Paul Harrie's work reveals an interest in classical form, contemporary design and bright clean colors.
Pieces are hand blown, then cut and polished, with considerable skill and attention to detail.
Harrie, born in North Dakota, searches to capture the pristine quality of new snow and the clear icy
light of the winter of his childhood. He wants to make something that gives the impression of opening up,
peering into the ice, of looking into a geode.
The artist has had his own studio in Southern California since 1980. He taught for several years as
glass instructor at the Long Beach and Northridge campuses of California State University and was assistant
glass instructor at UCLA.
Harrie's work is exhibited in galleries all over North America. His work has also been exhibited at the Nelson
Art Museum in Kansas City and the Royal Art Gallery in Kyoto, Japan. In 1980 and 1981 his work was selected for
publication in the Corning Museum of Glass' New Glass Review 2.
