Blog
I write about the things kicking around my head -- sometimes it's about how I make the things I do, the observations I make while schlepping and selling it, and all the things that come along with being a full-time independent artist.
What is cold worked glass, anyway?
Not Your Typical Glass
When most people hear “glass jewelry,” they picture something blown, fused, or tumbled smooth by the ocean. Processes where the glass is, at some point, liquid.
Cold worked glass is never liquid.
Leaning In.
I’m home from my first show of the year, my annual trek to the Palm Beach Fine Craft Show. I’ve been doing this show for over twenty years. It’s usually one of my strongest of the year, and over time I’ve built relationships with collectors who return year after year. There’s a rhythm to it. A familiarity. I spend the winter creating new ideas in the hope of surprising and delighting long-time collectors while welcoming new ones into the fold.
This year was the usual whirlwind, with the added layer that my husband also exhibits in the downstairs art section. The weeks leading up to the show become a complicated dance of logistics, packing, problem solving, and caffeine. If I’m honest, I went into this one carrying a fair amount of anxiety.
Playing with Color
Recently, Pantone announced their Color of the Year, an annual choice that often influences fashion, design, and color trends. This year, they chose Cloud Dancer, a soft shade of white.
My immediate reaction was, really??
White?? A white palette felt bland and completely bored me. Hearing it framed with broader cultural and political associations genuinely angered me. I was annoyed that somewhere, a boardroom full of seemingly intelligent people sat around talking about what’s happening in global culture right now, and all they could come up with was off-white. Seeing a tone that is essentially the absence of color elevated as the color of the moment was, honestly, irritating.