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Great Pumpkin Patch Party

For the FIRST TIME EVER we are going to teach you to make your very own glass pumpkins! This means t…

Solstice Spring Cleaning

Shine bright like a diamond. That’s what it looks like when the jaw-dropping “Solstice” sculpture at…

Alis Volat Propriis – Oregon Supreme Court Installation

In 2021 April was awarded a contract from the Oregon Judicial Department to create a one-of-a-kind s…

Spring Open Studio 2023

World-renowned Master Glass Artist April Wagner and her team at epiphany glass studio will open thei…

Living The Dream

As we look back on three decades of hard work, dedication and commitment, it's easy to be reminded o…

A Year Of Growth & Renewal

Growth These larger projects require a lot of space to create and the…

Old Faithful – Retirement and New Beginnings

After 23 years of continued use we finally retired our well loved old furnace and built a brand new …

Happy Holidays from epiphany studios

Whether just dropping by, shopping our gallery or taking one of our many fun hands-on workshops, we …

Our Best Sellers of 2022

Each of our handmade glass birds has their own unique differences that make them a beautiful one-of-…

Holiday Open House Recap

Thank you to all who joined us at our Annual Holiday Open House. We loved the holiday spirit and fes…

Extended Holiday Hours

For your shopping convenience we have expanded our Holiday Hours to include Tuesdays, Wednesday and …

Why Shopping Small Is Such A Big Deal

Tomorrow is one of our favorite days! For small business owners, like us, it's the much anticipated …

Holiday Open House & Sale

Join artist April Wagner and her team at epiphany glass studios for live glassblowing demonstrations…

Women Led Wednesday

WHAT IS WOMEN-LED WEDNESDAY?There’s Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday, Giving Tuesday, so why no…

The Art Of Blown Glass Tablescaping

As with many of our hand blown glass art pieces, we take our inspiration from the outdoors. We take …

And just like that…the epiphany expansion is complete

Thanks to the support of so many, this huge endeavor has finally come to fruition. As many of you kn…

Mystery Discount Seconds Sale

It's time once again to roll the Seconds Carts out for our Annual Seconds Sale. Join us on the last …

Celebrate Teachers & Grads & Dads!

June is a great time for celebration. Students and teachers are wrapping up the school year, your gr…

Five Things You Need To Thrive and Succeed as a Woman Founder

Use your voice. You have an opinion, make it known. Take a stance and be proud of it. If you’re…

Birds Of Beauty at 770 Orchard Lake Road epiphany glass

How We Make Our Birds Of Beauty

Welcome, Warmer Weather, Blooms & Birds of Beauty Everywhere...At Last Creating Our Colorful Bi…

Spring Open Studio 2022

We are excited about the in-person return of our annual Spring Open Studio and we're busy getting re…

Gifts for Dads & Grads

It is almost June! In Michigan, we've had beautiful sunny days and hot weather which makes working i…

Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Mother’s Day is just a few short weeks away and you need to find Mom the perfect gift, but between w…

The History of Cat Jack White

You know him and you love him (maybe even as much as we do!). You see him in our studio, on our soci…

Colored & Specialty Glass

Glassblowing in general is fascinating, but even more possibilities are created when you add element…

April’s Favorite Artists

April’s artwork has evolved quite a bit over the years, as any artist’s work does. As she …

Women-Owned Businesses You Should Support

March is Women's History Month! As you know, epiphany studios is a women owned business (if not, rea…

Woman Owned Business

March is Women's History Month and March 8th is International Women's Day. At epiphany studios&…

Our Large Reheating Chamber

Now that we're back in the studio blowing glass, we've decided to go big or go back home. This week …

What’s Ahead in 2021

Last week we took a look back on 2020 (which you can read about here). This week we want to share so…

2020 in Review

2020 has certainly not been what anyone expected. We reworked plans over and over to create a new no…

What epiphany can do for you this holiday season

The holidays are here and we know how stressful things can get - especially with everything going on…

Awards & Corporate Gifts

Recognizing the hard work and support of those connected to your business by creating unique corpora…

Memorial Glass

We made these pieces without publicly discussing it for years, for friends and family only at first …

