{"product_id":"9781453555347","title":"Sixty-Five Years of Four-Legged Friends","description":"I have tried many things in my working years: steel worker, sweeper sales, campground  \u003cbr\u003eowner, auto salvage yard operator, owner of an air compressor sales and service company, and  \u003cbr\u003eowner of a miscellaneous metals center. I retired and sold everything. A year into retirement I  \u003cbr\u003evolunteered to help with a project at church and found myself agreeing to take on the church  \u003cbr\u003emaintenance, which lasted for four years.  \u003cbr\u003eI have always had a more than passing interest in the arts. Over the years I've worked with  \u003cbr\u003ewood, copper, iron, steel, and in my spare time I painted, mostly outdoor scenes with  \u003cbr\u003eacrylics. Then I discovered glass etching.  \u003cbr\u003eIn my early years, the everyday work of providing for and raising a family didn't leave a lot  \u003cbr\u003eof time for serious commitment to my artworks, but since my second retirement I have been  \u003cbr\u003eable to fl y.  \u003cbr\u003eI've etched sixteen windows for St. Anthony Catholic Church, Brooksville, FL; ten windows  \u003cbr\u003efor The Florida Medical Center, Springhill, FL; six doors for St. Thomas Catholic Church,  \u003cbr\u003eHomosassa, FL. I have works in restaurants, attorney's offi ces and many homes including  \u003cbr\u003ethat of Architect Hal Lenox.  \u003cbr\u003eMy artworks can be viewed on my web site in completed custom projects and gallery at,  \u003cbr\u003eartworksbyrobertgsmith.com","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134918443248,"sku":"9781453555347","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453555347_p0.jpg?v=1763857457","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453555347","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}