Freshly Canadian
Who: Miia Virtasalmi, one-half of Pipe & Punty Glass Studio (along with husband Robert Tannahill)
Where: Simcoe, Ontario
What: Miia creates bright artwork and functional pieces with blown and cast glass. I’m loving those stacked teapots! Visit her brand-new Etsy shop for her delightful fused glass jewelry.
Who: Kyla Francis of Kyla Francis Pottery
Where: Halifax
What: Found objects are used to create molds, which are then used to create tableware and figurines with fun silkscreen designs. The flexed arms on the shot glass below come from a mold made from a trophy! Check out the illustrated guide to her creative process under the “zine” link on her home page.
Who: Sally McCubbin, glass designer and artist
Where: Toronto
What: Her fantastic online gallery is divided into functional (pragmatic why-didn’t-I-think-of-that things), dysfunctional (quirky objects that comment on some of the world’s silliness — that’s a glass gun box, second row) and a series that looks at the “subtle but distinct” parallels between glass and graffiti art. Beautiful and fun.
Who: Marcela Rosemberg Golod and Sergio Golod of Royal Glass Design
Where: Stratford, PEI
What: Unique, decorative and functional, the duo’s fused glass pieces burst with colour and detail
