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Connected in Glass Podcast

Dominique Caissie & Kristina Gerry•www.facebook.com
A COVID-era podcast sharing glass artists' stories, process, and reflections on creativity and wellness. No longer active, but the episodes still shine. 💫 Hosted by Dominique Caissie (Terrapin Glass) & Kristina Gerry (Magia Glass).
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Episodes

Episode 70: Martha Proctor

Today we are interviewing Martha Proctor who has been working in glass since 2003. She speaks with us about shifting her business from making beads to pipes shortly after Operation Pipe Dreams, how she developed her color application style, and how Instagram's algorithm changes have shifted her business. Find Martha's work on Instagram @liquidsandstudio - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on I...

Jun 17, 2022•35 min

Episode 69: Christy Conley "Blatant Nomad"

Today we are interviewing Christy Conley who has been working in glass since 2017. She speaks with us about working in the hot shop with an invisible illness, the process of learning to "leave it at the door" when shifting gears, and how her TikTok community is so supportive of her being authentically herself. Find Christy's work on TikTok @BlatantNomad and on Instagram @blatantnomadglass - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is spons...

Jun 03, 2022•41 min

Episode 68: Amanda Parr

Today we are interviewing Amanda Parr who has been working in glass since 2020. She speaks with us about growing up around glass, how her family got involved in the glass scene from Lucky, and balancing being a paralegal and blowing glass. Find Amanda's work on Instagram @glass_and_stuff - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclips If you love this podcast, please consider suppo...

May 06, 2022•23 min

Episode 67: Andy Ray

Today we are interviewing Andy Ray who has been working in glass since 2003. He speaks with us about starting out making ceramic pipes and how the pipe industry has changed over the years, learning his foundational skills from Lucky while developing his own style, and coping with being a people person surrounded by others who struggle with their mental health. Find Andy's work on Instagram @galactic_glass - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected ...

Apr 29, 2022•30 min

Episode 66: Brian Owoc "KGB Glass"

Today we are interviewing Brian Owoc who has been working in glass since 2001. He speaks with us about his evolution from making donuts for a donut shop to creating donuts out of glass, working and living with his long-term girlfriend, and how his work ethic, following his passions, and a little bit of luck have pushed his career forward. Find Brian's work on Instagram @kgbglass and at www.kgbglass.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in ...

Apr 15, 2022•49 min

Episode 65: Sigil Glass

Today we are interviewing Robert from Sigil Glass who has been working in glass for over 6 years. They speak with us about their experience living with an invisible disability, the importance of ignoring the hustle culture, and their views on the importance of prep work. Find Robert's work on Instagram @sigil_glass - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclips If you love this po...

Apr 08, 2022•23 min

Episode 64: Chris "skoeetglass"

Today we are interviewing Chris from skoeetglass who has been working in glass since 2008. He speaks with us about his experiences working as an apprentice in production studios, finding a balance between marketability and the desire to make large-scale pieces, and utilizing art as a way to cope with depression. Find Chris' work on Instagram @skoeetglass and at bigcartel.skoeet.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by...

Apr 01, 2022•37 min

Episode 63: Matt Stefanilo

Today we are interviewing Matt Stefanilo who has been working in glass since 2006. He speaks with us about running a production studio while balancing workload with learning and growing, having a business plan, and calculating risk. Find Matt's work on Instagram @stonetechglass and at www.mystonetech.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclips If you love this podcast, plea...

Mar 25, 2022•38 min

Episode 62: Jen Violette

Today we are interviewing Jen Violette who has been working in glass since 1991. She speaks with us about her process of learning the business side of glassblowing, balancing motherhood with creativity, and her life experiences with learning glassblowing all over the country in her 20s. Find Jen's work on Instagram @jenvioletteglass and at violetteglass.etsy.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow ...

Mar 18, 2022•37 min

Episode 61: Heather Behrendt

Today we are interviewing Heather Behrendt who has been working in glass since 2008. She speaks with us about her artwork, her feelings on imposter syndrome, maintaining daily creative routines, and keeping her mental health in check. Find Heather's work on Instagram @heatherbehrendt and at heatherbehrendt.bigcartel.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclips If you love th...

