Today I’m joined by stained glass designer & maker Lena Zaycman who is based in St. Petersburg, Russia. After working on large scale stained glass installations alongside her sister, she continued her practice refining her own style, where she’s focused on the idea of hassle-free installation by making absolutely independent objects that can easily be displayed anywhere. She’s created a fantastical line of little creatures called Shelly Creatures and Zoobastics which are not only whimsical and fun but also carry great personal healing work and meaning. Her Buddy line and Bali line is equally sentimental. Today we’re going to dive into her different collections and explore what their meaning is to Lena, we’ll also discuss healthy balances with social media and what some of the different products and tools are that she’s using in Russia.

Join me as I crack it all wide open!

To see more of Elena’s work, her instagram is @helloelena and her website is elenazaycman.com.

Honorable mentions from this episode:

Lena's set team:
Photographer @kate.snova
Set Designer @katryzhu

Design program
Coreldraw

Black and white speckled glass from Armstrong
black granite

COPPER FOIL
Edco or MasterFoil
3.8mm, 4.0mm, 4.37mm, 4.76mm

PATINA/FINISH
ProVetro

TOOLS
Glass Cutter"Toyo" TC-10В

+ HandleSilberschnitt Glass Cutter
Traverse Handle 2045.0 Bohle

Glass Nibbling Pliers - Zag-Zag by Bohle

PenSakura Pen-Touch 0.7mm

Grinder: Kristall 2000S

app for curbing time on IG:
apps.apple.com/us/app/screenzen

Lena's nomination:
@glas_en_glas

Thank you to this episode’s sponsors:

Canfield Technologies
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Stained Glass Stuff
Stained glass supply shop, classes and restoration services located in Ottawa, ON.

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