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The Thrifting Teacher (Elsie)
@thethriftingteacher
Hi! I'm a retired teacher and taught for over 25 years in NYC public schools. Around the spring of 2021, I was standing on the corner a nearby street having cup of coffee (no indoor seating). All of a sudden a core memory unlocked. I remembered there was a thrift store just across the street. My mom and I used to shop there all the time when I was a little girl. And I remembered how much my mom loved it! I remember the racks, the shelves, and the all-too-familiar scent of a thrift store. Oh, how I missed those times with my mom so much. I began looking up thrift stores to shop at here in NYC. I also began watching thrifting videos and reconnecting with the now vintage things my mother loved. One day, I said to myself: "Elsie, you can do this. You have a good eye and you can absolutely become a reseller." So here I am, a former teacher, a thrifter and a reseller with an awesome retirement plan. Much love!
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Karl Carter Blue Glass Bowl With Fused Drip Glass And Red Rim 10”x 7”
Inspired by the founders and teachers of the American Studio Glass movement like Harvey Littleton and Dominick Labino, Carter continually returns to his initial attraction to the movement to make pieces where form follows function. For instance, to create a dynamic pattern of straight and jagged lines, Carter devised a method to shape and flatten the sides of the glass vessel to better illustrate the representation. Carter states, “Early on in my education I was told I approached my work as a concept artist. Though I don’t tackle larger concepts such as politics, I do find ideas that interest me and then work through them—for example, how the chemistry of color in glass works or exploring undulating forms in nature.”
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- Listed Nov 20, 2025
