Where Light Becomes Art
Discover a Timeless Beauty
With over a decade of experience in the fire-born craft of glassblowing, I create work that flows with the spirit of Art Nouveau—organic, luminous, and alive with movement.
Inspired by nature’s curves and the expressive potential of molten glass, I shape each piece to capture feeling in form. My practice blends time-honored techniques with a modern sensibility, resulting in sculptures and commissions that bring depth and beauty to both personal and public spaces.
Each piece is an invitation: to experience glass as emotion, form, and light; as a quiet moment made solid, shaped by heat and breath. More than decor, my work is made to infuse daily life with beauty, movement, and meaning.
Find the piece that speaks to you—or let’s create it together.
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Studio Values
Driven By Expression
Each piece begins with a spark—an emotion, a memory, a moment worth honoring and remembering. I shape glass not just with tools, but with intention—so the final work speaks in color, rhythm, and quiet resonance. Whether coaxing color to bloom like petals or tracing lines that echo unseen rhythms, my work is a translation of feeling into material.
Rooted in Story
I shape each piece with fire and intention, knowing it will carry the story of its making—and gather new meaning in the life it enters. Glass holds memory. It remembers the heat, the timing, and the decisions made in its shaping. I create with the belief that art doesn't end when it’s finished; it begins when it’s held and loved.
Honoring the Handmade
In a world of mass production, I return to tradition. My studio practice is centered on breath, fire, and the human hand. No machines. No shortcuts. Just the raw, unpredictable magic of glass shaped through time-honored techniques. Each piece carries the marks of the process—slight variations, a sense of motion, a soul.
The Spirit Behind the Flame
I’m Torie Gauder, a glass artist based in Columbus, Ohio, and the founder of Torie Gauder Glass—a woman-owned studio devoted to the expressive beauty of hand-blown glass.
Inspired by the flowing lines of Art Nouveau and the quiet rhythm of nature, I create sculptural pieces that capture emotion in movement, color, and light.
Each work is made by hand, one-of-a-kind, and created to bring beauty and feeling into the spaces we live and gather.
