{"product_id":"estatefreshaustincom-2087","title":"1980 Chihuly student William Morris Art Glass vase","description":"1980 Chihuly student William Morris Art Glass vase height: 10 1\/2 inches, width:\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;10 1\/2 inches, depth: 3 1\/2 inches. Absolutely no damage or wear whatsoever.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;This vase represents his early work he was producing at Pilchuck while gaffing\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;for Dale Chihuly.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;William Morris was born in Carmel, California in 1957. He is an American glass\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;artist who has been able to change the history of art within his lifetime.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Morris was educated at California State University in Chico, California as well\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;as Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. \u2028In 1978, Morris\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;arrived at the Pilchuck Glass School and found work initially as a driver.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Later, he worked with Dale Chihuly, the founder of the school, and eventually\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;became his chief gaffer in the 1980s. Morris remained with Chihuly for about 10\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;years as his chief assistant before deciding to form his own studio and develop\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;his own artistic style of glass blowing.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;For more than twenty-five years, William Morris has captivated and intrigued the\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;art community with hauntingly evocative and beautiful glass sculptures. He has\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;captured the imagination time and again by creating objects that appear to be\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;ancient stone or woodcarvings, not the modern glass sculptures they actually\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;are. His art speaks of human origins, myth, ancestry, and ancient civilizations.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;It symbolizes a harmony between humanity and nature and provides a ghost-like\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;bond to the world around us – a world that is often forgotten, ignored, and\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;abused.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Morris gathers much of his inspiration from ancient cultures from around the\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;world – Egyptian, Asian, Native American – all peoples who respected and admired\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;the land they inhabited. Because of this, Morris’s artwork has become something\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;all its own: culturally distinct and yet familiar to all cultures. His pieces\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;embody a spiritual quality that sharply contrasts old beliefs with those of the\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;modern world. These objects speak to our senses and continuously beg us to\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;explore them further.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Morris achieved much success during his career and retired in 2007. He spent\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;over twenty-five years honing his skills and pushing the medium of glass further\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;than anyone, including himself, could ever have imagined.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Morris’ work can be found in numerous public collections including:\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Corning Museum of Glass, Corning,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;NY; American Glass Museum, Millville, NJ; Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Hokkaido, Japan; Musee Des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; Auckland Museum,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Auckland, New Zealand and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England.","brand":"sale - www.estatefreshaustin.com Estate Fresh Austin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46795663081688,"sku":"11032947713_D333","price":5550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6284\/7960\/files\/1980-chihuly-student-william-morris-art-glass-vaseestate-fresh-austin-638849.png?v=1757832280","url":"https:\/\/estatefreshaustin.com\/th\/products\/estatefreshaustincom-2087","provider":"Estate Fresh Austin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}