Frequently Asked Questions : What projects are you working on right now?

• I am constantly evolving how I see the landscape around me. For those of you who know my mountain  vessel series, it is continuously ever changing. Which is how projects should be for an artist. Stagnation is a killer of creativity. That is why I am so happy that I have found my niche. To give those of you some background on my mountain vessel series. About 3-4 years ago, I started transforming my perspectives of the mountains around me here in the Pacific Northwest onto my glasswork. I wanted people to see my favorite time of day, which is dusk. It is this amazing time of day when blues, purples and pinks in the sky create this highlighted almost rainbow affect against the crispy sillhouetted mountain lines. 

To find a technique that actually translates those feelings, emotions and views I get from looking at the mountains was pretty incredible. Spending all of this time honing in on my glassblowing skills and then taking an idea and translating it into glass. As well as having it be something I actually imagined was life changing for me. 

I am constantly learning everyday and I hope that when people experience this series, they invoke some feelings of contentment and peace that resonates from my viewings of the cascade mountain range . Currently I am looking towards using different techniques like enamel painting to create more detail in this series. I have been thinking of incorporating people and their actions into my landscape stories as well. So stay tuned to see more!

• Another Project I am working on right now is putting together and creating a limited addition glass series where a majority of the proceeds, probably 50%, will go to a non-profit organization supporting social justice and the BLM movement. I would like to be able to donate 100% proceeds of the sales to a non-profit, but I am a small solo owned business and it does cost money to make these pieces. If you have any suggestions for non-profits in Portland please let me know. I am researching diligently right now.

Announcement details will be coming soon. I’m super excited to work on this and be able to give back in some way shape or form. 

Thinking Of Doing A Spring Clearance SALE : Next Weekend : What Do You All Think?

I’ve got lots of Glass Pumpkins, Fiddlehead Sculptures and Sample Mountain Drop Vessels that originally were made for all of the art markets I was going be apart of this summer. Due to Covid-19 all of those events were canceled. I am going to miss interacting with all of you great folks.

So I would love to hear some feedback from all of you if you think I should do a spring clearance sale ONLINE this next weekend? Comment on my blog and let me know what you think????

Isolation Residency : Day 3 : Lets Get Real

This fun residency that I’m doing right now has got me thinking about how telling my story helps people to understand my artwork. Why am I so obsessed with mountains and tree lines?! Well let me tell you. For me there is this very special time of day, DUSK. It took me having several moments of calm, mindfulness and magic at this time of day to realize I needed to crawl out of my hole that I had built for myself and start living again. Depression sneaks up on you. I had never really experienced it before until I lost several things at once. Feelings of alienation, not being understood, underestimated and regret were taking a hold of me and eating me from the inside out. Looking at the Cascade mountains here in the Columbia River Gorge was slowly bringing me back to life. It was almost like a slap in the face looking at those evening highlighted lights hitting those crispy mountains and tree lines. The experience helped me to pull myself up and start realizing the things I have and the new community I am apart of. Art has always been therapeutic for me and what pleases me the most is when people who have my work share with me the feelings that it brings them. That to me is success. Sending love out to you all from Rachel Escoe Glass.

Reach out to your buddies

OR

Call National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 (TALK)

Its The Final Countdown to Shop Mothers Day SALE

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Shop Unique Collections for something special for mama and get 20% OFF.

Today is the last day for it to ship out on time. Unless your mom doesn’t mind surprise belated gifts!!!! And it doesn’t have to be for your mom. It can be for yourself (Treat Yourself!) OR to celebrate springtime OR for someones birthday. There are endless possibilities.

Sending love and warmth out to all of you. I hope when you shop my artwork you feel a sense of calm from these mountains I depict from the cascade mountain range here in the Pacific Northwest. Emotional connection is my ultimate achievement when people view my work.

With Love,

Rachel Escoe Glass

@rachelescoeglass