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STAINED GLASS

By Stacey Sebastian of Sunny in Bend

The dramatic shift of 2020 brought an unexpected new reality to my life and family. My normal life of working 9 hour days to provide for my household and spending little time at home was about to change drastically. I remember when I called my mom, Penny, to tell her I wanted to work on small pieces of stained glass for fun.

Then suddenly, she experienced a life altering medical emergency and had to downsize her business. Her Glass and Mirror Shoppe was bustling but there was little time to spend on her 40 years old craft business of Stained Glass Overlay. I would be the one to take on the family business and it became a much-needed creative outlet.

As a single parent, my mom Penny, raised my sister, Brandy, and I on her income from Stained Glass Overlay. This urgent shift in my mom’s business made me pack up Sunny, my daughter, Cookie, my older dog, borrow a trailer from my friend, Johnny and head south to Carlsbad, CA to bring my family's business home. Driving with a trailer in tow is an experience that will never be forgotten and an adventure of a lifetime with Sunny and Cookie by my side. It brought tears, laughter, hard work, days of training, and a refreshed bond of family. It’s an emotional journey

of my mom letting go and my new responsibility of carrying on a business she is so passionate about. My household, Matt, Sunny and I, relentlessly built a studio in our home that altered our daily lives. The overwhelming responses received as I posted the first piece on social media was shocking. I was unsure how

my community would respond or how much would be spent creating my new stained glass business. To make it even sweeter my sister surprised me with a visit for extra training, support, and sister bonding I will cherish forever. Today my number one seller is the Bend Logo sign. I’m honored to keep Bend's history alive. I am grateful for this change and excited to be a part of the artist community in Bend, as I continue to grow in ways I never knew possible.

“IT’S AN EMOTIONAL JOURNEY OF MY MOM LETTING GO AND MY NEW RESPONSIBILITY OF CARRYING ON A BUSINESS SHE IS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT.”

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