Who is Angie

 

Angie is a woman, neuroscientist, watercolor painter, and stained glass artist. The link between all three is mentorship and teaching, which is her true passion. She loves guiding her students along their paths whether scientific or artistic. Seeing them grow and develop into their authentic selves through creative expression is what fills her soul.

 

Angie dedicated 18 years of her career to science. She was a professor at UCSF teaching neuroscience. After much consideration, she decided to open her stained glass studio and change careers. Angie was first trained in stained glass by Dan Gamaldi from Cradle of the Sun. She joined Nzilani Conservation Studio under the direction of Armelle Le Roux where she contributed to the restoration of Glide Memorial's Rose Window among other projects. Learning from a professional studio was invaluable. Angie is now not only working in her own studio but is also working for Theodore Ellison Designs generating new custom windows. In Angie’s studio, she teaches one day workshops, private team building events, weekly classes/studio rental, and also performs restorations and new commissions. Finally, Angie has created OKO Designs on wheels where she comes to your place of work or residence to host the workshop. Her number one offsite client is the Winchester Mystery house where she teaches monthly workshops throughout the year. 

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A Message From Angie 

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I want to communicate through my artwork that everything is possible and no matter what you do or what you look like, you are worthy of love and acceptance. There is taboo around pole dancing and also around being on the heavier side. This is all created by a society which wants to make us insecure, since insecure people consume more products to fill that societal soul hole we all inevitably have. We need to remember that everything is possible. We are all human, we can all learn. Little by little. I acknowledge that since we live in a white supremacist world, life is designed around white people, and that People of Color have to work 3 times as hard for the same thing. It's clear that some people are more privileged than others. However, it is still possible. If you put your mind to something and believe in your worth you will achieve what you want to achieve. Only YOU know your worth. It is up to you to emit that positive energy and make people around you understand that worth and value it and set boundaries to protect your peace.

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None of my weekly students had ever done stained glass before (maybe just one or two). Everything you see they have created is possible to make. I will guide you to independence and teach you everything I know. Nothing is impossible! 

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