One of my favorite pieces is "Nisqually Heron," a mix of blues and purples that, to my surprise, came to life when I hung it in the window. But, because we don't always have nice, sunny days in Washington state, we won't always get these colors to wake up, and I was faced with the problem of just how to capture this daylight effect behind the stained glass on winter days and even at night. 

I first googled "light box" but only came up with commercial, made-to-order boxes at astronomical prices. Then I thought, hmmm... light "pad" maybe? And to my elation there was a whole universe of these drawing pads in all sizes and styles that I never knew existed! I bought an ultra thin one on Amazon for thirty bucks and simply inserted it into the back of my picture and turned it on. Viola! Let there be light! 

Lesson learned: There's always a solution if you think creatively.