Connected in Glass Podcast

Today we are interviewing Aron Leaman who has been working in glass since 2001. He speaks with us about how he learned about glassblowing as a teen, how he creates and prices his large sculptural work, and balancing being a father with owning and running a small business.

Find Aron's work on Instagram @aronleamanglass and at www.aronleamanglass.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass

This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclips

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Today we are interviewing Celia Garland who has been working in glass since 2007. She speaks with us about how she merges her passion for glass and environmentalism, her experiences blowing glass on a cruise ship, and what it was like being stuck on a cruise ship when the whole world shut down in March 2020.

Find Celia's work on Instagram @celiagarland and at www.celiagarland.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass

This episode of Connected in Glass is sponsored by Didyclips - follow them on Instagram @didyclips

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Today we are interviewing Melissa Misoda who has been working in glass since 1994. She speaks with us about her path to becoming a glassblower, being a high school glassblowing teacher, balancing being a mom, a teacher, and an artist, and focusing on her art for mental health.

Find Melissa's work on Instagram @misodaglass and at www.melissamisoda.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass

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Today we are interviewing Jenine Bressner who has been working in glass since they were a teenager. They speak with us about their unique perspective on life and creativity, the value of an idea, and how being a parent has allowed them to continue to be playful in life.

Please note this conversation does contain frank discussion of gender dysphoria as experienced by a child.

Find Jenine's work on Instagram @jbfireworks and at www.jenine.net - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass

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Today we are interviewing Liz Crawford who has been working in glass since 1999. She speaks with us about finding love in the hot shop and how their relationship and work evolved together, the struggles and benefits of building a hot shop open to the public at their home, and the battle of producing work that is sellable while expressing creativity.

Find Liz's work on Instagram @hoogsandcrawford and at www.hoogsandcrawford.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass

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Today we are interviewing Yukimi Matsumoto who has been working in glass since 1993. She speaks with us about learning glassblowing in Japan and traveling to Corning Museum of Glass to build her skills, how her and her husband run their tourist-based business together, and her experiences with mentoring other glass artists.

Find Yukimi's work on Instagram @mcdermottglassstudio and at www.mcdermottglass.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass

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Today we are interviewing Heather McCaig who has been working in glass since 2013. She speaks with us about how she works through feelings of anxiety and grief in glass, finding a work-life balance while working from home, and working through perfectionist mindsets.

Find Heather's work on Instagram @heathermccaig.glass and at www.heathermccaig.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass

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Today we are interviewing Noa Fein who has been working in glass since 2010. She speaks with us about how she processed her journey into motherhood through glass, giving yourself permission to create "bad" art, and how releasing her vulnerable works of art has opened the door to conversations about shared experiences.

Find Noa's work on Instagram @noa.fein and at www.noafein.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass

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Today we are interviewing George Kennard, who has been blowing glass since 1990. He shares with us the true story of how he got into glassblowing, how he's learned to balance his passion for glass to avoid burnout, and shares lots of stories of his unique experiences while working at Corning Museum of Glass. 

Find George at the Corning Museum of Glass, and follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass

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Today we are interviewing Beth James who has been working in glass since 2003. She speaks with us how she built her unique business model, the ways that her family balances two creative careers and parenting, her experiences as a neurodivergent artist, and her thoughts on meeting people that you idolize.

Find Beth's work on Instagram @madmillies and at www.millemafia.com - follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglass

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