JENNIFER BUCKNER (1945 - 2025)
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Jennifer Buckner's life was a testament to her profound love for stained glass, a passion that began over 30 years ago. It all started when she discovered an advertisement for an adult education class in glass at a local school in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, where she had a weekend home. The class, offered at a modest fee of $6.00 for one night a week over ten weeks, marked the beginning of her lifelong journey with glass. From that moment, Jennifer never looked back.
Her dedication to the craft led her to study at renowned institutions including Studio du Verre in Montreal, the Corning Museum of Glass, Oatka Glass School, Bullseye Glass in New York, Leatherbarrow Glass Studio on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, and Weisser Glass in Maryland. Each course and workshop presented new and challenging techniques, continuously expanding her creativity and skillset. Jennifer's glasswork was diverse and innovative, ranging from cutting sheets of glass for stained glass panels to fusing large quantities of glass at high temperatures in a kiln. She delighted in rearranging the fused glass into intricate new patterns and even experimented with pulling molten glass through a kiln to form twisted canes and murrine. Her explorations extended to creating representations of early human cave drawings and crafting realistic bird feathers from powdered glass. Throughout her life, the magic of glass never ceased to captivate her. Nature was Jennifer's primary muse, and her work often depicted flora and fauna, incorporating objects from the woods and lake near her home in the Champlain Islands. Her fascination with the endless variety of sea shells frequently featured in her creations, and she enjoyed infusing a touch of humor into her pieces. Jennifer's journey in the world of stained glass was nothing short of remarkable. Her work remains a beautiful legacy, reflecting her incredible talent and unyielding passion for this enchanting medium. 
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