My second postcard was based on the designs of the leaded glass windows at the house I grew up in in Oak Park. I thought they would appreciate a bit of the house they made a home from 1973-2021. So I went back on my phone and found a picture I took of a window during my last visit to the house in January 2021.

There were so many moments of my life and childhood looking through these windows. They truly were the frame around my view of the world growing up. Maybe it is the most formative image layered on my childhood. Does it tie into why I want to have art and creativity in my life? Does growing up in that house shape how I look at what makes a home or what is good architecture? It wasn’t a plain old pane of glass, but faceted and composed. It was a layer of home that was visible between me and the world.

It was pretty special to have that be a part of my growing up. And I realize that more now.