Where have I been?

Written By Kim Joy

Time got away from me before I left for July 4th trip. I was busy planning the week away prior to going- setting up care for Fred and the Cats, a place to stay, what I would take back to the house I grew up in and the blacksmith shop my Dad loved.

The drive to South Worcester was 10 hours long, my friend Teresa went with me. We delivered an antique chair that had survived the Mansion fire and had been in the house I grew up in ever since that fire. I felt it was better to take it back rather than store it longer. Also took a cobbler bench and tools to the Blacksmith shop and donation box to my Dad’s Church. Rang the Church Bell 250 times for the 4th ( had rung it 200 times in 1976 also). I got to visit my sister Jane before heading back to North Carolina.

Quick trip but a good trip. Hopefully next trip will be longer and cooler.

Jane and Me, Blacksmith Shop, Charlotte Valley Inn (childhood home) and my Dad’s Church

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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