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  For years, 12 to be exact I was totally consumed with the art of Stained Glass
I REALLY MUST STRESS THAT I AM NO LONGER BUILDING OR IN FACT
INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF STAINED GLASS WORK OTHER THAN
SURFACE PAINTING AND THAT IS QUITE INFREQUENT. ALTHOUGH I AM
MORE THAN WILLING TO DESIGN GLASS WORK I HAVE CHOSEN TO
DISPLAY THESE WORKS MERELY AS EXAMPLES OF WORK DONE.
  I began by assisting a terrific artist, educated in art at the Calgary School of Art,
named Gerry Eversole. I work with Gerry on a small newspaper where he was the
production manager and I was learning, slowly. Gerry asked me to help him in
his studio an a piece basis. Which I did building tiffany lamps at first and other
glass projects. He is a great fellow with a lot of experience.
  After that I was hired by the Provincial Government to participate
in the restoration of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings Restoration Project in the early 1970s.  I got
that job by frequently visiting the project in Victoria close to where I lived. There I made
friends with the fellow who was restoring the stained glass. His name was Bruce Allen. We
spoke many times while he worked in a studio set up for him on the corner of Douglas St.
and Government St. The building is no longer there. It was scheduled to be torn now after
the completion of the project. Bruce was involved in a car accident one week end and I
was unable to find him on the job. His foreman said that he had broken his back and would
be convalescing. I asked it I could relieve him for the time he took to get well and that is how I began working there. It took more than a year but he did return. Bruce decided not to continue with the project and moved to San Francisco California. Where we lost touch.
I am not just positive of the exact duration of time I worked the project but I believe it was
somewhere between two and three years. When I left about a year before completion I
turned over the position to a great friend John McMillan. He remained involved in glass for
many years and became a successful realtor. If you need one please look him up.
  The parliament buildings in Victoria are a unmistakable sight when visiting Victoria. The
stained glass in the buildings were done in a traditional way by artisans from England mostly.