Beautiful disc shaped art glass sculpture / paperweight by well-known glass artist Michael Nourot. Dated 1994, signed and numbered 132/150. In excellent condition.
Nourot graduated from California College of Arts & Crafts in June 1971, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. His teachers there were Ruth Tamura and Marvin Lipofsky. At the time, the school's glass studio was off campus. CCAC now has one of the best teaching facilities for hot and cold glass working. After graduation, Michael Nourot worked at the famed Venini Factory on the island of Murano, near Venice. There he was on a team which included Checho Ongaro who later went on to acclaim as a symposium leader in America at Pilchuck and elsewhere. The glass works which Mr. Nourot founded upon his return to the States in March high quality, 1973, was based largely upon the techniques used in Italy.
Product code: 1994 Michael Nourot Handmade Studio / Art Glass high quality Disc Paperweight Sculpture