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Stained-glass work by Holdman Studios planned to go in the Sphere of Light is shown.

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Stained-glass work by Holdman Studios planned to go in the Sphere of Light is shown Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Lehi.

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Renderings of the Sphere of Light at Thanksgiving Point are shown.

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Renderings of the Sphere of Light at Thanksgiving Point are shown.

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Stained-glass work by Holdman Studios planned to go in the Sphere of Light is shown Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Lehi.

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A Holdman Studio artist works on a stained-glass artwork Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Lehi.

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Stained-glass work by Holdman Studios planned to go in the Sphere of Light is shown Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Lehi.

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Stained-glass work by Holdman Studios planned to go in the Sphere of Light is shown Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Lehi.

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Stained-glass work by Holdman Studios planned to go in the Sphere of Light is shown Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Lehi.

Jacob Nielson, Daily Herald

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Prominently displayed in Holdman Studio’s Lehi headquarters is a stained-glass work of a bright red dragon breathing fire down onto a man who courageously raises his shield to block the flames.

It is one of countless pieces of stained glass art inside the facility intended to capture the depth of humanity by depicting ancient stories, culture, history and the world around us.

Created through countless and ongoing hours of work by creator Tom Holman and his team, 10,000 square feet of these renderings will be the feature of an ambitious multistory architectural structure in the works at Thanksgiving Point’s Ashton Gardens.

Introduced by Thanksgiving Point and The Roots of Humanity Foundation this week, the building will be called the King and Diane Husein Sphere of Light, and organizers believe it will become a “hallmark destination” in the state of Utah.

“I don’t think there’s anything like it in the world, and the scale is one of the reasons why,” Thanksgiving Point CEO McKay Christensen said. “There’s just nothing that grand. This is a huge undertaking, and when people come and see it, they’ll realize, ‘Oh, this was years and years of work.’

“I think people and students and families in our state will drive for miles to come here to experience the art and stories and beauty. But I also think as our reputation grows here, this will be an international destination.” 

Done in partnership with the Roots of Roots of Humanity Foundation, Christensen said most, if not all, of the project will be funded through private donations. He said the building design for the project is completed, and that a first round of donors has come to the table.

Christensen said the timeline is dependent on how fast they gain the remaining support for the project. The goal is to build the facility in time for the Utah 2034 Winter Olympics.

At a time when the world comes together in Utah, it is envisioned as a unifying structure that ties all of humanity together.

“It is stories of people everywhere in the world that will be depicted,” Christensen said. “There’ll be beliefs and cultures and faiths of all types that will be depicted in the 300 stained glass windows of the building.”

“Doesn’t matter faith, religion, color,” added Annie Underwood of Holdman Studios. “We just want to have peace with everybody, and that’s kind of what the story is going to tell — that we’re all connected together in some way.”

Thanksgiving Point, a place focused on education and helping children grow, will be the ideal place for the structure, according to Christensen. He said the center will also provide lab spaces for kids to learn about storytelling, art and production design.

Tom Holdman and his team are the visionaries of the project, while King and Dian Hussein and Alan and Karen Ashton are key in making it happen, Christensen said.