The Glass Builder
The story of how Ann Morhauser started making glassware and built up her studio, Annieglass, outlines some of the many challenges of producing handcrafted wares at scale.
Dear Friends,
Renowned glass artist Ann Morhauser started her company, Annieglass, with little more than debt and determination. Today, her unique, affordable, handcrafted glassware is found in stores across the country—as well as in the Smithsonian. How did she get here? And what can other aspiring artisan-entrepreneurs learn from her journey?
We hope you’ll enjoy reading “The Glass Builder,” written by Peggy Townsend. Next week, we’ll be presenting a new Secrets of Mastery episode with Annie Morehauser, in which she’ll discuss what it takes to keep an artisan-based business afloat, and how she measures success.
Throughout the month of June, we’ll be bringing you more stories and interviews about building a craft-based, values-based business. So please stay tuned! Thank you for reading and sharing our stories, for supporting our work with a paid subscription if you can, and for being part of the Craftsmanship community. We couldn’t do this without you.
Sincerely,
The Craftsmanship Team
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