Douglas Sigwarth
After 20 years of racing around the country and playing with fire in the studio, the world stopped. This year of COVID has been a time of reflection and growth for me. Although I kept myself busy creating glass in partnership with Renee, the pattern interruption served as an opportunity to change the way forward.
I missed the relationships I had built on the road as well as the collectors who inspire what we make. Glassblowing is a physical medium and the task of constructing a temporary storefront most weeks of the year takes its physical toll. I will continue to breathe life into molten glass as long as I draw breath, however, I learned this year that there are other sources of inspiration that fill me with passion.
Being an artist is not only what we do, it is who we are. Every story from the road inspires me to work harder and be better.