Glass artist Tim Carey takes on the challenge of creating a massive stained-glass window despite having no prior experience in making one. The window, based on Carey's design, features a towering image of Jesus Christ surrounded by figures from the Bible and world culture. Carey's determination and trust in his instincts drive him to take on the reputation-making job.
When artist Tim Carey and Judson Studios won the bid in 2014 to make one of the largest stained-glass window s in the world, it was a coup for Carey and The window, based on Carey’s design, would be magnificent: a 3400 square-foot work nearly 100 feet wide with 161 individual panels featuring a towering image of Jesus Christ at the center with 100 or so individual figures from the Bible , religious history, and world culture around him. This was a reputation-making job.
Yet there was one little problem: Carey had no idea how to make it. “I’ve lived my life trusting my gut and my instinct,” Carey says. “I’ve done things that I didn’t think I could do. I’ve taken the approach of my favorite author. Ray Bradbury says, ‘Jump off the cliff, and grow your wings on the way dow
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