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I’m gonna be honest, this is hard for me. But I’m going to do it anyway even though there’s a part of me that wants to run away. The month of May is tough, I’ve been anticipating this day for months… the two year milestone of seeing Jesse off as a cosmic dancer.
There is no way around grief and loss, the only way is to go through it.
In memory of Jesse, I'm choosing to make a positive impact throughout the month of May by donating to PNW Sarcoma Foundation. In so many ways, he dedicated his life to helping others, and this is my way of continuing his legacy and celebrating the strength in his journey with sarcoma.
I’ve made cups that are inspired by shapes he often made and 100% of proceeds will be donated to PNW Sarcoma foundation.
Join me in this cause, and buy your new favorite bedside water glass through my shop!! Find the link to my site in bio or you can donate directly with the link
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I will post more about that soon, but until then, I’m going to go jump out of an airplane!
Cheers, from my family to yours.

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LOVE NOT LOST chalice
Bid on this piece through @lovenotlostorg and give love this holiday season!!
The mission of this non-profit organization hits home for me in their support to families facing terminal illness. This chalice represents my experience of loss and love, containing glass cane elements I made with Jesse. Swipe to see my home studio we built together, where this cup was made.
Pulled from the Love Not Lost mission statement: “The world we envision is one where we can show up in the midst of suffering and choose to be courageous in the face of fear regardless of circumstances.”
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#lovenotloss #lossjourney #chalice #glass #blownglass

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Happy Birthday Jesse, you would be 39 today. Thank you for teaching me so much about life. 💛 Little by little we let go of loss, but never of love.
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A big shoutout to my sponsors for making this heart warming tribute possible @artfulashes and @cohofilms
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#glass #glassblowing #artfulashes #minhi #griefsupport #loss #griefawareness #love #alwaysinourhearts #cohofilms #griefjourney #lifeafterloss

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Gloves (Lost Socks Found)
Oil on canvas, one felt sock. 5 x 7 feet.

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My Boo and me — back at work together again. 💙🤍🖤
sending @jesseengland, my late husband, home to Kansas in his glass form with @artfulashes
It’s okay to smile, even when you feel sad.
Hope I’m still making you proud, Love. I’ll always keep making with these hands, and growing with this heart.
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#youngwidow #widowwedonow #remembertheonesyoulove #buildthelifeyoudreamof #livelaughlove #livingwithoutyou #dontforgettosmile #glass

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I made a pendant with @jesseengland ashes inside. This design is by far the most impactful and powerful design I have ever created. I have made hundreds (maybe thousands) of these for grieving clients and I never thought I would be here making one of my husband. This is the first one I have ever made for myself. Jesse and I designed these together, we made them together, and used our home built hotshop to fulfill each creation. This couldn’t have been a more meaningful remembrance of the path we walked side by side. I cried the entire time. I was both the supporter/creator and the grieving client wrapped up into a singular moment. As I sculpted Jesse’s ashes into an object which I will wear close to my heart, I truly recognized the power within these small delicate objects: the power to give healing, and the power to accept it.
Special thanks and a big warm hug to @artfulashes for always supporting us and believing in our potential. We love you.
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#loveeachother #glassblowing #memorial #rip #honortheoneyoulove #goldheart #ashestoashes #handmadewithlove #jesseengland

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What a beautiful day to share with beautiful friends to celebrate the life of a truly beautiful human🕊❤️✨ we love you so much @jesseengland ✨✨✨sparkle on sweet friend, thank you for leaving us with so much love🙏🏼✨✨✨ ❤️❤️❤️

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As I finish the final welds to Jesse’s memorial bench, I find myself reminiscing about how our shared love for metal (and glass) brought us together. Welding is something I don’t do often enough, but I thoroughly enjoy it. It’s not perfect, a bit wabi-sabi as Jesse would say, but it’s definitely not coming apart. I think he would be proud. Ready for paint, then it’ll be bolted to the wood slab.
And now I have to blow glass.
Glad I could sneak this in this morning while I wait for glass to melt.
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#wabisabi #herestoyoujesse #je$$e #womenwhoweld #createeveryday #glassandmetal #inlovingmemory #multitasking #wip #progress #perfectlyimperfect

