All things Glass

Musings from a glass artist

Pricing Your Glass Art: How to Charge Without Crying (Too Much)

Pricing Your Glass Art: How to Charge Without Crying (Too Much)

Pricing - the eternal struggle of artists everywhere. ...more

The Business of Art

January 31, 20258 min read

The World is a Gallery: Lessons in Seeing the Extraordinary (and Surviving as an Artist)

The World is a Gallery: Lessons in Seeing the Extraordinary (and Surviving as an Artist)

There are days when being an artist feels a lot like being a magician without a wand. ...more

Life and the Universe

January 24, 20256 min read

The Art of Showing Up: Creativity, Kilns, and Happy Accidents

The Art of Showing Up: Creativity, Kilns, and Happy Accidents

James Clear once said, "If you keep showing up, you'll almost certainly break through — but probably not in the way you expected or intended. ...more

Life and the Universe

January 24, 20253 min read

How Small Wins Fire Up Big Transformations

How Small Wins Fire Up Big Transformations

Ah, the fine art of losing yourself. Not the dramatic, storm-off-into-the-wilderness kind of losing yourself, but the slow, sneaky erosion of who you are, one small, seemingly innocent compromise at a... ...more

Life and the Universe

January 17, 20253 min read

Jo Downs - My Favourite Glass Artist and Inspiration

Jo Downs - My Favourite Glass Artist and Inspiration

As a fused glass artist (or, as I prefer to call myself, a glass-thrower and kiln-wisher), I have a deep appreciation for those who manage to turn the humble craft of melting glass into a global pheno... ...more

Local Artists ,Life and the Universe

January 10, 20253 min read

Growth Is Unlearning (Or: Why You’re Probably Wrong About a Lot of Things, and That’s OK)

Growth Is Unlearning (Or: Why You’re Probably Wrong About a Lot of Things, and That’s OK)

Let’s start with a universal truth: we all think we’re right. About everything. All the time. ...more

Life and the Universe

January 03, 20254 min read