Molten Sensuality: The Crystalline Creations of April Wagner

To celebrate the two year anniversary since the opening of April's solo exhibition show at the Sagin…

Art & Self-Care During COVID

While we're all spending more time in our homes and living through uncertain times, it's more import…

Websites for Artists – A Must Have

Original Post: March 10, 2019Updated: September 10, 2020We're excited to let you know that we have s…

20 of our Blogs You Should Definitely Read

We've been putting out blog posts weekly since the start of quarantine back in March. We hope you've…

Goodbye to These epiphany Classics

As artists evolve, their style changes and epiphany is making some changes. We see this as a positiv…

10 of our Best Glassblowing Videos

If you follow us on social media (and if you don't you should!) you probably know we post a lot of v…

Our Work with Michigan Humane

If you didn't already know, last year our charity partner, formally known as the Michigan Humane Soc…

Glassblowing FAQs

Glassblowing is a fascinating and mysterious art. We get asked a lot of questions on social media an…

How to Commission Artwork

Have you ever had a vision for an amazing piece of artwork for your home or office but just haven't …

epiphany? April Wagner? What’s The Difference?

April Wagner has been blowing glass for over twenty years. Throughout this time she has developed he…

Why is Glass so Expensive?

We get asked this question often - Why is glass so expensive? When we post images of artwork f…

Black-Owned Businesses You Should Support Now

Not sure how to make a difference? We’re supplying you with a list of Black-Owned businesses that of…

What are Seconds?

Above all at epiphany we value quality and craftsmanship. We take this very seriously and stake our …

Small Businesses We Love (And You Will Too!!)

This week wanted to take a break from our posts about glass (just for a minute!) and focus on commun…

Art Glass

Glass is an extremely versatile medium used to create items that span a wide variety of applications…

2020 Spring Open Studio: Virtual Edition

Each year during the first weekend of May, we look forward to hosting our annual Spring Open Studio.…

History of Glass

We love glass. Probably obvious to you since we constantly talk about our glass and how we make it. …

Glassblowing 101

This week we wanted to take a break from focusing on the virus and talk about what we love - glass. …

Finding Creativity During a Pandemic

In Michigan, we have entered our third week of stay at home order. As we navigate and adjust to this…

10 Ways to Help Others Through COVID-19

As the numbers keep rising, it's easy to feel hopeless and helpless and it's understandable to feel …

10 Ways to Pass the Time During Quarantine

We're going through a crazy, unprecedented time right now so it's super important to take care of yo…

How to Support Small Businesses During COVID-19

We're all going through this crazy time together so we wanted to put aside the fearful news updates …

Art in the Garden

With the weather (finally) warming up and restrictions being slowly lifted in Michigan, we are takin…

What’s Ahead in 2020 for epiphany studios

We are well into the new year and want to share with you what is ahead in 2020 for epiphany studios.…

New Orleans Hot-Glass Sculpting Workshop

Happy 2020! Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable New Year. Things are back in full swing here at&n…

2019 in Review

2019 has now past - and what a year it was for us! Before we completely jump into 2020 we wanted to …

Kickstarter for Artists: How to Run a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign

If you follow us on social media, you know that through all of September we ran a Kickstarter campai…

The Art School Graduate Guide: Plan and Start Your Artistic Career

So you decided to go to art school, worked hard, pulled countless all-nighters and graduated - Congr…

Art School: Is it worth it… or is there another way?

With the prices of higher education constantly increasing, it's extremely important to consider the …

2019 Spring Open Studio

This weekend is our annual Spring Open Studio and we're busy getting ready for it! This year you can…

La Ruche

Last month, at the Architectural Digest Design Show in NYC, we debuted our new lighting line, La Ruc…

Architectural Digest Design Show

Last week team epiphany was in NYC for the Architectural Digest Design Show (ADDS). This was our fir…

What’s Ahead in 2019?

We already have exciting plans in the making for 2019! Our goals are to expand the studio and our br…

Adventures in Italy

The Glass Art Society (GAS) Annual Conference has come and gone. GAS members from all around the glo…