Artist guided by fearlessness and faith
FAITH Magazine Diocese of Grand Rapids
July/August, 2011
Sheets of richly colored glass line the handmade wooden racks in Richard Hanley’s studio.
Look around and you’ll see images of Christ on the walls and prayer cards here and there, including one of John Paul II tucked in a box of shims.
This is where Richard creates the stained glass that adorns hundreds of churches. He sees himself as an interpreter, his work a reflection of people’s deepest beliefs and faith stories.
“You’re all artists,” he tells people when he meets with them to discuss a new project. “Open up your hearts and minds and give me images and thoughts that I can put on paper...
“I’m able to piece those answers together and create images. That’s my art form.”
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