Connected in Glass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass 

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass 

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass 

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass

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 @connectedinglassThis episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclipsIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass