Born in 1982 in Moline, Illinois, Dorie Guthrie was first exposed to the medium when she stumbled upon a small glass studio in her hometown. Since graduating from Illinois State University in 2008, Guthrie has continued her studies, being awarded scholarships, at Corning Museum of Glass, Penland School of Craft, and Pittsburgh Glass Center where she furthered her technique.

Romina Gonzales is a classically trained artist born in Lima, Peru and graduate of New York University. Her work exists as an inquiry into re-building aesthetics by executing investigations that negate and deconstruct established social and artistic conventions.