In 2013 I began work on my most ambitious project to date, The Glass Cabin. The Glass Cabin is my dream project, my creative sanctuary in my yard in the lovely lake side town of Lake Mohawk, New Jersey. The 8’ x 12’ structure was built by me, with the help of my father-in-law. It is made almost entirely of reclaimed materials: rafter beams from some fallen trees, lumber from a neighbor’s storm-damaged porch, and many, many old window frames. The clear glass panes in the windows are being replaced and transformed into a colorful display of ferns, flowers, bugs, and birds in vivid stained glass. A feeling of the fairy tale fantastical is created by the large scale of the imagery. A Monarch butterfly with a seven foot wingspan sits above a grouping of knee high mushrooms, a hawk soars above filling the entire length of the structure. Work is still in progress. Follow along @neilecooper on Instagram.