Rebecca Silverman of Dreaming Tree Glass always knew she needed to create, she just hadn’t found the right medium yet. While studying elementary education in college, she discovered glass by accident through getting a job at a campus head shop, where she was trying to sell her drawings on consignment. That job led her into the flame shop at Global Glassworks, making borosilicate pendants, and glass quickly became the thing she couldn’t let go of.After graduating in 2011, Rebecca moved home, lost her glass connections, and began teaching, but she was miserable. Determined to stay connected to glass, she took a furnace class, which led to work at studios like the Glass Academy and eventually to freelancing and renting studio time as she built her skills.In this episode, we talk about the Detroit glass scene, the Russell Industrial Center, and the Michigan Glass Project, along with the slow, foundational work of learning furnace skills. Rebecca shares how exploring color and making cohesive sets helped her work take off, and how she balances parenthood and studio time with the support of her family.She opens up about choosing happiness, stepping away from teaching, and trusting her passion. Rebecca’s story is a powerful reminder that if you are lucky enough to find your thing, you owe it to yourself to follow it.