Before there was R & Company, @zestym and @evansnyderman were part of The B Team, an experimental performance collective that challenged the limits of glass. The group transformed the material into a tool for live performance, existing somewhere between craft, fine art, installation, and action. In many ways, The B Team became the foundation for what R & Company is today. The spirit of experimentation, risk, collaboration, and human connection that shaped those performances still lives at the core of everything we do.
For the first time in over two decades, the B Team will reunite for a new performance at the Corning Museum of Glass during the Glass Art Society conference. One act centers around a “Fear Jar.” Audience members are invited to write down a fear, which will then be burned inside a hot glass vessel and sealed within it—transforming something private and heavy into something shared, physical, and ultimately released.
At a moment when so many people are carrying uncertainty and fear about the world around us, this performance is about acknowledging those feelings and letting them go. If you can’t attend in person, you can still participate by anonymously submitting a fear through the link in bio.
From left to right: Evan Snyderman, Zesty Meyers, and Thor Bueno making a Fear Jar during the Spontaneous Combustion performance at UrbanGlass, 1996.
Learn more about the B Team: link in bio
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One more week of Zesty’s episode at the link in bio before we launch episode two with our next exciting guest… 🤫
If you’re an artist, maker, designer, or creative in any field, @design_discord_podcast is your go to podcast for learning about what it really takes to build and sustain lasting careers in the arts. We talk to esteemed leaders in the design industry every other week about how they got to where they are today, what it’s TRULY like in the belly of the beast, and what they are seeing for the future of their industries. Tune in for design conversations not happening anywhere else 💥
What most people don’t realize is that years 1-10 aren’t actually the hardest for an artist, especially a successful artist. It’s years 11-20 that are the real test.
Listen to @zestym of @randcompanynyc on the latest episode of Design Discord Podcast (link in bio) to learn why so few pass that test of longevity and what you need to do to be one of the few.
If you’re an artist, maker, designer, or creative in any field, @design_discord_podcast is your go to podcast for learning about what it really takes to build and sustain lasting careers in the arts. We talk to esteemed leaders in the design industry every other week about how they got to where they are today, what it’s TRULY like in the belly of the beast, and what they are seeing for the future of their industries. Tune in for design conversations not happening anywhere else 💥
Zesty Meyers Episode NOW LIVE on Design Discord Podcast! 🔗 Link in bio for Spotify & YouTube 🔗
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Meet Zesty Meyers, Co-founder, R & Company, and Spector Craft Prize Jury Member. Zesty champions makers who turn imagination into objects, explores contemporary craft, and gives back to the community. Craft is where creativity meets the tangible.
