Michelle Kaptur Blown Art Glass Vase from her series "Summer Gold" featuring gold leaf and bold black lines over a glowing golden base. The piece measures 9 1/2" high with etched ‘Kaptur’ signature. Michelle Kaptur is an established glass artist, with a studio in Bend, Oregon. Weight 5 pds. Michelle Klaptur has been blowing glass since 1975. She came to glass after completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at Pacific North West College of Arts in Portland OR. Michelle worked for ten years learning the basics of glass blowing and then went on to paint for several years. “Painting is where I put together all the composition, color and design stuff that I learned about in school. When I came back to glass I had a much stronger sense of what kinds of design choices I wanted to make and why. I feel my work was my work and was much stronger after this.”. Michelle has owned and operated her own glass studio, Glass Dancing, in Bend Oregon since 1994 and worked with Ice Fire Glassworks for several years prior to that. PROVENANCE: A Private Charleston SC Estate.Pickup only or Shipping on this item offered through, UPS (843) 203-3466 store7194@theupsstore.com , Pak Mail 843-849-0310 - info@charlestonshipping.com Please contact one of them or your own choice of shipper directly.

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