About the Artist

Natalie Hahn, founder of Red Tail Glass Works has been working in glass for over twenty years. Her interest in glass began at age 12, when she apprenticed herself informally to a glass artist near her childhood home in Indiana. She collected scraps from his work ("he had a sandbox full of glass shards- how could I resist?") and began creating on her own. Her family moved to Charlevoix, Michigan. A small town located "up north" on Lake Michigan. This beautiful location started her inspiration and love for nature.

She likes to credit her high school art teacher, Mercedes Mathers who was always supportive and had that touch to make an impossible project become possible. Natalie then went on to complete a formal education at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Since then, she has devoted her life to glass. Hahn has created a line of functional pieces which allow her to work on a small, precise scale, creating miniature abstract glass works which can be worn. Natalie also does large commission works as well as architectural pieces. Over the last few years she has been experimenting with sculptural works, using fused glass and stainless steel, as well as developing collaborative projects with other artists.

Hahn's work is currently on display at many regional and national galleries and shops. Locally her works can be viewed at Music For The Eyes in Langley & Gallery 9 in Port Townsend Washington as well private viewing at her home retail studio called "The Glass shack". A variety of her pieces have been displayed in Michigan, Florida, Arizona, Georgia and California.as well as seen in shops and galleries across the country. No two pieces are ever alike and she is always striving to push the glass medium a little further both in functionality and design.

Of her work, Hahn remarks, "Working with glass comes from a primal source for me. I love the way that glass allows me to express myself. It's a hands-on experience created from a pallete of light resulting from frozen licquid (glass). Also, I will admit I have more fun cooking glass in the kiln than with food in the kitchen." Natalie lives in Freeland, Washington (on Whidbey Island, north of Seattle- South of Vancouver, BC) with her two most amazing children, Dakota and Christopher along with 1 dog, 1 cat and 15 birds......(count can vary daily......another storyabout the bird rescue work)

She thanks her family for their generous & gracious support. (not to mention the many times they needed their mom to drive them somehwere only to be held late by a slow firing kiln or some animal that needed attention)

Her sister, Christina Campbell, is a fine artist working with oils in large landsacape paintings and lives in Gaylord, Michigan with her beautiful Husband, Kevin and their most amazing son (nephew & cousin); Rockwell.

Her brother, Eric is a top notch chef, he also started a tremendous website for the restaurant industry, www.restaurantedge.com He lives with Allison, who is the Weathervane Restaurant guru.

Her mother- Christa-Maria is a crafty genius who comes from a family of artists from Germany. She resides in Charlevoix, Michigan and is a legend