About the team
Samuel Spees is an independant artist, designer, and craftsperson from Dayton Ohio. While pursuing football at Centre College in Kentucky he was drawn to the process of glassmaking, which became his new favorite ‘sport.’ In 2022, Sam began collaborating with his partner in life, Blaine Steiner. This partnership has offered a collaborative approach to the work that now comes out of this studio. Sam’s work embodies the mental process and physical skills of glassmaking. He uses traditional Venetian techniques, as well as American influence to make playful, experimental, and technical work. Blaine focus challenges the expectations of glass, in both scale and process. In turn they create a wide array of both functional and sculptural objects through a lens perceiving the world through memories and sensory experiences. Currently they reside in Asheville, NC.
Announcements
Upcoming Events
October 2026
October 1-4: St. James Court Art Show, Louisville, KY
November 2026
November 15: Pop up at Copper Fox Gallery, Leipers fork, TN
December 2026
December 2-6: One of a kind show, Chicago, IL
Press
Garden and Gun: Made in the South Awards
Nashville Voyager:
https://nashvillevoyager.com/interview/life-work-with-sam-spees-of-berry-hill/
Asheville Made:
https://ashevillemade.com/college-football-player-tackles-glassmaking-with-characteristic-intensity/
Past Events
August/September 2026
aug 30-Sep 2: High hampton dahlia Days, cashiers, Nc
July 2026
July 15 - 18: Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI
June 2026
June 3-5: Edina Art Fair, Edina MN
April / May 2026
April 30 - May 2: Harding Art Show, Nashville, TN
May 14-15: Tephra ICA, Reston, Va
March / April 2026
Mar 6 - april 29: Blaine spees solo show opening, 3rd degree glass gallery, St. louis, Mo
Mar 10-12: Inspired home show, Chicago, il
Mar 29 - April 5: Residency at Emporia State University, emporia, ks
April 22-26: Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC
FEbruary 2026
17-19: Made, our show (wholesale), Baltimore, md
20-22: American craft made, baltimore, md
December 2025
4-7: One of a kind holiday show, chicago, Il
NOvember 2025
Craft + Design show, Richmond, VA
october 2025
3-5: st. james court art show, louisville, ky
23-25: Artclectic, Nashville, tn
June 2025
6-8: Edina art fair, edina, MN
13-14: porter flea, nashville, tn
May 2025
Tennessee Craft, Nashville, TN
Tephra ica, reston, VA
April 2025
Four Bridges Art Festival, Chattanooga, TN
Feb. 2025
American made baltimore (american craft council), Baltimore, md
Dec. 2024
Crafty Bastards Holiday show, Nashville, TN
Porter Flea Holiday Show, Nashville, Tn
Handmade Arcade, pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 2024
Garden and Gun Winter Market
Charleston, SC
Oct 2023 - Feb 2024
Flying Solo, Private Exhibition at Nashville Airport
Nashville, TN
Dec 2022 - Feb 2023
Greenhill Center for NC Art Winter Show
Greensboro, NC
Jan 2022- June 2023
Bill and Patty Gorelick Galleries
Charlotte, NC
Sept - Oct 2022
A Legacy in Glass: 2000-2022 at Aegon Gallery
Danville, KY
June - Aug 2022
Aspire 2 at Hodge Gallery: Pittsburgh Glass Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Oct-Nov 2020
"Perception” Solo Show at the North Carolina Glass Center, Asheville, NC
January 3-4, 2020:
Made In North Carolina Market,
11am-5pm and 8:30am-5pm respectively,
Pinehurst Resort, NC
November 23, 2019:
Made In North Carolina Awards,
12 - 3 PM, Mast General Store, Winston-Salem, NC