Kathy Hudson distributes her creative glass work under the name of Me-2-U Fused Glass. Kathy describes herself as a “late bloomer.” Like many others, she was taught to pursue work that would “pay the rent” rather than work that would fulfill her soul. Then she was introduced to the concept of “doing what you love and loving what you do.” It struck a chord within and she immediately began a quest to find and “follow her bliss.”

As fate would have it, Kathy found herself at age 40, unemployed in a very competitive job market. It was in this time period she found her heart’s passion in kiln-fired glass. Now, working in her studio overlooking beautiful Lake Travis in Austin, Texas, Kathy is constantly challenged and enthralled by creating fused glass pieces based on good design, eye-catching color combinations and patterns, with an eye toward functionality. Kathy atttributes much of the success of her business to her husband and soul-mate Bill, who enables and encourages her to follow her dreams. “As the name of the company implies, I hope you enjoy this piece of art glass from me, to you.”

Peggy Karr started Peggy Karr Glass in 1987 in her Morristown, New Jersey home. She was a self-professed “Starving Artist”. She supported herself with odd jobs by day while developing her craft by night. she had worked a lot with both stained glass and ceramics. She discovered a vintage piece of kiln fired glass and was intrigued with the thought “How did they make this?” She started putting some of her stained glass into her ceramic kiln and has never looked back.

With so many companies going overseas to produce their goods, she has chosen to stay true to her American Craft Heritage. That is why all of her glass is still individually handmade in her Randolph, New Jersey home. Here she can support local artisans while maintaining her exacting levels of quality and innovation.

With a degree in graphic design, Lori Siebert began her own firm (originally called Siebert Design Associates, now renamed "Olika") just three years after graduating. The firm is now nearly 20 years old and has produced everything from logos and packaging to large signage systems for client lists that includes Bath & Body Works, Target, Nickelodeon, Longaberger and Universal Studios.

Lori and her design team at Olika continue to create product, style guides and branding for major retail clients. They also license imagery and product concepts to a variety of individual manufacturers. Lori has created many gift products, table top collections, kitchen textiles and stationery items.

The iridescent beauty of Chris Paulson’s fused glass art is timeless. Each piece is uniquely handcrafted using an ancient gradual heating and cooling technique dating back over 4,000 years.

Artistry and technical expertise transform the lustrous iridescent glass into contemporary functional art. A variety of pieces including platters, trays, picture frames, and coaster sets are available in a wide array of colors and sizes.

The lustrous, rainbow-like surface of the glass is suitable for everyday use, but nonetheless, should be treated with care. Chris hopes you and your customers will enjoy his fused glass art for many years to come.

They are a mother daughter team that loves to designfunctional, fun and quality products. Everything they create for the Tatutina World is inspired by their family, homes and art.

Their mission is to bring unique products into this world that reflect a happy and fun lifestyle. Tatutina is a small business located in Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Diane always knew she was different. She has a specially designed nerve center in which glorious and wondrous visions appear! Vibrant colors and tantalizing shapes, objects too beautiful to be envisioned by mere mortals. Diane realized immediately that this was her true calling, for this she had been genetically altered, and she set to work at a fever pitch, joyously recreating the dazzling images in her mind. She continues to this day,with boundless energy and enthusiastic exuberance, to transform ordinary elements of glass and metal into quirky works of funky style.

Diane currently lives in sunny California and is able to indulge her obsession with glass and beads and wire, her mind whirling with new ideas. She loves her talented and devoted crew and together they have lots of fun making all kinds of cool stuff. She couldn't wish for anything more.

Pep Art designs have been created by artist Robert Wilhelm of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Wilhelm's work with Native American totems and fetishes in the mid-1990s inspired his pepper mill and saltshaker collection. Each pepart pepper mill is hand crafted and hand painted. Pep Art: style and function

Robert Wilhelm intends to surprise viewers with his exploration of form, function and surface decoration and his playful approach to making everyday objects. His shapes, either turned on a lathe or carved, invite us to touch and provide visual excitement.

These functional art pieces are available in a range of styles and vibrant hand-painted color combinations.His designs attempt to combine color, form, pattern and texture in ways that produce new and unique results.

Ebba Krarup,a native of Denmark is now a happy resident of the beautiful Pacific Northwest. After 20 years of creating stained glass works in the Bay Area, she opened a business in Bellingham, Washington in 2001. Her studio is on rural acreage and the beauty of nature provides great inspiration for her work. Her artistic interest is in creating fused glass jewelry, hanging and free standing vases and other functional art. Using dichroic glass, which gives off beautiful metallic colors that change with the light and background colors, Ebba creates each piece by hand. After she has finalized her designs, the pieces are fused in a glass kiln at high temperatures. She has a variety of functional art with pocket vases as her trademark. Every piece is hand made, and although you can specify colors, each piece is unique.

Jerilynn Babroff is a painter sculptor and potter who has worked with clay for over 25 years. She has designed a line of teapots, candlesticks, tables cookie jars etc. that are functional, whimsical and outrageous. Here work focauses in on the fun and delight of life.

Babroff's work has been exhibited worldwide in museums, galleries and fine stores. Here studio is in the Catskill Mountains where she resides with her husband, Mel and their two dogs and cat.

Glass Artisan Stephen Smyers is one the true innovators of the contemporary glass movement. For more than thirty-five years, the simple elegance of Smyers Glass has graced fine tables worldwide. Renown for their artful innovation and classic appeal, Smyers' award winning designs have placed the company in the vanguard of contemporary glass studios.
In the creative atmosphere of the studio, where Smyers and his assistants mouth blow and hand finish each piece individually, glassware  of lasting beauty and style is made with impeccable quality and artisanship.
Beginning with his first award-wining stemware design, the company has steadily grown to international repute. Clean, fluent lines and smart motifs make Smyers Glass the perfect complement to a formal table setting or an intimate dinner, special celebration, or everyday repast.