New Mexico’s Grand Ruth Debbie Davidson arranged an Eastern Star fellowship, friends and families get together at the Little Studio on Mesa in White Rock, New Mexico.

After guidance from the studio’s owner and resident artist Joanne Kozuchowski, the multigenerational group that included both a mom and daughter pair, a grandmother and granddaughter, as well as friends and other chapter members, all tried their respective hands at creating glass bird ornaments.

Putting colorful glass shards and beads together to create individual birds was delicate work; the results ranged from a lifelike cardinal to flights of fancy fowl.

Concentration and conversation were so engaging that snacks were ignored - an unusual occurrence for one of our OES gatherings!

Plans for a repeat visit to the studio are in the works.