Born in Boston MA, though still pretty good at pronouncing his “R’s”, Powers Hommel currently lives in The North Shore of Massachusetts. After studying glass in undergrad, Powers received his BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2018 and moved to Seattle where he continued to develop his own body of work, taught glassblowing classes, and worked with some of the biggest names in the game. With the majority of Powers’ personal work being in the medium-size scale, he combines color, pattern and texture to create his pieces. He spends equal time in the hot shop- blowing and forming the molten material- and the cold shop- grinding, polishing and adding texture and revealing colors. Powers has a great understanding and appreciation for beauty, craft, and practicality. Alongside the more sculptural works of art, Powers has a certain affinity for cups. Growing up with an uncle and aunt who started a successful pottery company Powers says “There has always been something about holding a piece of art that is immediately beautiful, very practical, and intimate because you’re holding it in your hands and bringing it to your lips.” Powers’ cups are daily-ware that have a high functionality and yet remain a work of art. It is an extension of what his uncle and aunt instilled in him.

‘There’s lots of ways to be as a person, and some people express their deep appreciation in different ways. But one of the ways that I believe people express their appreciation to the rest of humanity is to make something wonderful and put it out there. And you never meet the people, you never shake their hands, you never hear their story or tell yours. But somehow in the act of making something with a great deal of care and love, something’s transmitted there. And it’s a way of expressing to the rest of our species, our deep appreciation. So we need to be true to who we are. And remember what’s really important to us.’

-Steve Jobs