​Nicole Urban started blowing glass in 2014 when she was gifted beginners glass blowing lessons at Veirs Studio Glass in Warrenton, Virginia. Nicole quickly fell in love with the immediate gratification of creating with a challenging material, and the path of learning along the way. Nicole lives in Asheville, NC where she works in the field of Applied Behavioral Analysis utilizing her BA in Psychology. She uses glass as a lens to analyze her experiences which translates itself into a form of self-expression and self-care.