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Maureen James, Editor in Chief of Glass Patterns Quarterly, began her career in publishing in 1977 as an intern for the printing company that would eventually print GPQ. She later took a position at Standard Gravure, a subsidiary of the Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. It was there that she gained invaluable experience in the field of publishing through her involvement in the production of many of the nation’s independent Sunday magazine supplements. Maureen was also responsible for providing customer service to the various editorial and advertising heads of staff from those different city magazines. Meeting the weekly deadlines and developing the essential organizational skills that are necessary to be successful in magazine production have given Maureen a firm foundation upon which to build Glass Patterns Quarterly.
Maureen and her husband Steven, a fine arts major, had a desire to establish a publication that would fill a need for crafters that wasn’t already being met. At the same time, they were seeking careers that would allow them both to work at home on their farm in Westport, Kentucky, and ultimately afford them the freedom to spend more time with their family. As they searched for areas that were lacking coverage by any hobbyist magazines, a friend suggested that they take a look at the stained glass market, a creative medium that Steven had enjoyed working in to fashion unique window accents as he built their home. Their research confirmed that this truly was a medium for which there was inadequate coverage in the way of a hobbyist publication.
Through God’s providence, Fall 1985 saw the inauguration of the first edition of Glass Patterns Quarterly, which started with the stained glass patterns of one designer and has since grown to over 100-plus pages that include all types of art glass projects for hot, warm, and cold glass. Innovative, expert glass designers from around the world offer fresh, new, and exciting ideas for projects in stained, leaded, fused, torchworked, blown, painted, beveled, and etched glass that cover all levels of expertise. There are now two full-size pullout pattern sections included in each issue, and beginners will be pleased to find an expanded introductory to stained glass.GPQ is also extremely proud of the original work created by its two full-time, in-house design artists, Mark Waterbury and Dave Burnett. Having a stained glass studio on the premises gives them the ability to show how products are used and to incorporate them into the projects you see in the magazine.
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