Taking fusing to a new high. Her art is inspired by her passion for animals. She is especially drawn to the relationship betwen animals and indigenous cultures and the link between the animal world, spriituality and myth. She captures this "soul" in the pieces she creates.
 

California Glass Studio has been creating unique hand blown platters and beautiful hand blown vases at Sacramento, California, since 1977. California Glass Studio is a partnership between glass artists Nina Paladino Caron and Michael K. Hansen.
 

Scott Chambers of Seattle, Washington, studied glass blowing at Pratt Fine Arts Center and Avalon Glassworks in Seattle and glass sculpture at Pilchuck. Scott creates dramatic visual statements in glass with his blown glass floral sculptures and extraordinary massiccio work.
 

Ulla Darni is an internationally acclaimed glass artist whose work is found in the most discriminating private and public collections. She is THE reigning master of the reverse painted glass light fixture.
 

Kahlil Deer5man is one of the American glass artists regularly using borosilicate glass (commonly called "Pyrex") in the production of artistic, yet functional, works.
 

Linda Ethier, an incredible glass artist residing in Portland, Oregon, uses a form from ancient sacred architecture to create the containers for lyrical and narrative imagery in glass in which the mythical stories illustrated are authored by the viewer. She has also mastered the ancient "pate de verre" technique and produces magnificant pieces with this labor intensive method.
 

Bruce Fairbanks is a relatively unknown artist who has become a master of the cast glass medium. His work shows a controlled dynamic and the exquisite detail not ususally found in box casting or other cast glass art. Mr. Fairbanks does his glass casting in Portland, OR.
 

Stephen Gartner and Danielle Blade are modern masters of the old Venetian massiccio method of working hot glass as well as superb blown glass artists.
 

Glasshouse Studio arises from the Studio Glass Movement in the Northwest. At Glasshouse Studio a team of highly skilled artists bring a wide variety of backgrounds and philosophies to their craft designing one of a kind and limited editions of fine handmade glass. Their work is in the finest private, corporate, and gallery collections.
 

Hidden shapes appear from cut glass crafted into sculpture by this contemporary Canadian artist. Her hand crafted glass sculptures have to be seen to be appreciated.
 

Initially celebrated for his nature inspired bowls and vases, glass artist Bernard Katz has become one of the modern masters of blown glass luminosity and inspired organic imagery.
 

Kate MacLeod is a Bend, OR, artist. Most of her time it taken executing architectural commissions and fused art pieces. Her original art works shown here are amazing and profoundly unique.
 

Christopher Morrison is involved in every aspect of glass making. He studied glass art at Hartwick College in 1982 and received his Bachelor of Arts there in 1984. Christopher attended the Pilchuck School. He has worked at several major glass blowing facilities including Chihuly, Inc. in Seattle, Washington.
 

Marvin Oliver is one of the Northwest Coasts foremost contemporary sculptors and printmakers, who has made strides in the art world for the development and recognition of Native American Contemporary Fine Art. Marvin Oliver's career spans over 40 years. He has worked in a variety of media including cedar, bronze, steel and glass. As he explains, his "* * * works are formulated by merging the spirit of past traditions with those of the present * * * to create new horizons for the future."
 

Kevin O'Grady is a glass artist of impecable skill and artistry. His high fashion Borosiciliate (pyrex) Bracelets are absolutely unique. His glass marbles are small exquisite works of glass art with a depth and luminosity like outer space captured in glass art.
 

Orient & Flume is a name synonymous with perfection in traditional and collectable blown glass. Early work was directed toward recreating the silver-luster of iridescent glass art of late 19th and early 20th century glass artists as Tiffany, Steuben, and Loetz. This led to their current creations of intricate, three-dimensional designs encased in clear glass. The work of Orient & Flume can be found in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the Smithsonian, and other public and private collections of merit.
 

Dan Rider is a noted American Metal Sculpturist now living in Bend, Oregon. Historically, his work has been large outdoor pieces. The new smaller wall mounted work shown at Glass Symphony is "green" as it is made from recycled metals.
 

Richard Satava is a master glassblower who employs age-old techniques to create original designs in blown glass, each of which is a work of art. Known for his vivid colors and unique portrayal of nature in blown glass, Satava's works are included in public and private collections throughout the world.
 

Randy Strong, artist and designer in hot glass for 40 years producing innovative designs in glass that continually influence the ever changing and growing community of studio glass artists. For many years Randy has been at the forefront of the new art glass movement. His work, ranging from his distinctive crystal and gold goblets, to his imposing cast sculptures, have been acquired by collectors internationally and are a part of collections ranging from The Corning Museum in New York to the Louvre in Paris. His career has continually found him pushing the boundaries of current styles in studio glass and its techniques - to new arenas of experience. His newest sculptural work again breaks new ground by challenging the concept of solid form in glass by further expressing its personality in lightness and movement.
 

John Sweet of Bend, Oregon, creates glass art reflecting the sports popular in Central Oregon, including skiing, biking, canoeing, and rock climbing.
 

David Thai is inspired by the intricate canne work and use of precious metals by the Italian masters, and balances pure craftsmanship with artistic concept.