HeyJaredSpike casts glass and reads fairy tales
Artist and fabricator specialising in cast glass. Making art about folklore, fairy tales and myth.
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- Sep 13, 2026
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- Jul 5, 2026
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September Whimsical Wallpaper (opens the original)
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August Whimsical Wallpaper (opens the original)
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So, my first paid subscriber arrived the other day (welcome) and I thought, well I should catch up with some subscriber only content!Every month on Patreon I make an image for your phone wallpaper, the below images are from 2026. Read more
On Fairy Tales and Silhouettes (opens the original)
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Hello Fairy tale and Folklore folks (opens the original)
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As people wander over from other folklore and fairy tales pages you may wonder why you have ended up here with a glass artist. Welcome to my Substack!I post a lot about my day job as a fabricator of cast glass but as an artist I love to make art about folklore, fairy tales and mythology. I use glass and animation, illustration and mixed media to share my thoughts, feelings and appreciation of these stories.Spike casts glass and reads fairy tales is a reader-supported publication. To receive ne
Studio News (opens the original)
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So much green wax it seems. My perfectionism got in the way a little this month as I returned form after form to the wax pot - the more you look the more ‘defects’ you will find and some times the more you try and fix it the worse it gets. I did eventually get 4 decent forms and all the works are now in the kiln for 13 days. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7MQH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3
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