Mar 11, 2022•27 min

Episode 60: Stephanie "Ghostwood" Carmichael

Today we are interviewing Stephanie Carmichael who has been working in glass since 2015. She speaks with us about growing up as a "Navy brat" and how moving around so much impacted her, the juxtaposition of the softness of bodies and the hardness of glass, and tough discussions about inclusivity in the glass world. Find Stephanie's work on Instagram @ghostwoodglass and at www.etsy.com/shop/ghostwoodglass - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected i...

Mar 04, 2022•42 min

Episode 59: Kira Robertson

Today we are interviewing Kira Robertson who has been working in glass since 2006. She speaks with us about switching from Forestry to Glassblowing in her college years, how she got her foot in the door with craft fairs, and the different mindsets it takes to switch from fairs, landscaping, mothering, and glass. Find Kira's work on Instagram @burninbeads and at www.etsy.com/ca/shop/BurninBeads - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is ...

Feb 25, 2022•21 min

Episode 58: Sarah Vaughn

Today we are interviewing Sarah Vaughn who has been working in glass since 2002. She speaks with us about working through trauma with her glass installations, prioritizing what's important to you in your creative career, and the ways she tackles different working mindsets. Find Sarah's work on Instagram @sarahvaughnglass and at www.sarahvaughnglass.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on In...

Feb 18, 2022•29 min

Episode 57: Dustin Revere

Today we are interviewing Dustin Revere who has been working in glass since 1995. He speaks with us about growing up in an environment that encouraged creative expression, juggling his multiple streams of income including his glass school - Revere Glass, and his experiences in the developing glass scene before cannabis was legalized in California. Find Dustin's work on Instagram @revereglass and at www.revereglass.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode ...

Feb 11, 2022•36 min

Episode 56: Hethre Larivee

Today we are interviewing Hethre Larivee who has been working in glass since 1996. She speaks with us about balancing her "normal" job with glasswork, integrating yoga with glassblowing, pricing her work from a business perspective, and always continuing to learn. Find Hethre's work on Instagram @hethre_glass and at https://www.hethreglass.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @...

Feb 04, 2022•35 min

Episode 55: Madeline Rile Smith

Today we are interviewing Madeline Rile Smith who has been working in glass since 2008. She speaks with us about how her inspirations of connection and absurdity translates into glass, how she accidentally got into creating content for social media, and how she's working to bring more connection into the flameworking community. Find Madeline's work on Instagram @madhotglass and at https://www.madelinerilesmith.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of C...

Dec 24, 2021•29 min

Episode 54: Carrie Strope

Today we are interviewing Carrie Strope who has been working in glass since 2005. She speaks with us about how she gradually went from assisting to teaching glass, learning multiple mediums and the safety aspects of them all, and how she works with her clients to create custom works. Find Carrie's work on Instagram @calyxann and at https://calyxglass.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on ...

Dec 17, 2021•43 min

Episode 53: Marissa "Mars" Manderfield

Today we are interviewing Marissa Manderfield who has been working in glass since 2013. She speaks with us about her experiences as a woman at trade shows, unlearning the scarcity mindset, and pushing herself outside of her comfort zone as an introvert. Find Marissa's work on Instagram @marsglassworks and at www.mars-glassworks.myshopify.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @di...

Dec 10, 2021•26 min

Episode 52: Sibelle Yuksek

Today we are interviewing Sibelle Yuksek who has been working in glass since 2012. She speaks with us about how her interest in anime and manga as a child has translated into her work today, tricking her brain into feeling motivated, and her story of transitioning from working full time in a collaborative studio to working from home alone during COVID. Find Sibelle's work on Instagram @sibelley and at www.sibelley.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode ...

Dec 03, 2021•35 min

Episode 51: Zina Losi

Today we are interviewing Zina Losi who has been working in glass since 2017. She speaks with us about the strengths her autism brings to her glass career, the ways that traveling has helped her get out of her shell, and the story of how she got into glass. Find Zina's work on Instagram @zinalosi_glass and at www.zinalosi.com plus find her Patreon project at https://www.patreon.com/zinalosi - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is spo...

