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Randi Solin Wanted to Be a Senator. Then She Saw Molten Glass Poured in the Dark

Nov 11, 2026

Randi Solin Wanted to Be a Senator. Then She Saw Molten Glass Poured in the Dark

At 17, visiting Alfred University as a prospective student, Randi Solin – who had wanted to be a senator – walked into a glassblowing studio and saw molten glass poured into a mold in the dark. Forty years later she makes one-of-a-kind handblown glass in Brattleboro, Vermont, for collectors, designers, hotels, hospitals and U.S. embassies, and runs Fire Arts Vermont, where visitors can watch glass being made.

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Jacky Oliver Showed Field to Fork at Somerset House in 2020. Years Later, It Led to Her Largest Commission

Nov 11, 2026

Jacky Oliver Showed Field to Fork at Somerset House in 2020. Years Later, It Led to Her Largest Commission

In 2020 Jacky Oliver showed Field to Fork at Collect Open in Somerset House – a project made entirely on her own terms. Years later, it led to her largest commission: a sculptural seating installation for a new housing development in Cambridge. She makes steel wire sculpture at Cockpit in London, and about half of her work sells straight from her workshop, to visitors who come in during Cockpit’s Open Studios.

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Jennifer Seastone Was a New York Actor. A Pandemic Furlough Led Her to Furniture Making

Nov 10, 2026

Jennifer Seastone Was a New York Actor. A Pandemic Furlough Led Her to Furniture Making

When the pandemic furloughed Jennifer Seastone from her bartending job in New York, the experimental-theater actor turned to something else entirely: with a few found walnut planks and tiny gouges meant for woodblock printing, she started carving. Today she makes bespoke wood furniture in Walthamstow, London – she has placed twice at New Furniture Makers, and her stool Dora has appeared in World of Interiors.

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Sunday Stories – November 8: From Geology, Architecture and Supermarket Sandwiches to a Life in Craft

Nov 8, 2026

Sunday Stories – November 8: From Geology, Architecture and Supermarket Sandwiches to a Life in Craft

A woodturner, a potter, a furniture maker, a botanical sculptor, a textile artist and a stone carver.

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After More Than a Decade in Architecture, Marika Nad Turned to Clay Almost on Instinct – and It Brought Her Back to Herself

Nov 7, 2026

After More Than a Decade in Architecture, Marika Nad Turned to Clay Almost on Instinct – and It Brought Her Back to Herself

In February 2025, while Marika Nad was caring for her son after he broke his leg, she picked up clay to calm her anxiety. The bas-relief she made then – a flowering apple tree with hummingbirds – turned out to recreate a garden from her childhood. Today she makes botanical bas-reliefs and porcelain sculptures in Surrey, England.

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Peter Jacobson Spent 45 Years as a Geologist. A Bowl Class With His Sons Made Him a Woodturner

Nov 7, 2026

Peter Jacobson Spent 45 Years as a Geologist. A Bowl Class With His Sons Made Him a Woodturner

In December 2019, a bowl-making class with his two sons sent Peter Jacobson home knowing he had to keep going, and within weeks he had a lathe in his basement. Today his hand-turned bowls, vases and hollow forms – the nature of wood, shaped by hand – sell through seven channels, from a gallery in New Hope to the Princeton University Art Museum store.

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He Sold Chopping Boards as a Schoolboy. Now Sean Evelegh’s Furniture Is in The World of Interiors

Nov 5, 2026

He Sold Chopping Boards as a Schoolboy. Now Sean Evelegh’s Furniture Is in The World of Interiors

Sean Evelegh was still a school student when a visitor to the Young Furniture Makers exhibition in London saw his work and commissioned a set of chopping boards. Today he designs and makes around six pieces of fine furniture a year in his Kent workshop, for clients mostly in London, and his work has been featured in House & Garden and The World of Interiors.

