Cedric Mitchell: At the Intersection of Craft, Design and Culture

July 09, 2026 8:56am 58 min

Cedric Mitchell is a multidisciplinary designer, glass artist, and cultural tastemaker successfully combining elements including craft, utility, and visual culture. His work is rooted in handmaking but reaches beyond any...

C. Matthew Szösz: Traversing Unpredicted Landscapes

June 26, 2026 5:24pm 1:48

An artist and educator, C. Matthew Szösz has established a practice that revolves around experimentation and investigation of techniques and material, with a focus on understanding the ways in which physical objects and ...

Davide Salvadore: Keeping Murano at the Heart of the International Glass Community

June 24, 2026 6:08pm 57 min

You might imagine that if you were born and raised on the island of Murano in Italy, with forefathers and relatives immersed in glass for generations, that one would have a mighty head start in becoming a famous glass ar...

Studio Glass Pioneers Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace: Inventing Processes to Realize Ideas

May 29, 2026 10:02am 1:30

Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace consistently invite us to enter a meditative state. Whatever the medium, each piece seems to raise more questions than provide answers. The artists, respected for their innovative work,...

Jesse Olwen Stained Glass: Wrapping New Flesh on the Bones of An Ancient Craft

May 15, 2026 8:50am 1:12

In a heartbreakingly dark and beautiful panel depicting the Statue of Liberty afloat in a pond amongst lily pads, water grasses and small frogs, Jesse Olwen reveals his inner sadness about the state of affairs in the US ...

Documenting Laura Donefer's Glass Fashion Show

May 06, 2026 3:59pm 1:11

Laura Donefer is known for artwork that pushes boundaries by exploring memory, assault, bereavement, joy and madness. Celebrated for her innovative, colorful blown glass and flameworked Amulet Baskets, the artist has bee...

Jen Elek: Reflecting, Magnifying and Representing Bold Color in Hot Glass

April 22, 2026 10:51am 1:21

Investigating interpersonal themes and the notion of community, Jen Elek is a studio artist and educator based in Seattle, Washington. She creates objects and installations of colorful glass and neon light employed as a ...

Ariana Makau and Nzilani Glass Conservation: At the Intersection of Equity, Preservation and Art

April 15, 2026 8:34am 1:12

Ariana Makau, founder of Nzilani Glass Conservation, was the second person in the world – and the first woman – to receive a Master's Degree in Stained Glass Conservation from the Royal College of Art in London. Equally ...

Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend: Stretching Concepts and Pushing Processes of Traditional Glass

March 13, 2026 9:34am 1:57

Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend is an artist for whom ideas have always been more important than media, and possibly more integral to her work. It's interesting then that her art has been consistently viewed through the lens of...

Nadine Saylor: Telling Stories Behind the Objects, Places, and Lives They Touch

February 27, 2026 1:36pm 51 min

Recently, Nadine Saylor has been creating a series of gas and oil cans featuring imagery of her local surroundings. These more "masculine" objects remind her of the things her grandfather had in his shed. In thinking abo...

Rick Beck: Casting Large-Scale Industrial Objects and Figural Forms in Glass

February 12, 2026 2:02pm 50 min

Rick Beck's modern cast and carved figurative glass sculptures are inspired by industrial and architectural works as well as the human form, with an emphasis on formal aspects. Interested in playing the volumes of mass a...

The Pain and Pleasure of Karisa Gregorio's Stained Glass

February 07, 2026 1:00pm 39 min

Karisa Gregorio's autonomous stained glass panels explore themes of sex, death, God, the Devil, pleasure, temptation, intimacy, love, lust, and indulgence. The relationship between glass and light in stained glass allows...

Stephen Dee Edwards: Studio Glass Pioneer, Glass Caster, Educator

January 22, 2026 3:03pm 1:10

Derek Hunt: Inspiring the Next Generation of Stained Glass Artists

January 08, 2026 11:01am 1:22

Derek Hunt is an award-winning glass artist and educator, a Fellow of the British Society of Master Glass Painters, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an accredited stained glass conservator. He designs and makes ...

Gemma Hollister: Narrative Structure and Divine Light

December 19, 2025 1:00pm 54 min

Upon graduation from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture with a BFA in glass, Gemma Hollister was awarded the Windgate-Lamar fellowship from the Center for Craft, which allowed her and her partner to start a small s...

Hana Hastings, Sand and Fire Works: Using Social Networks to Successfully Market Stained Glass Patterns, Classes and Artwork

December 10, 2025 8:23pm 59 min

Using Etsy for pattern sales, Patreon for teaching classes and Instagram for promoting her artwork, Hana Hastings, Sand and Fire Works, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, has acquired a substantial following for her offerings in ...

Michael Meilahn: An Artist Farmer's Focus on Corn and GMOs

December 04, 2025 9:10pm 1:19

Michael (Mick) Meilahn's body of work, which includes glass sculpture and large glass and multi-media installations, intertwines the artist's investigation into agriculture, crop production, genetic food modification, an...

Austin Stern: Exploring Mental Health through Venetian Glass Techniques

November 21, 2025 1:00pm 1:06

Austin Stern's Little Monsters series is a body of work where cartoon-like creatures interact with physical manifestations of their own anxieties. These worries which assail the monsters, gleefully weighing down their mi...

Michael Endo: Using Kiln Formed Glass to Explore the Spaces in Between

November 11, 2025 1:00pm 1:27

An abandoned, dilapidated swimming pool in the forest. A pile of trash smoldering in a secluded backyard. A dark and deserted highway flanked by an unexplained light. Michael Endo's kiln formed glass is about the potenti...

Ethan Stern: The Revealing Quality of Glass Carving

November 04, 2025 4:00pm 1:15

Ethan Stern's work is rooted in traditional craftsmanship, contemporary design, and a deep connection to the natural environment. As a glass artist, he draws inspiration from historic craft traditions such as cut crystal...