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Seven years ago today, @jesseengland and I fired up our homemade hotshop for the very first time. I have named it our “fire breathing love child.” This gloryhole/glassmelt unit was inspired by our friend @mykeystuff after blowing glass in his backyard. We built this micro shop using mostly reclaimed/donated materials. The barrel is made from a used air compressor, and once we got our hands on that thing it determined the size of the hole and everything was rolling from there. We didn’t know what we were doing, we just followed the instructions in “Glass Notes” and did a little bit of our own tweaking. It has a side port with a mullite crucible which holds approx 15-20 lbs of glass so you can gather hot glass out of the back of the hole. We literally built this studio from the ground up. We didn’t have a fab table so we made one from the floor, then built the gloryhole on the fab table. Took us 6 months to build this thing while both of us worked full time glass production. Every evening and every weekend went into this project and it was brutal! But I am so grateful we did it. I use this studio all of the time. Thanks for your hard work Jesse! And for literally helping me build my dream. Swipe all the way left to see the first test fire!
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#handmade #microshop #glassblowing #hotglass #makeityourself #buildyourdreams #teamwork #lovechild #hotstuff #glass #hotshop

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"They can't scroll past this," Jesse with his friends posts of their art on shirts he made. ❤️💔 miss you everyday buddy

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Wedding pictures aren’t normally my thing... but today I have something special to share with all of you, so thank you to those of you who have read beyond the words “wedding pictures.” And I hope you bear with me for this long winded caption.
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On September 5th, 2020, I tied the knot with @jesseengland wearing a $30 dress and a pair of thrifted cowboy boots purchased on my first trip to Texas to visit Jesse.
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It was a small pandemic wedding in the woods, officiated by our dear friend Shannon Brunskill.
Since I didn’t really dream of my big wedding day as a little girl, there were lots of questions that I never considered. Questions such as, will someone be giving me away? What is a unity ceremony? Should I shove cake on his face??
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As we signed the papers, Shannon asked me if I was taking Jesse’s family name. My immediate gut reaction was, “No, absolutely not.”
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As an artist, your identity is safeguarded - not only does it represent who you are, but it represents your artistic voice, your career.
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With great consideration to this notion, I have decided to make that change. I have rebranded in a sense.
My name is now officially, Minhi Su England.
Perhaps some of you will be relieved if you never figured out how to pronounce/spell my maiden name. ;)
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This change was a big step for me. It represents a marker for setting aside my ego and pride in order to acknowledge the remarkable impact Jesse has made in my life, both creatively and as a companion. I am not interested in making this change for the traditional reasons. Rather, I hope to recognize his significance and to carry that with me for the rest of my life.
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Thank you for sticking with me through the good times and the bad. You have believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself, encouraged me, and lifted me up in my darkest days. We’ve shared some of my most cherished memories, and you will forever have my whole heart. You have shown me abundant generosity and kindness despite my many shortcomings. I am grateful for your bountiful love and devotion.
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I love you Jesse Allen England.
Happy early Valentine’s Day. 💗
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📸 by @brichesler @gunterismycat @velvet_nugget_studios

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As I pack up my work for its adventure across country, I’ve been really thankful of these two special people in my life. I’ve had a lot of love, help, and support from numerous people in the glass community (especially @lauradweir for getting me out to Seattle in the first place 😘) but Minhi and Jesse have helped me push so much farther as an artist, as an individual, and as a friend over the last few years. They have become my family. Thank you both for inviting me into your lives and always inspiring me with your strength and kindness. I truly believe that I wouldn’t be where I am with out you two in my life! ❤️ p.s. thanks for letting me make art messes in your basement when I go into my mad scientist art making rage 🥰
@minhi_winkempleck @jesseengland .
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#bff #family #artistsoninstagram #community #inspiration #thankful #contemporaryart #seattleartist #glass #glassofig #glassblowersofig #friends

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