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Video by Gary Olsen
Above photo by Donna Schmitt
The project was one of my most popular to date, and doing the research for the poster brought the bonus of my learning about Dubuque's stained glass treasures, a subject I knew a little something about going in, but as I delved further into it, I discovered so much more interesting details about these installations. Ms. Deppe had referenced my poster in our conversation, and she asked if I would provide some information to her students as they embarked on their project which would be to create paintings and drawings based on their research of stained glass windows. My idea was to take a small group of kids who would represent the rest of the classes, and I would give them an emersion lesson in some of the most representative and historic stained glass window installations in Dubuque, and then we would make a movie of our trip that could be shared with a wider audience. This is the beauty of television. It's a classroom without walls. We can spend a few hours documenting our tour, provide an expert on the subject (which is in this case me), and the result is a unique if not extraordinary lesson. The rest of the children can experience the field trip vicariously through their friends and watch the movie over and over again. And now I plan on visiting Ms. Deppe's class to follow up with the students' individual projects. I can hardly wait for the next project.
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hen I was approached by Carver Elementary School art teacher Shirley Deppe (pictured above) to help her students with an art project, I was thrilled with the prospect. Almost a decade ago, I was engaged in an ambitious art project of my own called "Dubuque Stained Glass," a poster that is still in wide circulation among the art galleries and frame shops in Dubuque. I did that project as a fund raiser for Maria House. 
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