ABOUT ME
Iman is a Michigan based artist self taught in the art of stained glass. In the fall of 2022, Iman completed a three month residency at the Burren College of Art off the west coast of Ireland where she received studio space and access to integral tools for creating stained glass artwork. This was her first time working with glass, and she spent her time in the Burren conducting independent research, exploring the landscape and allowing her inspiration to bloom. Much of her work from this period includes pressed flowers and plants foraged from the valley and mountains surrounding the school.
Now Iman creates stained glass artwork from her home studio in Ypsilanti and exhibits work all over Michigan. A focal study of this year is the “Journey into Bloom” collection depicting powerful women of color against stained glass landscapes that celebrate femme afrofuturism. This series is coupled with her collection of stained glass teaware that explores the relationship between time poverty and acts of self care and how they each contribute to self actualized prosperity.
“Take your time.
Absorb more light.”
“I like to use glass as a medium to make a kindred connection with nature as the viewer, just like the environment around them, thrives on the light the glass casts. The goal of my art is to instill a meditative state in the viewer and encourage them to simply stop, and absorb more light.”
“ I like to display pressed flora in my work as recollections of seasons and a reminder of what beauty becomes of our temporary existence.” All flora is collected from Michigan and hand pressed in house.
~ Glass By Iman
Upcoming Events
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Art for Aid
Sunday, December 15th, 2024
10 am - 5 pm
Vertex Coffee Ypsi
Ypsilanti, MI
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AADL Tiny Expo
Saturday, December 14th, 2024
11 - 6
Downtown A2 District Library
Ann Arbor, MI
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Café Liv Holiday Market
Saturday, December 7th, 2024
8 am - 4 pm
@ Café Liv
Ypsilanti, MI
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Riverside Arts Center Holiday Art Fair
Saturday, November 23rd- 24th, 2024
11 - 6, 11- 4
@ Riverside Arts Center
Ypsilanti, MI
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Chicago Artisan Market
Sunday, November 17th, 2024
11 - 5 pm
Chicago, IL
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DIY Street Fair
Saturday, September 20th - 22nd, 2024
@ East 9 Mile Rd and East Troy St
Ferndale, MI
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Frankenfest
Saturday, September 14th, 2024
11 am - 6 pm
@ Historic Fort Wayne
Detroit, MI
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Arts and Apples
Friday September 6th - 8th, 2024
@ Rochester Municipal Park
Rochester, MI
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Belle Isle Art Fair
Saturday, August 3rd - 4th, 2024
@ Belle Isle State Park
Detroit, MI
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Canton Pride OUTside
Saturday, July 13th, 2024
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
@ Heritage Park
Canton, MI
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Ypsi Markets
Saturday, July 13th, 2024
9 am - 1 pm
Depot Town
Ypsilanti, MI
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Ypsi Markets
Saturday, July 6th, 2024
9 am - 1 pm
Depot Town
Ypsilanti, MI
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NINE Design + Home Festival of the Arts
June 22nd, 2024
10 am - 5 pm
Old Redford, Detroit MI
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ROYGBIV Group Exhibition
June 7th - JULY
@ Ypsi Bloom Studio & Gallery
Ypsilanti, MI
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SpringTide Revival
Sunday, June 9th, 2024
[SOLD OUT]
Ypsilanti, MI
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Berkley Bash
Saturday, June 8th, 2024
10 am - 6 pm
@ Downtown Berkley
Berkley, Michigan
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Ypsi Pride
Friday, June 7th, 2024
5 pm - 10 pm
@ Depotown
Ypsilanti, MI
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Kensington Art Fair
Saturday, May 25th -
Monday, May 27th, 2024
@ Kensington Metro Park
Milford, MI
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Off Color Art Fest
Saturday, May 18th - 19th, 2024
11 am - 9 pm ; 11 - 6
@ Arbor Brewing Company
Ypsilanti, MI
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Ypsi Farmers Market
Saturday, May 11th, 2024
9 am - 1 pm
@ Depotown
Ypsilanti, MI
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Ypsi Farmers Market
Saturday, May 4th, 2024
9 am - 1 pm
@ Depotown
Ypsilanti, MI
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Gardening and Farm Fest
Sunday, April 21st, 2024
11 am - 5 pm
@ Downtown Ann Arbor District Library
Ann Arbor, MI
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Ypsi Bloom Studio Inaugural Show
Opening Reception:
Friday, April 5th, 2024
6 pm - 10 pm
@ 128 W Michigan Ave
Ypsilanti, MI
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Lucky Bones Artisan Market
Sunday, 17th March, 2024
10 am - 4 pm
@ The Freighthouse
Ypsilanti, MI
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Ypsilanti Fine Arts Club Raffle Artist
Wednesday, 21st February, 2024
5 - 8 pm
@ Riverside Arts Center
Ypsilanti, MI
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“Where Do We Go From Here?” Group Exhibition
January 19th - February 23rd, 2024
@ Riverside Arts Center
Ypsilanti, MI
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Ypsi Fine Arts Breakfast Club
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024
5 - 8 pm
@ Riverside Arts Center
Ypsilanti, MI
Beginner & Intermediate Stained Glass Classes
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Beginner & Intermediate Stained Glass Classes *
Interested in learning how to make stained glass?
Visit me at the Farmer’s Market!
Hours
Saturdays
10 am - 2 pm
2024 Dates
11/30, 12/21
Ypsilanti Downtown Farmers Marketplace
16 S Washington st
Ypsilanti, MI
Come say Hi!
Depot Gallery
I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to display some of my work at the Depot Glass Gallery!
Visit thedepotglassgallery.com or shop in store at The Depot:
11 E Cross st. Ypsilanti, MI.
Must See Spots
The Hash, Marijuana and Hemp Museum
Barcelona, Spain
“I stumbled upon this museum while traveling through Barcelona and was surprised to find it was full of some incredible stained glass windows and ceilings. I would highly recommend visiting, I could sit in the blue room all day!”
