S T O R Y B Y

R o b ert S u lliv a n

P O R T R A IT B Y

E le n a D orfm a n

Through

fhe

Looking

Glass

Opposite: Judith

Schaechter at the bay

window of her cozy

Philadelphia studio

with her stained glass

work

The K n o t

at right.

J u d ith S c h a e c h te r

“ S ta in e d glass m ad e its e lf k n o w n to m e lik e n o o th e r

m e d iu m an d s ta in e d glass re q u ire s n o t a le a rn in g

c u rv e b u t flu e n c y th a t I h a v e n ’t g o tte n to y e t. A n d ,

in a w a y , I ’m stu ck w ith th is. F o r b e tte r or w o r s e .

A n d it is v e r y m u ch lik e a m a rria g e .”

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