HeyJaredAl Heilman
Once a spine surgeon, now a metalsmith, glass artist, and writer. After cancer, I returned to the studio and the page. I write about making, healing, and what these hands continue to learn.
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Nothing Precious (opens the original)
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I have made so many things over the years: glass vessels, enamels, and jewelry. They live on my family’s fingers, necks, and ears, and in the homes of patrons. Before COVID, I shared a space at Winter Street Galleries with my good friend Patrick Palmer, the Dean of the Glassell School of Art. It was a fun experience for a couple of years, but when the pandemic hit, we closed the space. My work, along with the studio stands I had fabricated, all migrated back to the lake. Now, those pieces just s
When You Close Your Eyes (opens the original)
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The Welcome Committee (opens the original)
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Velcro Dogs Till Thursday (opens the original)
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Three weeks ago, I wrote about Liz heading off to Africa in "Gigi’s list". This is the other end of that story.The house is getting a facelift. The painting crew I have used for years had an opening, and I took it. First comes the cleaning, then the paint.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RBEs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9
Back in the Groove (opens the original)
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What a week.The giraffe cloisonné is done. The sample board for liquid enamels is done. The thickness tests are done. I even threw in four small bowls for good measure, and frankly, I’m tired—the good kind of tired, the kind that used to follow a long day in the OR. Except this time, nobody’s life was on the line, I didn’t get paid, and the only thing bleeding was my patience with a stuck kiln shelf.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q9Th!,
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