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A Weekend Carving Class, Taken to Keep a Friend Company, Made Amanda Sumpter a Stone Sculptor

Nov 4, 2026

A Weekend Carving Class, Taken to Keep a Friend Company, Made Amanda Sumpter a Stone Sculptor

Amanda Sumpter trained as a painter at Chelsea College of Art and stepped back from exhibiting when her son was born in 1996. In 2004 a friend asked her to keep her company on a stonecarving taster weekend – and she was hooked. Now carving full-time in her East Sussex studio, she won the Art Gemini Prize for sculpture in 2024 and trained in marble carving in Pietrasanta in 2026.

Sculpture & Fine Art

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Two Years in a Japanese Family Pottery Made Kirsty Adams a Potter. Decades Later, Her Work Went to Collect

Nov 3, 2026

Two Years in a Japanese Family Pottery Made Kirsty Adams a Potter. Decades Later, Her Work Went to Collect

In 1995, Kirsty Adams was sent to a Japanese town of 24,000 people as its only English speaker – and spent two years learning ceramics at a small family-run pottery nearby. Today she throws studio ceramics in Newcastle upon Tyne, sold through galleries, shows, commissions and her webshop: her collection inspired by the Northumberland coast went to Collect 2026, and clay that began to crack became a kintsugi collection.

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For 20 Years, Tony Phillips Developed Sandwiches and Salads for UK Supermarkets. Now He Creates Textile Art

Nov 1, 2026

For 20 Years, Tony Phillips Developed Sandwiches and Salads for UK Supermarkets. Now He Creates Textile Art

For more than 20 years, Tony Phillips worked in the food industry, developing sandwiches and salads for UK supermarkets – while stitching was always there in the background. After retiring, he made it his work. Today, as The Manbroiderer, he makes richly textured textile art from rust-dyed and vintage fabrics in Walsall, takes 15–20 orders a week and teaches at IDC College.

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Textiles & Fiber Art

Month 4. October: People Are Starting to Notice tinyfound

Nov 1, 2026

Month 4. October: People Are Starting to Notice tinyfound

Diary of month four: makers are passing us along to each other, AI is quoting our stories, and Pinterest grew fourfold. Plus a few personal notes.

Tinyfound Monthly Reports

No Perfume House Would Take Him On. Now His Natural Perfumes Sell in About 20 Countries

Oct 30, 2026

No Perfume House Would Take Him On. Now His Natural Perfumes Sell in About 20 Countries

After his artisan perfume shop in London closed, Hiram Green tried to find work with an established perfume house – no one wanted to take him on. So he taught himself, with essential oils from a health food shop. Today he makes nine entirely natural perfumes by hand in a small Dutch village, sold through about 40 independent retailers in around 20 countries.

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An Engineer Who Grew Up on MacGyver Turned a Broken Umbrella Into a Lamp. Now He Makes Light Art From Bicycle Wheels and High Heels

Oct 28, 2026

An Engineer Who Grew Up on MacGyver Turned a Broken Umbrella Into a Lamp. Now He Makes Light Art From Bicycle Wheels and High Heels

In December 2009, Vasileios Roumeliotis, an engineer by training, turned a broken umbrella into a light fixture – a spontaneous experiment that became Roumelight. Today he makes original lighting art and installations in Athens from bicycle wheels, high heels, a cassette tape and other objects nobody expects to glow.

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A Burned-Out Graphic Designer Found Her Way Back Through Clay – and a Pit Fire in Texas

Oct 27, 2026

A Burned-Out Graphic Designer Found Her Way Back Through Clay – and a Pit Fire in Texas

After about a decade as a graphic designer, Alexandria Roby quit a tech startup job with serious burnout – and found the spark again in a ceramics class in Seattle. Today her one-of-a-kind vessels, priced $200 to $3,000, are represented by international online galleries, and she pit-fires them at her studio on her parents’ lakeside property in Texas.

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ROMOHERRERA Sells $20,000 Metal Sculptures With Zero Website Visitors

Oct 26, 2026

ROMOHERRERA Sells $20,000 Metal Sculptures With Zero Website Visitors

Cristina Romo, the third generation of a family of silversmiths, and Eduardo Herrera, who studied architecture, make jewelry, home objects and sculptural works in metal in Taxco el Viejo, Mexico. Google showed 0 visitors to their website in three months – their pieces, from $180 earrings to $20,000 wall sculptures, sell through fairs, hotels, galleries and conversations.

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