Lives Less Ordinary

The giant window and the race against time


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Tim Carey was a talented but little-known artist working with stained glass, when a huge opportunity fell into his lap. A mega church was being built in Kansas, and Tim was asked to build a huge window for it. It would be the biggest stained glass window in the world - the size of a basketball court. Tim said yes, but deep down he had no idea whether he could actually pull it off, so he approached a maverick stained glass artist called Narcissus Quagliata, a legend in the field. Together they took on the project, and formed a close bond in the process. There's a film about their story called Holy Frit.
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Deiniol Buxton
Photo: Tim Carey and Narcissus Quagliata
Credit: Kyle J. Mickelson
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