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On the third day of Christmas…
On the third day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Three glass flowers…
On the second day of Christmas…
On the second day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Two tumblers tumbling… Glass Tumblers by, epiphany studio e line.
The perfect gift
Looking for that perfect gift for a co-worker? Looking to brighten up your workspace? This set is for you then! Stop by the studio this Saturday 11am-4pm.
Another great gift idea
Here’s a great gift idea – a set of funky tumblers! Functional, fun, hand made, and made in Michigan. Get yours at the holiday show this weekend. But come early because we always sell out of these sweet babies! The show is Friday 4-9pm, Sat/Sun 12-6pm
Sculpture of the day
One of the pieces just finished for the show this weekend. Starts Friday at 4 – hope to see you
sculpture of the day
Today’s sculpture is ‘captured hearts’ by april wagner. Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. – Lao Tzu
sculpture of the day
Today’s sculpture of the day is ‘fire on the water’ by april wagner. “The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.” – Pamela Hansford Johnson
sculpture of the day
today’s sculpture of the day is ‘laying ladies’ by april wagner. Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, [...]
sculpture of the day
Today’s sculpture is ‘orange iris’ by april wagner. The Iris flower takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. The Iris flower comes in a variety of colors. You can find Iris flowers in crisp white, yellow, orange, pink, blue, [...]
sculpture of the day
Today’s sculpture is ‘ Good Night ‘ by april wagner. In the great green room there was a telephone and a red balloon and a picture of… The cow jumping over the moon And there were three little bears sitting on chairs And two little kittens And a pair of mittens And a little toy [...]
pass it on! please share :)
Remember everybody…. Tomorrow is first thursdays at epiphany! please share this post… via email or send them to our facebook page. it would be much appreciated!!!! we are trying to reach out to as many people as we can to inform them of our monthly open studio. Live glass blowing, wine, snacks and art… what [...]
Tonight! 4-9pm! come see us!
Come get HOT at epiphany glass studio the FIRST THURSDAY of every month. epiphany glass studio opens its state of the art hot glass studio to the public. This is a unique opportunity to see the working studio of glass artist April Wagner and her latest work. Glass blowing demonstrations throughout the evening by the [...]
This is what we feel like when we get our monthly gas and electric bills for the glass shop. How did Caravaggio know?
This is the day that Caravaggio is thought to have died in 1610. Here’s a striking example of his realistic observation of human emotion combined with dramatic lighting.
Sculpture of the Day
Sculpture of the Day – ‘seattle boat’. April had a client in Seattle who sent her photographs from the back door of her crimson house overlooking a moody, but beautiful lake. She told a story of how she loved to go canoeing with her longtime partner during the early morning hours and could we make [...]
bubble factory!
epiphany has turned into a bubble factory! we have been busy busy, making tons of bubbles for a site-specific commission for a private residence. the final project will have more than 200 hand made, glass blown bubbles! we will show you the finish piece once completed!
Suess
April’s homage to the original rapper Dr Suess, this piece is titled ‘Suess flower 5′. “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, And that enables you to [...]
addicted to color
we LOVE color! and now that we have had some time to clean, and organize our color cabinet we have so many to choose from! Most glass color come in the form of bar. The major manufacturers of glass color bar are Reichenbach, Kugler, Zimmerman and Gaffer. The process of making these involves adding metal [...]
power outage
after 3 long days of chaos we finally have power! When the power goes out at the studio its crucial to be there to hook up the generator to keep the furnace, equipment, and studio safe! This storm was crazy, huge hail ( larger than a golf ball) pounded my car during the storm, [...]
july 5
first thursdays at the epiphany studios. 2000° hot glass-blowing demonstrations wine splendor, art and snacks 4-9pm watch master glassblower april wagner perform jaw-dropping hot glass-blowing demonstrations in her beautiful studio surrounded by gorgeous artwork. 248.745.3786 www.epiphanyglass.com Like Us On Facebook Facebook the studio is a green building located a 1/4 mile east of telegraph rd. [...]
