want emails that make you think, feel, and learn something?
Same. And I think you’re in the right place.
I send a monthly-ish (sometimes more if there’s something going on) email newsletter to folks who want to support artists like me social justice minded people living and creating for a better world.
No AI, ever.
Real stories from the field where I gather art inspiration
My spouse, my animals, my home, my queerness
Glass art made slowly in alignment with rest and care
My emails are about unlearning the capitalist, heteronormative, exploitative grind and reconnecting with art that comes from our earth.
from nature
to glass
I’ll share with you my adventures in
kiln-casting, pate de verre,
stained glass and more.
yes, it’s glass!
How I write and what I write about.
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So often, we’re taught that if you have a business, you have to separate your head from your heart. Well. Not here. I write with transparency and from my lived experience. You’ll feel right at home.
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So, yes, I still make money. I strive to do it without exploitation. This is a lifelong practice that I work on with help from other anticapitalist artists, business coaches and community members. You’ll hear me talk about the ins and outs of this a lot in my emails.
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I share a lot about my life in my emails, including adventures with my incredible spouse, Leigh. Together, we make a good team. I write about our life, yes, but also about homophobia, transphobia and other issues that impact my life, thereby impact my art.
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This could go under anticapitalism above, but digging deeper, I write my emails and blogs with the goal of sharing knowledge. Capitalism says I should keep everything a trade secret or else I’ll go bankrupt and starve. But, that’s a lie. So, I share what I learn with you. Because if we grow together, no one goes without.
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I like to offer my newsletter folks more than what I put on social media. So this means you’ll get exclusive information, coupons and notices about new art that I’m working on first.
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My goodness. Do you remember when social media didn’t exist and you learned about art by going to festivals and maybe some emails and some flyers. Well, I’m trying to get back there. As soon as I grow my email list to a place where I feel it’s sustainable for my income, I am dropping off social media. It’s time. Spread the word and get your friends to sign up for my emails so that I can leave social media sooner!
I was inspired by the great King Pines of Maine when I created these lovely bowls. Winter here in Maine is a frozen wonderland and low hanging branches full of frozen pine needles remind me of a hiking on fresh powdered trails deep in the woods.
The cache bowls were made by slowly fusing three layers of glass nearly 1,500 degrees into one layer - clear and white glass for the base and threads of green and brown glass stringers placed meticulously on top. Once fused, the pieces were then fired a second time into a slumping molds to form the bowl shape.
While likely safe to eat from, I would suggest using for decorative use. Hand wash only. Not recommended to use in the microwave or oven.
Measurements: Approximately 3 1/2 inches in diameter
Pattern credit: Tree Glass Studios
I made this glass tide pool after falling in love with the miniature ecosystems that dot the shorelines of Acadia National Park here in Maine. Each tide pool is unique, filled with kelp, snails, rocks, crabs and swirling water. I designed this piece to have those elements as well as a real agate to capture the soft movement of the sea as the water fills the rocky crevices.
The tide pool was made using the Tiffany-method of copper foil and solder. I selected various colors of Pennsylvania-based Youghiogheny glass, which is hand crafted to capture the essence of nature, and water.
Materials: Blue agate, stained glass, copper foil, lead frame, lead solder, metal hook and hanging wire.
Measurements: Approximately 10 inches x 10 inches
Pattern credit: Tree Glass Studios
