Vicki Smith
Hooked on Glass

Vicki Smith is a self taught glass artist based in Syracuse, NY. She loves transforming something that starts cold, hard and sharp into something that becomes fluid, soft, colorful, and textured. It becomes an utterly new piece of material, looking altogether different from where it started. There is a great sense of exhilaration from creating and the challenges that arise within the process, as well as the endless possibilities of the medium.

She started out by learning glass cutting and making stepping stones for the garden. She then went on to learn stained glass using the copper foil technique. Working in a glass studio and learning more just by observing, piqued her interest in learning to fuse. She began fusing jewelry in a very small kiln.

Over time she created more and more pieces and became extremely interested in making larger functional pieces. Vicki took many classes on fusing covering inclusions, using frit and dichroic glass, and mold making. She has studied at Corning Museum of Glass and Fusion Headquarters.

Sharing what she knows and helping others to create became important to Vicki, so she started teaching classes in fusing and beginning-level stained glass. From there, Hooked On Glass was born.

Contact Information:
Name: Vicki Smith
Name of business: Hooked on Glass
Phone: 315-637-1377