Read all about it!
read the full article here: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120426/ENT01/204260322
Color Psychology
Color Psychology How Colors Impact Moods, Feelings, and Behaviors Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions. – Pablo Picasso Do you feel anxious in a yellow room? Does the color blue make you feel calm and relaxed? Artists and interior designers have long understood how color can dramatically affect moods, feelings and emotions. [...]
epiphany gets a new roof!
Finally after what seems like an eternity of suffering through the many Michigan winters/springs with a leaky roof, and all of us praying that the existing roof would make it through just one more winter. Today our wish is finally coming true! They have started ripping off the old leaky [...]
sculpture of the day
sweet ‘lemon iris’ reminds us of the beauty of spring and the beauty of glass art. got yours? no? then put the date of the spring open studio on your calendar – may 5 & 6 12-6pm.
get ready….
Epiphany’s spring show/open studio is almost here! saturday, may 5th, 12-6pm sunday, may 6th, 12-6pm
Epiphany Glass pops up in Detroit
You never know what may pop-up in Detroit… even Epiphany Glass! For more information check out this feature article. http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120406/OPINION03/204060304
‘novae flos’
Where in the world os ‘novae flos’ now? Why at the Lincoln display for the auto show in New York City!! She sure does get around!
mark your calendar
Thursday April 5th is our monthly open studio! so make sure to stop in to see some live glass blowing! art, wine, and snacks!
come and get em while they are still hot!
look how colorful they all are. get them while you still can! these wine coasters go fast! make sure to get yours today!
decanters are for everything!
Don’t drink? Well, don’t let that stop you from buying one of our beautiful glass decanters. They work great as flower vases too!
QR code for epiphany
Glassblowing pre-dates Jesus, but that doesn’t stop us from using cool new technology at epiphany.
Compuware pop-up store
We’re getting ready to open our pop-up store in the Compuware Building in downtown Detroit. Check out the awesome vinly letting design that Jamie Latendresse from www.JamieLatendresse.com did for us. Stay tuned for info on dates and hours…
GM Supplier of the Year Award for Lear Corp
April was commissioned to create a sculpture for the GM Supplier of the Year Award. On Tuesday, in a special ceremony at the DIA, April’s sculpture was presented by Dan Akerson GM CEO and Bob Sochia GM VP of Global Purchasing to Matt Simoncini Lear CEO and Ray Scott Lear President of Seating. Everyone at [...]
sebastian sullen
check out one of epiphany’s favorite photographer’s great new website. go to sebastian sullen
happy!
we’re having an ‘epiphany’, happiness is our new goal. today we saw this picture and thought sun + glass = happy! we watched this great video from tedx last night and recommend you check it out too. http://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work.html#.TynHGyY9KYg.mailto
sculpture of the day
valentine’s day is only 4 days away…did you get your sweetie something yet? why not give a beautiful glass flower this year?
sculpture of the day
sculpture of the day – it almost feels like spring outside so we chose a flower today. who doesn’t love flowers? especially with Valentine’s day coming up. our flowers last forever and always look beautiful.
sculpture of the day
sculpture of the day – this piece reminds us of two dancers gracefully floating around each other, like in the amazing performance of ‘carmina burana’ at the detroit opera house last october.
holiday gifts
hand blown glass tumblers, one of our many great holiday gift ideas! stop by the studio we are open today 12-5
looking for the perfect gift?
if you missed our holiday show its not too late to get your one of a kind gift! come in and visit us during our new saturday hours in december, from 12:00-5:00pm
open studio hours
epiphany will be open every saturday in december from 12-5. stop by to see april blowing glass and to shop for those last minute gifts. great hand-made glass pieces in all price ranges are still available. we also have work by our guests still on display; paintings, photos, sculptures and wearable fiber art.
great party
we celebrated like rock stars on friday night. the new epiphany is ready to take the world by storm
changes
we are making big changes at epiphany. many of our old styles of work we are going taking a break from creating for awhile. we are really focused on new ideas. if you are interested in any of the classic epiphany style pieces contact the studio to see what we have left in stock.