Linda Henke and Iris Roach - Stained Glass
Linda Henke and Iris Roach - Irilin Designs
Antigonish
E: irilindesigns@eastlink.ca
Linda Henke studied design and textiles at Florida State University. She recently retired as Development Officer at St. Francis Xavier University. Linda is a member of the Antigonish Culture Alive (formerly GAPACC) Board of Directors, served as its Chair for three years, and is currently Treasurer. Iris Roach has a Master of Fine Arts degree and has been Chair of the StFX University Fine Art Department for the last 14 years. We are both long time members of the StFX Art Gallery Board of Directors. After studying the art of stained glass, we formed a partnership, Irilin Designs, in 1985. Irilin Designs is a small business specializing in commission pieces on which we collaborate. Our commissions can be found locally, throughout Nova Scotia, Canada, the USA and in Europe. Most of our designs are created using hand blown European glass. This design was inspired by the magnificent colony of great blue herons found in the wildlife sanctuary at the Antigonish Landing. The three great blue herons depicted stand together in the marshes, adjacent to local rocks, land and grasses with a beautiful Antigonish sunset behind them.
