About the artist Caryn Samuell:

Always creative, inquisitive, inventive, and imaginative,

Caryn Samuell loves animals, gardening, and working with color.

Caryn's pets have included squirrels, guinea pigs, snakes, parakeets, parrots, dogs, cats, a raven, several crows, chickens, alpaca, fish, lizards, and a tarantula. She currently has an 18 year old Congo African Grey parrot named Tobey, a 13 year old Golden Retriever named Marshall Dylan, a Golden Pencilled Hamburg rooster named Sir Precious John d'Cockeroo, and 16 Black Lace Wyandotte chickens and 26 baby chicks - not enough space for names....

An avid gardener with gorgeous landscaping, Caryn Samuell welcomes visitors, plein air artists & photographers to use and enjoy her grounds at the gallery (also Caryn's home site).

• Born August 2, 1952 (National Friendship Day) in Houston, Texas from a long line of Texans (5th generation).
• Moved to SugarLand, Texas and graduated from John Foster Dulles High School in 1970.
• Worked for Texas Instruments, Inc. and went to University of Houston for a career in Electrical Engineering.
• Married David P Vanderbeek in 1980, moved north of New York City to Grafton, MA, mother to two sons, Brian(1982) and Aaron Vanderbeek(1984).

Caryn Samuell founded Glass Workshop in Grafton, MA in 1983 (after several years of working with glass as a hobby) and did mostly Tiffany style traditional stained glass and taught classes in stained glass, sandblast etching, glass fusing, and design.

After divorce, Caryn supported herself and her two sons by working out of her home as an artist and teacher.

• Attended Pilchuck Glass School (Dale Chihuly) several times in the 1980’s.
• Taught stained glass and fusing from 1986 -1996 at the Worcester Center for the Crafts, the oldest craft school in the USA.
• Member of the Stained Glass Association of America.
• Juried member of the Cape Cod Art Association.
• Member of the Craft Retailers Association for Tomorrow (CRAFT)
• Preferred Retailer – Buyers Market of American Craft

Mentors include:
Dave Bolton(stained glass)
Boyce Lundstrom (fusing)
Narcissus Quagliata (advanced stained glass and design),
Brock Craig (advanced fusing),
Norm and Ruth Dobbins (sandblast etching and carving),
David Reekie (pate de verre and mold-making),
Rachel Mesrahi(advanced stained glass design and fabrication)

Caryn Samuell moved to Cape Cod in 1996 and opened Samuell Day Glass Gallery and Glass Workshop. The location of Samuell Day Gallery on historic Route 6A in Cummaquid, MA enabled Caryn's ability to work out of her home and be a mother to her children. Caryn's sons are now grown. Brian Vanderbeek is now a successful musician (electric bass) and Aaron Vanderbeek has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University as well as a Masters in Entertainment Technology and Video Game Design (Aaron is a concert pianist as well).  Needless to say, Caryn Samuell is not only  an incredible artist, but a proud mother as well.