David Adams has always had an eye for fashionable eyewear. Over the last three years, he has developed an eye – and a talent – for creating art. Specifically, stained glass art.
The owner of Adams Fashion Optical and his wife, Allison, own a large historic residential property on N.W. 4th Avenue that features stained glass. When he need some of it repaired, he took it to an artist in Bridgeport.
Watching her work, and the tools she was using, David realized this was something he believed he could learn and do – and so at the age of 55 David suddenly became a stained glass artist.
He has since created hundreds of stained glass pieces, many of them depicting current and past historic Mineral Wells buildings and properties, and some dedicated to his favorite musical group, Wilco.
David has showcased many of his pieces downtown. Currently, the large windows at Coffee and Cocktails 76067 hold many of David's pieces. Most of his creations are for sale and can be viewed at his Facebook page Time was just a joke- pop culture stained glass art.
He even put together a detailed, intricate Rotary Club stained glass piece for the club.
Thank you, David, for sharing your talent with the club Wednesday. He was the guest of program chair Shirl Hawes.