Nov 26, 2021•28 min

Episode 50: Robert DuGrenier

Today we are interviewing Robert DuGrenier who has been working in glass since 1973. He speaks with us about the process of designing iconic awards, how he coped with a massive fire on his property, and his work combining glass objects with nature. Find Robert's work on Instagram @robertdugrenierglassart and at www.dugrenier.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclips If yo...

Nov 19, 2021•32 min

Episode 49: Jason Gordon

Today we are interviewing Jason Gordon who has been working in glass since 1999. He speaks with us about what it was like learning about lampworking in the 90's, the origin of "heady" pieces, sitting with feelings, and the power of choosing positivity. Find Jason's work on Instagram @jasongordon_livefree - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclips If you love this podcast, plea...

Nov 12, 2021•34 min

Episode 48: Rachael Calderin

Today we are interviewing Rachael Calderin who has been working in glass since 2007. She speaks with us about how her recovery influenced her decision to create a nonprofit glassblowing studio, her journey through art school, and how she transitioned her nonprofit from focusing on art in schools to direct aid. Find Rachael's work on Instagram @burningbranchstudio and at www.burningbranchstudio.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass...

Nov 05, 2021•27 min

Episode 47: Catherine Monahon

Today we are interviewing Catherine Monahon who is a ceramics artist, audio storyteller, and podcaster. They speak with us about teaching ceramics and what they've learned from their students, the importance of speaking kindly to yourself, and how misophonia inspires their audio production work. Find Catherine's work on Instagram @cxmdesigns / @materialfeels and at www.cxmproductions.com and www.etsy.com/waveformceramics - Follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episo...

Oct 29, 2021•49 min

Episode 46: Morgan Deschaine

Today we are interviewing Morgan Deschaine who has been working in glass since she was 16 years old. She speaks with us about the challenges of creating new designs, being your authentic self online, and balancing working a "normal" job, maintaining her small business, and going to school. Find Morgan's work on Instagram @ladybuglandingglass and at www.etsy.com/shop/ladybuglandingglass - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsore...

Oct 22, 2021•21 min

Episode 45: Kat Green

Today we are interviewing Kat Green who has been working in glass since 2018. She speaks with us about her experiences with being trans in the glass world, the importance of therapy in healing, and experiences with mentors that have been life changing. **In this episode we discuss the subjects of drug use, abuse, mental health hospitalization, transphobia, fascism, and police violence.** Find Kat's work on Instagram @glasskatcreations - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedingl...

Oct 15, 2021•42 min

Episode 44: Jessica Powers

Today we are interviewing Jessica Powers who has been working in glass since 2007. She speaks with us about working with her partner, learning coping mechanisms for her mental health, and being patient with herself. **In this episode we discuss the subjects of abuse, self harm, suicide, and addiction.** Find Jessica's work on Instagram @powersartstudio and at www.etsy.com/shop/powersartstudio - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is s...

Oct 08, 2021•49 min

Episode 43: Trina Urrata Weintraub

Today we are interviewing Trina Urrata Weintraub who has been working in glass since 2004. She speaks with us about running a glass small business with her husband, finding creativity, and pushing through creative slumps. Find Trina's work on Instagram @trina.caterina and at www.trina-caterina.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclips If you love this podcast, please cons...

Oct 01, 2021•27 min

Episode 42: Manuel Raves Buchli

Today we are interviewing Manuel Raves Buchli who has been working in glass since 2012. He speaks with us about leaving his desk job to travel around the world to learn glass, his struggle with healing from double tennis elbow and how that affected his work, and learning how not to be frustrated over the small stuff. Find Manuel's work on Instagram @glashus_switzerland - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - ...

Sep 24, 2021•40 min

Episode 41: Megan Stelljes

Today we are interviewing Megan Stelljes who has been working in glass since 2003. She speaks with us about how her art is inspired by sexuality and consent, her life in a communal hot shop, and the difference of mindset in different mediums. Find Megan's work on Instagram @meganstelljes and at www.meganstelljes.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclips If you love this p...

Sep 17, 2021•35 min
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