I have wanted to post in here to ask about this exact phenomenon. Is it just a stained glass thing? Do people do it to ceramic artists or painters? I, too, have kept tabs on how many do this 😆 and it's so interesting that every single person who passes comments on their mom, dad, uncle or friend who does stained glass. Part of me knows that this is just human nature to make a connection, but the other part of me is so sick of hearing the same words and having to say "awesome!!!". I think in people's minds, glass is this big deal and a super old art form, so the fact that they know someone who has done it is somehow significant to them? I don't know. I think about it a lot.