Joseph D. Jachna: A Life in Light and Reflection Born in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood in 1935, Joseph D. Jachna's artistic journey was a gradual unfolding, shaped by early experiences and profound influences. His childhood, marked by his father’s work as a steelworker and a formative period spent immersed in electronics at Chicago Vocational High School, laid the groundwork for an artist deeply attuned to both industrial forms and the natural world. A scholarship to the Institute of Design in 1953 initially led him down a path of technical study, but it was his subsequent return in 19…