Claude Kurtz at Fireborne Creations in Glass

Claude Kurtz
Astoria, Oregon

This colorful bowl would make a wonderful candy dish or just a beautiful accent piece for your coffee table or china cabinet. It is translucent with a rim featuring streaks of red. The interior is a mix of colors, predominantly yellow, but with spots of blue, red, white and green. This beautiful bowl is apx. 8" in diameter, 3 1/2" high and is available for only $45*.

Multi-colored candy dish

Blue and Brown Oval Vase

Blue and Brown Vase

Red, Yellow, Orange Vase

Green and Black Vase

Hot Pink Vase

Blue, Brown and Red Vase

Claude was born in Portland Oregon, raised in Milwaukie. He spent all of his summers and weekends in Lincoln City roaming the beaches and playing in the tide pools. The ocean and its other-worldly life have influenced Claude's glass work as much as his 13 years of hot glass work at Uroboros Glass Studios.

In 1990, Claude took a glassblowing class from Kyle Gribskov at his studio in Portland. In 1993, he bought the old Fernhill Community Center building located in Astoria, Oregon. In 1995, Claude quit his job at Uroboros and went to work for Kyle at his new studio in Skamokawa, Washington. Here Claude worked for Kyle 3 to 4 days a week and got the studio to himself a couple of days a week to produce his own work.

Claude uses dichroic glass and lots of bright, pure and often reactive colors. He enjoys experimenting with the colors, and particularly, the way they interact with each other to produce different and often unexpected colors. Claude uses traditional shapes as his canvas. His 25 years of stained glass work has given him a good background in the use of colors in glass.

In June 2000, Claude and his friend, Peter Neff, also a glass artist, purchased a local glassblowing business . He divides his time between his studio in Astoria, OR , local venues and demonstrating glass blowing.

fireborne…Creations in Glass currently offers these and many other fine Claude Kurtz pieces in the gallery.

Please be advised that these pieces are handmade and patterns as well as color proportions will vary. Also, their appearances will vary between what is visible online and how they appear in person. Your complete satisfaction is guaranteed.

* Prices do not include shipping and handling and are subject to change. Please call (503-227-6585) or email fireborneglass@worldnet.att.net for current information including availability, pricing and shipping costs.