From a young age, S. Jordan Fine knew she wanted to be an artist. But it wasn’t until a high school trip to Europe that the creator of the vibrant, geometric jewelry of Pattern Play Glass discovered her passion. “We went to Italy with our art program over spring break, and I saw glass blowing being done there,” Fine says. “I was just blown away by it — pun intended.” The Shaker Heights native went on to get a bachelor’s in fine arts in glass from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2013. She set up shop in a Midtown studio space last year where she carefully handcrafts her jewelry. “Every piece that I make is unique,” she says. “I don’t make the same exact thing twice ever.”
