John Littleton and Kate Vogul are both glassmakers who raised their three kids in Bakersville, North Carolina. Through glass, John and Kate were able to connect their family in a way unimaginable.

“Becoming a glass maker has helped connect me to my family.”

-John Littleton

A man holds up a piece of glass over a spinning disk in a workshop
A hot piece of glass gets sculpted
Two women work together on sculpting a piece of glass
A pair of hands press down on a weight, manipulating hot glass
A man stands between his sons as they work on a wooden board
A sign on a door threatens potential thieves that they'll be shot

More Stories

  • A motorcycle with its light on
  • A set of gold gears
  • A pair of hands grasped together
  • A cow's skull sits on a wooden outdoor walls
  • A woman in glasses smiles at two parishioners
  • A pair of windows on an old, wooden grain mill
  • A man works on a ceramic on a pottery wheel
  • A pair of hands work on iron decor
  • A young girl with a pink hat bites her lip
  • A woman works on a glass flower sculpture
  • A boy sticks out his tongue while his mom brushes his teeth
  • A group of women sit on a tractor going through the mountains
  • A man pushes a piece of wood through a saw
  • A puppy tugs on a woman's green skirt
  • A woman in overalls walks through rows of tall grasses
  • A chainsaw cuts through a log
  • A set of brown horses look directly to camera
  • A woman uses a scraper on a grill