Joan Weir began working with glass in 2003. After a 10-year hiatus during which she concentrated on getting her Master’s in Deaf Education and PhD in Curriculum & Instruction. She has returned to stained glass and the design of unique and whimsical creations with a emphasis on picture frames and contemporary suncatchers. She has shown previously at the Shoreline Arts Center and Art Essex, and she is currently exhibiting her work at Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook, Connecticut.