Connected in Glass
A weekly podcast featuring interviews with glass artists who speak to their creative processes and overcoming challenges. Mental Health/Wellness Focused. Hosted by Kristina Gerry @magia_glass and Dominique Caissie @dominiquecaissieglass
Episodes
71 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...
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Episode 70
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35:14
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 Ti...
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Episode 69
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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.<...
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Episode 68
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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 devel...
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Episode 67
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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 ...
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Episode 66
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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 t...
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Episode 65
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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 la...
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Episode 64
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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...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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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 gl...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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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.Fi...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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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 hardne...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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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 minds...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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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 tackle...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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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 - Rev...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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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 ...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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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 m...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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28:39
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 ...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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43:05
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 i...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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26:18
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 st...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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34:30
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 go...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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28:26
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 nat...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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32:06
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 pos...
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33:39
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 transi...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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27:13
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 ...
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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, mainta...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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