Jessica Maya has been teaching various art forms in the DFW metroplex for over 20 yrs. While she does still consider herself an “early career artist”, she has a background in performance art, welding, various forms of glass manipulation and mixed media sculpture. She approaches both her teaching and artistic practice in a way that is infused with creativity, curiosity and a zest for learning new things. While her approach to glass is more sculptural in nature, she approaches it in a way that is both accessible to students while still allowing them the space and freedom to find their own creative voice in the kiln-formed glass world.