This project has taken on a life of its own! We have had so many interested students that we have more than 40 windows that we will be showing and auctioning off at the First Friday celebrations in downtown Missoula on May 3rd. The venue will be announced next week!
We have picked up over thirty finished windows this past week and will be posting pictures of the finished pieces soon. During the process of picking up windows, we have had the opportunity to see some fantastic works of art and talk to the amazing students responsible for their creation. One of those student's stories is below...
This is Garrett. He attends Loyola Sacred Heart and has been working on a glass etching for the Windows of Youth project.
The completed window was leaning up against an outside window in the art classroom. Well, you might remember that we had some pretty crazy wind come through town this week. Unfortunately that wind blew open the classroom window, which in turn, smashed into one of the panes of Garrett's artwork.
At this point Garrett could have given up and said his piece was ruined. But not this guy! He asked for a little more time so that he could painstakingly replace the glass and etch it again. Now that is what we call commitment! Thank you so much Garrett!!
Below are a few more pictures of students working on their windows...
Next week we will be posting more finished pieces, so stay tuned!!!
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