Ragtime, a local stained-glass artist, has been on a mission for peace for more than 30 years. Since the 1970s, and after he served as a Marine in Vietnam, ragtime has been speaking out against War. Ragtime spells his name with no capital letters.
He does not use his given name. He said he was no longer that person, so he no longer has use for the name. “He had killed people, and I didn’t want to be him anymore,” he said. He said last year he attended the Freedom of Speech concert by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and he noticed the peace sign on the stage behind them. That peace sign made such an impact, ragtime said, that he began making stained-glass peace signs to promote world peace. He decided he would make only 1,000 Points of Peace, and that became his mission.
More than 150 have been made, and each handmade stained-glass sign is 10 inches in diameter. No two pieces are alike, he said.
For more information, go to www.1000pointsofpeace.com.
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