Blue Green Modern Art Glass Vase Signed Paul Manners 6.5h Vintage MCM Vintage

  
A beautiful rare modernist round blue green art glass vase by Paul Manners. Unusual glass structure form in the center of the sphere. Marked P Manners 80344 with the artist's distinctive stick figure symbol. Likely produced late 1970's. Good condition with minimal wear- see pictures.

Imperfections associated with handmade glass are present. Measures approx 6.5"h, 6.5"dia. Paul Manners is an American artist, born 1946. Education: Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. 1967; University of California, Santa Cruz, 1968-69.

He has been practicing as an independent artist since 1972. Manners describes his career in his own words: I operated a pottery studio in the late 60's and early 70's and got my introduction to hot glass at San Jose State when I went there to take a class in crystal glazes. I converted my pottery studio to glass and worked for a number of years with hot glass sculpture which evolved into solid cut and polished pieces with. Internal veils of color and air traps. After years of constantly struggling to improve the quality of the glass batch I was melting, I fully appreciated the perfection and brilliance of the beautiful optical crystal being used in a nearby Silicon Valley laboratory. Everything came together for me one day when I discovered pieces of dichroic coated glass in their trash. My hot and cold shop became a cold shop only, and the roar of the furnaces was replaced by the sound of reciprolaps and diamond saws. Visit our store to see our complete selection of offerings from several categories including antiques, jewelry & handbags, sterling silver, porcelain, and more. Get images that make Supersized seem small.