You have to teach all your knowledge from your teachers to your students so that the knowledge carries on. Because you want it to carry on, or else the quality of glass goes down hill. 

It has to be that whatever you design will work with the background because that background is eventually going to come into the window since you can see through the stained glass. The light and dark are important features of your design.

When I design I try to think of the material I’m going to use in the design so that the material fits with any shape or color, the opacity, the luminosity of the glass. 

The glass I am using for Quiet River is a Remy Glass. It has a unique texture that gives the feeling of the flow of water. It is a hospital that these windows will be installed in, so I think water is a very meditative healing form.