We discussed:

- working in glass takes a team

- how a reality TV show changes peoples lives

- reality vs reality TV

- glass work takes a physical toll on her body

- with the legalization of marijuana the trend of bong and pipe making

- Art being used for money laundering

- gender roles in glass studios

- PTSD

- teaching workshops

- how to store glass sculptures

- her sculpture babies

- Artists are all planning for their retrospective exhibition

- Legacy Planning

- diversifying your price point

- your best market may not be where you live

- ever changing career goals

 

3 noteworthy artists:

Boyd Sugiki - http://boydsugiki.com

Two Tone Studios - https://www.twotonestudios.com

Jennifer Caldwell - https://www.jennifercaldwell.com

Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen - https://www.willenbrinkjohnsen.com

 

 

People + Places mentioned:

Miller & Rhoads Department store - http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/11/miller-rhoads-richmond-virginia.html

Blown Away - https://www.facebook.com/BlownAwayOfficial/

Katherine Gray - https://katherine-gray.com

Michael Scheiner - http://michaelscheiner.net/michaelscheiner.netfolder/Home.html

Dale Chihuly - https://www.chihuly.com

Robert Mapplethorpe - http://www.mapplethorpe.org

Amie Potsic - https://wisefoolpod.com/art-advisor-amie-potsic-amie-potsic-art-advisory-philadelphia-pa-usa/

Therman Statom - https://thermanstatom.com

Monty Python's Life of Brian - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_Life_of_Brian

Buckminster Fuller - https://www.bfi.org

Frederick John Kiesler - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_John_Kiesler

James Turrell - https://jamesturrell.com

 

http://kaitrhoads.com

http://kaitrhoadsdesign.com

 

 

Hosted by Matthew Dols

http://www.matthewdols.com

 

Supported in part by:

EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway

https://eeagrants.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

and we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner - https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge - https://www.kunstsentrene.no

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transcript available: https://wisefoolpod.com/transcript-for-episode-154-glass-sculptor-kait-rhoads-seattle-wa-usa/