First Name
Alison
Last Name
Thibault
Business Name
WindHorse Arts
Partner Name
Media Category
Glass
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Region
Midcoast
Email
alisonthibault@gmail.com
Phone
2074496285
Membership Level:
Professional Membership
About
From a studio shop on unceded land of the Wabanaki on Vinalhaven Island in Maine, I design and create colorful, handmade fused glass jewelry and housewares that delight customers around the world.
Hi! I’m Alison and I live and work on Vinalhaven Island off the coast of Maine.
Since the company’s launch in 2000, I have personally crafted each piece, working with sheets of colored glass, a glass cutter and a 1500 degree kiln. What emerge from the fire are rare pieces of captured light in the brilliant spectrum of colors illuminating my studio and my customers. To create pieces simultaneously elemental and personal, I draw inspiration from the landscape—sea and stone, forest and sky—of my island home, from the family of people who love my jewelry, and from the music and stories always playing as I work.
My journey in glass started with a lost earring. Inspired to make a match for the remaining favorite earring, I learned to fuse glass at a moment when I was seeking a new way to live, and work I wouldn’t want to retire from. When people started asking to buy the jewelry right off my body, I listened. Through the convergence of accident and opportunity, art and craft, element and imagination, I continue to grow, bringing color and light to beloved customers old and new.
Hi! I’m Alison and I live and work on Vinalhaven Island off the coast of Maine.
Since the company’s launch in 2000, I have personally crafted each piece, working with sheets of colored glass, a glass cutter and a 1500 degree kiln. What emerge from the fire are rare pieces of captured light in the brilliant spectrum of colors illuminating my studio and my customers. To create pieces simultaneously elemental and personal, I draw inspiration from the landscape—sea and stone, forest and sky—of my island home, from the family of people who love my jewelry, and from the music and stories always playing as I work.
My journey in glass started with a lost earring. Inspired to make a match for the remaining favorite earring, I learned to fuse glass at a moment when I was seeking a new way to live, and work I wouldn’t want to retire from. When people started asking to buy the jewelry right off my body, I listened. Through the convergence of accident and opportunity, art and craft, element and imagination, I continue to grow, bringing color and light to beloved customers old and new.
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