By Dayna Sabatino & Megan Altemose
June 27 – November 29, 2026
Set within the historic 1890 Farm Manager’s House at Billings Farm & Museum, this exhibition brings a sense of the old world into the present day. Crafted in the traditional Tiffany style, these contemporary stained-glass works offer a fresh perspective to the home’s windows, where light, color, and pattern reframe the spaces of the past.
Inspired by historic motifs, from patterned wallpaper to the decorative details of everyday fixtures, the work reflects a slower, more intentional way of life. Like wood-fired cooking, making food from scratch, or handcrafting a stained-glass window, these practices invite patience, focus, and the rare opportunity to quiet the mind.
Mirroring the foundational process of quilting, each piece is carefully assembled, cut from glass rather than fabric, and joined with copper foil and solder instead of thread. Though one captures light and the other warmth, both are acts of assembly, bringing fragments together to make a whole with intention and care.
“This exhibition celebrates the enduring human impulse to create meaning from the materials at hand.”
– Dayna Sabatino
About the Artists
Dayna Sabatino is a stained glass and mosaic artist with over two decades of experience. She trained at The Stained Glass Garden in Berkeley, California, and spent ten years in the Bay Area teaching, creating commissioned work, and restoring historic glass with leading studios and artists.
Now based in Vermont, Dayna is the founder of Day Breaks Glass Teaching Studio in Bethel, Vermont, where she offers workshops and creative experiences. Her work is guided by a belief in the power of making to nurture connection, creativity, and community.
Megan Altemose discovered stained glass during the pandemic, bringing a creative shift from her work in the ski industry. Inspired by nature and wildlife, her designs reflect an earthy sensibility and a close connection to the world around her.
After taking her first workshop with Dayna Sabatino at Day Breaks Glass, Megan continued to develop her practice and now assists with commissions and teaches workshops. Her exploration of quilt patterns in glass, first inspired by a gift for her mother, grew into a deeper interest in their symbolism and history.
Megan’s work was introduced to Billings Farm & Museum through her application to A Vermont Quilt Sampler exhibition, where she explored the idea of non-fabric quilting. Her pieces are now featured in the Museum Gift Shop and have quickly become a favorite among visitors, and an inspiration for this exhibition.