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Stained Glass Studio Humor Helps To Overcome Adversity - Don't Be Like Milo

Back in 1985, I had an experience which round pattern of a scene with ducks in it
really was a set back for me. It was at a for his first project. He enjoyed the
time when a lot of pressure was building. process of selecting the glass and really
I wasn't sure which direction I wanted my understood the concept of cutting out his
stained glass art to go. We had pattern pieces and tracing them out on
experienced a house fire and I needed to glass. Then he began to cut his
concentrate on rebuilding. I had sold the glass.Now, we had already taught him how
video rental part of our business, which to cut glass before he laid a cutter on
was also the part that brought in income glass which he had purchased and he had
on a consistent basis. But I still loved done okay, but as he began to cut his
stained glass, it was just that the shine pieces out, he varied from the
was starting to wear off, it wasn't as instructions we had given him. I told
fun anymore.Someone once told me that Milo, he should push the cutter away from
anything you do to earn your living will himself so he could see where the wheel
eventually become a job. And I guess that on the cutter was going, but Milo felt is
was happening to me, my art was becoming was easier to pull it towards himself.
my job and I spent more time trying to Then, I had taught Milo to tap under the
make money, than trying to make good glass to get the score to run so that he
art.But it was still fun, there was could tap directly under the score and
always a renewal of excitement when we get a nice, clean break. Milo figured it
began to teach a new series of classes was easier to turn the glass upside down
because the students would bring their and lay it on the table and tap it from
enthusiasm with them and Jeanne and I that side. Consequently, his tapping was
would be reminded all over again about often not directly under the place scored
what a great and fantastic art form and his glass often broke in the wrong
stained glass construction was.Then Milo place.Mistakes happen when learning a new
came and took classes. He walked into the skill, but Milo wouldn't listen. As hard
studio in his "Missouri Tuxedo." That's a as we tried, Milo was going to do it his
pair of bib overalls. He wore no own way. I said push, he pulled, I said
additional shirt over his quite large tap from the bottom, he tapped from the
frame and he was barefoot. He looked a top. When he broke a large piece of glass
little like Santa Claus on vacation with which would be the sky in the window, I
his white flowing beard and round tummy. offered to give him a new piece of glass.
He began to ask us about stained glass But of course, Milo refused, instead he
and he caught the excitement of the just jovially said, "No, that will just
vision of being able to create his own be another lead line." And so his project
work of art. So we invited him to join went, one badly broken and shaped piece
with us during our next class and he after another, with "new lead lines"
came. We were happy to have him, but we springing up whenever a mistake was
cautioned that you have to wear shoes in made.Milo was having so much fun, he
a stained glass shop and that a shirt was decided to take his project home and foil
also a good idea.Milo showed up at the and solder it there. At that point, I
appointed hour, full of enthusiasm. He figured it couldn't hurt, he didn't
brought his wife along, just to watch. listen to a word of advice anyone gave in
That was a common occurrence in Missouri, class.I was wrong.A day or two passed and
a way to get good value from your dollar Milo returned with his completed project.
and give your spouse a chance to get out He had foiled and soldered it at home.
of the house. Milo chose a very nice




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