The artistic talents of a Stamford couple have opened windows of opportunity throughout the world. Robert and Peggy Journey have made stained-glass windows, lamps and cabinets in all shapes, designs and sizes that have been displayed in many foreign countries as well as at Camp David, the presidential retreat.
Locale is the primary reason the New Mexico natives moved to the Jones County community.
Besides their shop at 817 E. Wells Street, they actively participate in First Monday Trade Days in Canton. We were tired of making a 14-hour drive each month. With two children in high school, positive comments about the local district also were a factor, she said. The Journeys began working with stained glass in 1987 while living in Arkansas. Peggy, an apprentice to a woman who did stained glass, decided to teach the trade to her husband who had been injured in the oil field.