Stellathena Vartheyanyos Gregory is a native and life-long resident of Braxton County WV. Her art and her passion is stained glass using the Tiffany Technique developed by Comfort Tiffany in the 19th Century. She uses West Virginia made glass from Wissmach Glass in Paden City, WV.

She has been doing this art for almost 30 years. Her work has appeared in juried art and craft venues such as Tamarack the Best of West Virginia, Augusta Festival in Elkins WV, Mountain State Arts and Craft Fair, Ripley and many others. She does custom work. She makes stained glass panels, doorway transoms, stained glass for kitchen cabinets, interior sliding barn door murals in glass or paint,3-D pieces such as terrariums, kaleidoscopes, boxes and lamps, Christmas villages and more. Her motto is: I do windows and much more. You dream it, I can do it in stained glass. She also paints portraits in oil.

She has a masters degree in Deaf Education. She recently retired from teaching after 32 years. She now teaches her craft in her studio in Braxton County WV, and The Augusta Festival in Elkins WV. Her classes take students from zero to hero in stained glass. She schedules group parties as well as private classes. She also offers YouTube tutorials. Follow her YouTube channel: Athena’s Stained Glass.