This is an attractive one-off piece of New Zealand Studio Glass.
It is a lovely dark kingfisher blue colour with black swirls in the glass.
It is signed to the base indistinctly, as photographed. I think that the signature reads: Katie Brown / 2008. She is an internationally renowned glass blower located in Whanganui, New Zealand.
Brown graduated from Whanganui UCOL with a Diploma in Glass Design and Production in 1999. Whilst studying, Katie met internationally renowned American glass artist Josh Simpson, and was invited to travel to Massachusetts to become part of his glass making team. After three years working in the United States, Katie moved to England where she worked with several glass makers, one of them being environmental glass artist Neil Wilkin. Working with Wilkin proved to be a pivotal time in Katie's career. Having her own workspace alongside Wilkin enabled Katie to produce her own work, gaining invaluable skills in the process.
Since the latter part of 2003, Katie has worked as a full-time artist producing her work from Whanganui. She was a key player in the development of the Chronicle Glass Studio, (now the New Zealand Glassworks) in Whanganui- a community oriented interactive glass facility. She exhibits her work in select galleries around New Zealand and has work held in private collections in New Zealand and abroad.
It is priced to reflect both the quality and decorative appeal of this lovely one-off piece.
Height: 4 1/4 inches and with a diameter of about 6 1/4 inches. It is in perfect condition with no damages.
It will be sent to you in the UK with Royal Mail Recorded Post. This will be about £5.50 and applied to your order at the checkout.