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July 14, 2004 - Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Valley&State Backpage O&E Sports Archives Classifieds Faith&Beliefs Obituaries Revels July 7, 2004 Not a pane, it's a stain By Bill Choy Ashland Daily Tidings It's always a special moment for Tim Yockey when he sees light reflected from a piece of stained glass he's created or helped restore. "It's a privilege to do this art," said Yockey, 63, of Ashland. "When there's a little light on it, it just flickers and it comes alive. It's quite exciting to see." Dal shows off a piece of glass he and his father worked on for a recent client. It makes it even more special that he gets to share it with his son, Dal Yockey, 35, his partner in their business, Canterbury Stained Glass. The father and son duo have restored the stained glass windows of numerous churches in Oregon such as Trinity Episcopal in Ashland and are working on the stained glass windows at Grace Lutheran Church of Ashland on Laurel Street. They also design stained glass windows for homes and have created stained glass domes, lamps and cabinet windows. Tim has been in the stained glass business for more than 30 years and is ecstatic to be working with his son. "I love being with him and I know I can trust him," he said. "And the friendship and business aspects just take care of themselves. Usually, when you have an employee, you wonder if they can do the work that needs to be done, and with him, I know it will be done and be done right. ... To be creative and to be with my son is the ultimate." Dal agreed. "We have a good, close relationship with each other," he said. "And to work with him has been great." Dal said he always had a love for art, but really developed an appreciation for stained glass when he helped his father at a church in Eugene when he was on summer break from college in 1990. The experience made him realize he enjoyed working with stained glass. "It was one of the more enjoyable jobs I'd done," he said. "It was taking something that was broken down and wasn't the window it was before, and restore it to its original condition. It was very empowering." In 1992, Dal moved to Eugene and had his own stained glass shop before moving back to the Rogue Valley in 1997 to work with his father. The Yockeys began restoration work at Grace Lutheran last week and expect to wrap up the project by Labor Day. The stained glass at Grace Lutheran was put up in 1908 and started to develop hairline cracks and fractures in the glass, and the lead in the glass was starting to buckle. The restoration cost is estimated to be around $30,000. Graham Lewis, operations manager for the church, has been impressed with the work the Yockeys have done. "They're great craftspeople who enjoy their work," he said. "It's a skill that takes a lot of close attention to detail, because the glass has to be cut exactly, which is not easy. It's a very artistic thing and requires someone with a lot of patience." While they don't usually advertise, business has been going well thorough strong word of mouth, both Yockeys said. "Good craftsmanship sells itself," Tim said. DailyTidings.com Home Page Valley&State | Backpage | O&E | Sports | Archives | Weather | Classifieds Columnists | Faith&Beliefs | Obituaries | Revels | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2004 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Click Here Site Search: .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams