Chris Day on glassblowing, the black experience, and why dyslexia is his superpower.

Chris Day is an emerging artist with a fascinating hinterland. The glassblower was a plumber and heating engineer in the Midlands for two decades before deciding to change his life. Since graduating from Wolverhampton University in 2019, his rise has been startling. That same year, he received a special commendation at the British Glass Biennale, which was followed by a solo show at Vessel Gallery in London’s Notting Hill. And at the moment he has an extraordinary, and genui...

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