Paul D. Harrie -   Growing up in North Dakota, my work is influenced by that pristine, snow covered landscape and the clear, iicy light of winter.  I like to make pieces that give the impression of opening up, finding a mysterious beautiful interior. My latest work involves casting pieces of my glass mixed with cement into forms. When the cement and glass matrix is set up, I cut it with a large diamond saw and then optically polish the cut surfaces. This tectonic series allows me to mix different sizes, shapes and colors of my glass and create a totally new piece.

Harrie Art Glass is a small studio and I do all the blowing. I love working with  glass and making my art everyday. I am striving to capture that clean, crystalline quality of North Dakota, working to encase a surprise in glass, exploring color and determined to produce the finest work I can.