A large white carousel horse with a lavender saddle, gold mane and tail, and an elaborate copper feather decorating its head dominates the door. The transom features a design more traditionally associated with Victorian homes and resembles an orchid like flower embellished with irridescent glass. The side windows are also traditional, featuring stylized crests, circles and leaves. Leah Kopcsandy works on stained glass for 20 to 30 hours a week and uses her tiny but well-organized kitchen as a workshop. She averages completing three projects each month.
Commissions come from word of mouth recommendations and from two ads in local classified sections.
By day Ms. Kopcsandy is employed as a secretary for a local pharmaceutical company. She credits her job with inspiring one of her most impressive pieces. Blizzard is a large white, blue and silver abstract measuring 42 x 42 inches square. The work contains elements reminiscent of her firm's corporate logo and evokes images of snowflakes and winter storms. Illustrating Bible scenes has long been a focus of stained glass artisans and also intrigues Ms. Kopcsandy.