The Tale of Saint Hildegard and the Family of Squirrels.

2 Installing St Hildegard ©Gilroy Stained Glass

 

Once upon a time (or last week, if you prefer) there was a sure-footed artist named John who was called upon to install our latest window at St Mary’s Church, Kerrisdale. This window depicted an awesome woman of the 12th century named Saint Hildegard. Now, upon this day it seemed that everyone wanted to watch the installation (live streamed by the church and attended by the benefactors), including a family of squirrels who darted into the church. It was quite entertaining for all who were viewing from the balcony to watch the attempted ushering out of the squirrel family from the church (no squirrels were harmed during the ushering process). The squirrel family decided it would be much more entertaining for them to see from outside, so they settled themselves upon the grass to get a good view. After a short time, it seemed that it was decided that John’s agility was not in the same league as the squirrel family and thus, as there was no leaping from branch to branch, they left without a fare-thee-well.

1 Installing St Hildegard ©Gilroy Stained Glass
3 St Hildegard insitu ©Gilroy Stained Glass
4 St Hildegard, detail in studio © Gilroy Stained Glass