About the Artist

I’m an educator, artist, and tinkerer focused on connecting with my community through my art. I love sharing a vision with clients and bring a part of their story to each piece. I believe in the power of a good story and all of my work is grounded in bringing stories to life through glass.

My journey with stained glass began by accident. My partner smacked a mosquito on our kitchen window, leaving a giant circle shaped cut out and like I do with most of my endeavors, I dove head first into learning how to fix it myself. Little did I know when I started making glass projects, that I would find a rich community of crafters and complex art form that has taught me more about myself than I think any kind of therapy could do.

I am a member of the American Glass Guild, and recognized local artist in the Chapel-Hill/Durham community. I believe in self-improvement, and that’s why I am always learning new things. Whether it is helping local institutions learn more about the history of their class (like some kind of weird art detective), or taking my skills to the next level (glass blowing anyone?), I’m always willing to hike up that learning curve.

So why glass? I’ve done lots of different art forms and glass, as I am sure you can imagine, can be a fickle beast. Breakage is just going to happen every once in a while. But in working with glass, I had to recognize the beauty in making mistakes and not leaving them behind, but finding ways to grow something spectacular from them. Oddly enough, I get a little excited when something doesn’t work quite right these days. It’s an invitation to grow, think, and problem solve and I have never been disappointed with the outcome at the end of the journey.