by Colleen Bryan

Photography by Jordan Trimas, Brad Goda, Robert Wedemeyer, Jason Dowdle, Cliff Bumgardner, and Kelly Rosales

Kazuki Takizawa blows glass and runs a rental studio for glassmaking in the West Adams neighborhood of Central Los Angeles, California. This millennial artist arrived there five years ago on a personal journey that explores culture, language, and mental health as expressed and mediated through glass art.