Karli Sears has worked with hot glass for 20 years, creating luminous, botanically inspired sculpture, a collection of art jewellery and currently, custom lighting designs in blown glass. She joined Glen Williams Glass at Williams Mill in 2016.

Karli`s practice has been supported by grants from the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. Collections include the Corning Museum of Glass, the Royal Bank of Canada, the Celebrity Equinox and Norwegian Escape cruise ships, the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark and the Ernsting Stiftung Glass Museum, Germany.