Mitch surprised himself at how much pleasure he derived by working on John’s chair. It was great to be working on full-size pieces again. Also it gave him a legitimate excuse to think about the man who was destined to sit in it. Not that Mitch needed an excuse to think about John; his image was often in Mitch’s mind and his name on Mitch’s lips.
One of the biggest problems Mitch faced with the project was not to rush to finish it. On one hand, he wanted John to have the piece as soon as possible; on the other, he needed to take his time because he liked working on things for John, and also there was always the danger John might do a disappearing act once he took possession of the chair.
Mitch knew the trickiest part of the process would be how to fix the sea glass in place. The glass was
