NADI HIBRI, M.D. has been a glass artist since the early 1980’s, doing fusing, enameling, sandblasting, and casting. He devoted his free time to learn about the history of art glass, with special interest in French Art Nouveau glass, of which he is a collector. 

Eventually, he focused on pate-de-verre, and by the year 2000, his passion for this challenging and tedious process, led him to take 5 years from his medical practice to enhance his research of the G. Argy-Rousseau pate-de-verre process and style.

The initial 4 years proved unrewarding, however, tenacity and perhaps luck, led to successful results that appear to approximate that particular pate-de-verre look and feel. Presently, Dr. Hibri is returning to his Radiology practice, and continues to do pate-de-verre.

HILAL HIBRI was born in Beirut, Lebanon, just before his twin sister, Malda, to a beautiful, young mother and a father in medical training. His family traveled to the United States when he was two months old to avoid the growing unrest that eventually spread into a wasteful civil war. Hilal was three years old when he met his future glass partner, and lifelong friend, Kenny Woodward, and they have been delving deep into the nature of existence ever since.

Hilal attended Wake Forest University (NC) completing his pre-med requirements in three years. He stayed for a blissful fourth year of writing and studio art classes, the later of which he fumbled around in at first. Eventually finding his art-stride, Hilal decided against medical school, and took the advice of his father (already a glass caster) to apprentice under renowned glass artist Linda Ethier in Portland, OR. While Hilal enjoyed his stint in Portland, he had not yet grasped the full potential for aesthetic and conceptual expression through glass. Back in San Antonio, Hilal worked as a chef, started a gourmet food delivery service, and went on to manage his uncle's automotive brokerage company. At night he practiced his glass skills in his father's home studio (often forgoing sleep), and eventually converted his garage into a fully equipped studio of his own.

In July of 2007, Hilal met Kati McAllister, fell in love, and shortly thereafter began instructing her in the ways of glass casting. Meanwhile, Kati set to work instructing Hilal in the ways of a raw, vegan, pH balanced, yogic lifestyle and its healing and energy-optimizing merit. Kati was as inspired by the idea of glass jewelry as Hilal was by the feeling of superior health and together they, their food, and their creations, have never been more delicious and beautiful.

KATHERINE WALLIS MCALLISTER, also known as "Kati", is currently 24 years old and is the sixth generation of her family to live in San Antonio. She is the great grand daughter of Mayor McAllister (5 consecutive terms: 1960 - 1970) and the daughter of a designer and a businessman. Kati was taught to speak Spanish at a young age by her nanny (who also nicknamed her), and first took ballet classes in second grade. Kati has now practiced many different dance forms, and if there is a dance floor, look for her there.

Kati has studied and traveled in many different countries, and considers herself a peaceful warrior. In 2002 Kati became a compassionate vegetarian (she prefers to eat vegan and raw) and stopped brushing her hair, free from society's normal concepts of beauty. Kati prefers to refer to her dread locks as "love locks" and enjoys being enigmatic. In 2006, Kati graduated from Wesleyan University (CT) where she double-majored in Religion, and Earth & Environmental Science, and also studied worlds of music, dance, and yoga.

In 2007 Kati met Hilal Hibri through a friend, and from their first few sentences knew she could be with this man for the rest of her life. Within three weeks they had traveled and camped together solidifying their connection, and within a few months Hilal and Kati had started their glass jewelry line. All of Kati's glasswork has been guided by Hilal's experience and is evidence of their love.