Little Dipper Studio, was created by me in 2014 and is an embodiment of my passion for merging vintage aesthetics with contemporary design. With a retro color palette and inspiration drawn from both the past and present, I craft handmade, hot glass objects that blend form and function. Each handmade piece in the Little Dipper collection emphasizes craftsmanship, simplicity of form, and ease of function. Courtney Dodd was a Core Fellow at Penland School of Crafts from 2006-2008. She then worked for Devin Burgess, a former resident at Penland. Dodd holds a MFA from VCU with an emphasis in glass and a BFA from Missouri State University with a dual emphasis in graphic design and illustration. In 2012, she completed a residency in photography at Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland. In the fall of 2015, Dodd was the glass residence at STARworks in Star, North Carolina. She has studied and worked at Penland School of Crafts, Corning Museum of Glass, Urban Glass, Denmark Design School in Bornholm, and Pilchuck Glass School. Courtney was also nominated in 2015 and 2016 for the Irvin Borowsky Prize in Glass Arts. She has demonstrated at STARworks and the Chrysler Museum of Glass and been a visiting artist at the University of Louisville and RIT, NY. She had the pleasure of assisting Pablo Soto at Desoto Glass Design in Penland, North Carolina from 2013 to 2015. In the fall of 2017, she was an Emerging Artist in Residence at Pilchuck. Dodd has taught classes at Corning Museum of Glass, Urban Glass, Sawtooth, Haystack, and Penland School. Currently, Courtney works as the Programs Manager at Penland School of Craft. She continues to make work and live in the mountains of Bakersville, North Carolina.