BIO

Due to a lifelong speech impediment, Tom Holdman expresses his light best through art. He started “speaking” through glass professionally after his mission by knocking on doors and creating stained glass out of his parents’ garage. Thirty four years later, he leads a team of 130 artists in two international studios with his wife, Gayle. He has collaborated with and inspired artists in all fifty states and more than one hundred countries. Notable works include Roots of Knowledge at UVU and the Rome and Paris LDS temples. 

Gayle Holdman is an award-winning designer and author, an international public speaker, and a devoted mother. She is co-owner of Holdman Studios with her husband, Tom, where they illuminate messages of God’s love and light through stained glass. Her writing focuses on describing their art as well as encouraging each human soul to understand their worth. Gayle has a bachelor’s degree in Human Development, is certified in Applied Positive Psychology and speaks fluent Spanish.

Together, Tom and Gayle have been able to work on over 150 temples for the Church of Jesus Christ and are building the visionary and monumental Sphere of Light to show the light within humanity.

Their favorite creations are their children who each share their talents to uplift the world.