Barney Higgins Harris attended the Corcoran School of Art and worked in various other media including pastel and charcoal portaiture, pottery and weaving, before finding her niche in leaded art glass in the early 1980s. Zekiah Glass was created in 1989, and in 1999 she and her husband moved from Southern Maryland to the Northen Neck of Virginia.

Today, she concentrates on custom architectural commissions. In addition, she runs a bed & breakfast with its primary clientele being guest who wish to learn to do stained glass.

In between classes and commission work, she enjoys creating original stained glass panels of both organic and geometric design. Mermaids are a favorite theme and allow her to experiment freely with imaginative colors and textures. Waterscapes, often featuring herons and other local birds, reflect her love of the beauty of the Chesapeak Bay region.

Zekiah Glass has been featured in several diverse publications: The Washington Post newspaper and other major metropolitan newspapers throughout the Eastern seaboard, Washingtonian Magazine, the Rivah Vistors Guide, Northern Neck News, and Chesapeake Life magazine, to name a few

Barney is a member of the Rappahannock Art League, Womens Business Network and National Capitol Art Glass Guild.