me when I was 2 and he was in the hospital having half his stomach removed. He wanted me to have something to remember him by. She means the world to me. ( My Dad lived until I was 18 and I miss him dearly to this day.

Rabbit from Dad

In my stained glass and metalsmithing studio I would say the pieces that most sentimental to me are past student items- Bellita Collins’ safety glasses, Scotty Bates’ grozier pliers and his glass cutter. Both Belitta and Scotty are gone from this world but memories of them live on.

Do you have any sentimental items in your work space? If so what are they?

Kim Joy

Kim Steinmuller Joy has been a stained glass artist and teacher since 1982. Most of her pieces are in the traditional style and starting to experiment to incorporate materials not usually found in the medium. She believes that through her pieces she can grow and learn more about the world around her and where she came from. She hopes that her work will inspire and encourage others in their artistic endeavors. She loves working with commissions that allows her to create one of kind pieces for the commissioner.

She belongs to Stained Glass Association of America and National Capital Art Glass Guild. Her work can be found at the Community Council of the Arts in Kinston NC, Arts Council of Wayne County Goldsboro, NC, and Wilson Arts in Wilson, NC. She teaches Nash Community College Nashville, NC, Wilson Community College Wilson NC. Her works are in private collections worldwide.

Kim Steinmuller Joy was raised in upstate New York and now lives and works in Wilson, NC.

https://www.kimsjoy.com
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