Amanda Dziedzic

“What can a glass blower possibly know about “Endurance”?… Well, if you have ever been a team member on a full-scale glass production team in 30 plus degree heat, quite a bit. Aside from the literal response to endurance, just the act of being a self-employed artist, with a career spanning two decades in glass, I think I know a little bit about the topic, and I am keen to share my thoughts with you.” Amanda Dziedzic is a Melbourne based glass artist with a focus on both production glass blowing, and hot sculpted exhibition works. Best known for her Yumemiru production range and hot sculpted glass vegetables in glass, she also makes glass for the likes of Jardan, CocoFlip, Mecca and The Design Files. Amanda has travelled to Japan, American and Scotland in pursuit of glass blowing. She now co-runs, Melbourne’s newest hot glass studio, HotHaus, in Heidelberg West. Amanda is an avid supporter of women in the arts and crafts fields. She is renowned for her use of colour; she also likes to take inspiration from her love of Japan and her much loved Yumemiru works are highly coveted as collectibles.