MEET JANE
Artist. Teacher. Storyteller.
Jane has been drawing, coloring, building, and imagining for as long as she can remember.
What began with childhood art projects grew into a life of teaching, stained glass, storytelling, and helping others discover what they can create. Her work is guided by close observation, patience, kindness, and the belief that creativity belongs to every age.
A continuing-education class at Northern Kentucky University introduced Jane to stained glass. At Kaleidoscope, Cliff Kennedy taught her how to transform her own drawings into patterns and, from there, into finished windows. Jane learned to cut, grind, foil, lead, solder, and complete each piece. When she saw light move through the colors and textures of glass, she was hooked.
A lasting body of work shaped through glass.
The Kaleidoscope years
Jane and Cliff expanded Kaleidoscope into a stained-glass business spanning four decades. Over the years, the studio created hundreds of windows, repaired and restored existing work, and developed original pieces for clients throughout the tri-state and beyond.
Made with care, glass creations can endure for generations—even centuries— carrying color, craftsmanship, and memory forward through time.
“Seeing light transmitted through the various colors and textures of glass has been most exciting”
Four decades
of making, repairing, and restoring
Hundreds
of windows, both large and small
Tri-state & beyond
serving clients throughout the region and farther afield
11 pattern books
distributed nationally; two published by North Light Books
A MEMORABLE COMMISSION
From intimate windows to an American-flag ceiling installation.
Their largest window was an American flag installed in the ceiling of a family's bourbon bar. Kaleidoscope also developed iron garden stakes sold around the world. The studio produced 11 pattern books distributed nationally; two were published by North Light Books.
KALEIDOSCOPE TODAY
Bring an idea—or a treasured window—to the studio.
Commissioned Pieces
Explore a custom stained-glass piece created to reflect your story, space, or vision.
Repair & Restoration
Kaleidoscope repairs and restores stained-glass windows so their beauty can continue for generations.
Classes
Learn stained-glass techniques through classes offered at Kaleidoscope. Classes are taught by studio instructors; Jane is not currently teaching them.
FROM PATTERN TO LIGHT
Every window begins as an idea.
Jane begins with a drawing, then considers line, texture, color, and the way each piece will respond to light. The making is patient, precise, and done entirely by hand.
01
Observe
A place, animal, memory, color, or story becomes the starting point.
02
Draw
Jane shapes the idea into a pattern with line, movement, and balance.
03
Select
Glass colors, textures, transparency, and response to light are chosen.
04
Make
Glass is cut, ground, foiled or leaded, soldered, and carefully finished by hand.
Drawing → selected glass → finished illuminated window
THE FINAL MATERIAL
Always changing with the light.
The work does not end when a window is finished. Light becomes part of the piece: transmitted light illuminates the glass from within, while reflected light makes its colors and textures sparkle. As the hour and season change, the window changes with them.
“Stained glass always entertains—changing with the time of day and even the seasons.”
NATURE - ANIMALS - CHANGING LIGHT
Farm landscapes, river views, sunsets, moonlight, stars, animals, antiques, and familiar objects all become possibilities for new designs.
Look closely.
“You see the moon and the moon sees you.”
THE HEART OF THE WORK
Colors can brighten a day.
Jane hopes her work encourages people to be observant, thoughtful, kind, and appreciative of the things they encounter in nature and life.
01
Notice
Slow down and pay attention to birds, seasons, color, and changing light.
02
Wonder
Let a simple question open space for imagination rather than one fixed answer.
03
Care
Meet animals, nature, and one another with kindness, empathy, and respect.
04
Create
Believe that a new idea can grow into something beautiful at any age.