adept, 1.adjective: thoroughly proficient: expert.
2. noun: a highly skilled or well-trained individual
Etymology: New Latin adeptus alchemist who has attained the knowledge of how to change base metals into gold, from Latin, past participle of adipisci to attain, from ad- + apisci to reach. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

The Adeptus Arts Logo combines the ancient alchemist’s symbol for fire with an emerging seedling reaching toward the sun, bursting with possibilities.

In 1998 Timothy Hochstetter and Kelly Munn created Adeptus Arts in order to manage and market Hochstetter’s creations. The first Adeptus Studio was in the artist’s residential garage where welders and other metal equipment vied for their elbow room amongst hot glass tools. In 2001 Adeptus Arts expanded adding a bay to the garage and purchasing state of the art hot glass equipment. By 2003 Adeptus Arts had once again run out of working space and was interested in a permanent gallery. In April 2004 Adeptus opened its doors at 38 Bee Brook Road Washington Depot in the heart of Litchfield County Connecticut. The 2000 square foot a hot glass shop, metal working studio and adjacent gallery became a favorite destination for collectors and artists alike winning the Travelocity Local Secrets, Big Finds award in 2005.  Adeptus Arts closed its Washington Depot location in June 2008.  Hochstetter is excited about his most recent creative endeavor as Artistic Director of Epic Flooring Systems www.epicflooringsystems.com  Adeptus Arts will operate out of a private studio in Wassaic, NY just outside of Kent, CT.  Studio visits are welcome by appointment only.