
Jessica Schimpf
Glassblower / Owner
Mantra Glass Art
Denver, CO USA
“The best experiences I've ever had have been those leaps of faith where I decided, 'Screw it, I'm just gonna go for it.”
Mantra Glass Art
Denver, CO USA
“The best experiences I've ever had have been those leaps of faith where I decided, 'Screw it, I'm just gonna go for it.”
Glassblower / Owner
I create art and glassworks that promote sustainable design, organic plants and horticultural methods.
The road-trippers try their hand at spinning molten glass with glassblower Jessica Schimpf. The world isn't looking for you, she says, you have to go out and find it--she left a big-time welding gig to follow her dreams. In Texas, the team interviews Austonites on the street and goes for beignets and palm readings in New Orleans before hitting crowd-powered T-shirt purveyor Threadless in Chicago.