PAUL HARRIE ART GLASS Autumn Free Form Paperweight

Approximately 13" high

Blown Glass Free Form Paperweight

Autumn Series

Multifaceted swirled autumn colors in swirled paperweight

Handmade in the USA

Paul Harrie received his B.F.A. from the University of Kansas, where he studied with Vernon Brejcha, one of Harvey Littleton’s original students. After receiving an MFA from UCLA while studying under the famed glass blower, Richard Marquis, Paul opened his own studio in Southern California in 1980.

Classic forms combined with vibrant clean color are distinguishing features of Paul Harrie Art Glass. Growing up in North Dakota, Harrie was fascinated by the clear icy qualities of frozen lakes and new snow. His hand blown glass gives the impression of opening up to reveal a dreamlike beautiful interior. Many of his Pieces convey a feeling of being in motion.

He uses a number of color techniques; colored glass canes to produce precise striping, colored powders to create layers and solid color to create color fields. His River Series of vases, swirling shell forms, and perfume bottles, are each handcrafted with combinations of three colors of glass that he encases with clear glass - creating thick organic shapes. His River Pieces interpret the essence of water flowing over rocks in a mountain stream.