How would you like to own a Chuck Miller-created Dream Window – and, in turn, help preserve art in Saratoga Springs? Yep, you can do both. Thanks to the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation. The 2014 Trask Art Show and Sale, which benefits the Spirit of Life and Spencer Trask Memorial in Saratoga Springs, will take…
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I take salvaged and old broken windows and turn them into artwork.
Dream Window 11: Saratoga’s Healing Waters
Of late, my Dream Window project has involved collages in the window panes, instead of stained glass. This time, I’m going back to using the perimeter panes for stained glass, and using the center panel for one of my photographs. And after searching around the two local salvage and parts warehouses – I found just…
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Dream Window #10: The Photo Finish
I’ve been having a bit of fun with my slit-scan-modded camera, and I’m contemplating turning my photo project into a Dream Window. And my newest Dream Window project, the frame of which I acquired from an eBay dealer in Maryland, might work out perfectly. Or at least I hope so. First things first. Glass removed. …
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Dream Window 9: The Madison Theater
Last year, just prior to Historic Albany’s BUILT fundraiser, I received a Twitter message from fellow TU community blogger Silvia Meder Lilly. Lilly, who also operates her own personal DelSo blog, acquired a vintage window somewhere, and wondered if I could turn it into something special. She sent me a picture of the window. @chuckthewriter…
Read MoreAssisting the Damien Center with a Dream Window
I heard about the devastating fire at the Albany Damien Center’s South Lake Avenue headquarters. How terrible. This isn’t what the Damien Center needs right now. They exist for the simple goal of assisting those who have been stricken with HIV and its complications. No judgments, no sermons. Just a helping hand. Last year, I…
Read MoreA Dream Window to help animals
As my photographic “Competition Season” kicks in, so too does my “Charitable Season.” And in “Charitable Season,” I offer an opportunity for you to acquire some of my artworks and photos… and, in exchange, your donations will help raise money for the Capital District’s local charities and causes. This year, I will once again offer…
Read MoreDream Window #8: The Last Sermon
As you’re reading this headline, you’re thinking… “The Last Sermon … isn’t that the picture Chuck took of the bell tower of St. Patrick’s Church in Watervliet, just before the construction crew finally knocked it down?” This is why I have smart, observant blog readers. Nothing gets past them. But back to our story. I’ve been…
Read MoreDream Window #7: The Sacred Shore
Last November, I won a Tudor-style window from an Oneonta salvage yard in an eBay auction; that picture eventually became Dream Window #5: The Thirst Quencher. But instead of spending extra $$ in having them ship that window to me, I instead drove to Oneonta and picked the window up myself. When I got to…
Read MoreThis May, come to “A Dream in the Dash”
I haven’t been able to announce the full details of this just yet – most of what has happened has involved “behind the scenes” negotiations and the like – but today, I definitely want to share some of the good news with all of you. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Kelly Grimaldi,…
Read MoreDream Window #6: The Beacon
Belief is the hard part. Understanding is the easy part. And somewhere inbetween those points is faith. Faith in God, faith in the world, faith in nature and all of its beauty. And part of me felt that a Dream Window honoring faith and belief in a higher power would be perfect for an upcoming…
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