Christopher Ries
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Christopher Ries grew up on an Ohio farm. After receiving a BFA in
glass and ceramics from The Ohio State University, Ries worked as an
assistant to Harvey K. Littleton, a professor at the University of
Wisconsin, Madison (UWM) and founder of the American studio glass
movement. Ries earned an MFA in glass from UWM. Though initially he blew glass, by the late 1970's he was sculpting
glass cold by cutting, grinding, and polishing it in his home studio.
Ries acquired blocks of pure, clear lead crystal cast from Schott Glass
Technologies of Duryea, Pennsylvania. Today, he also serves Schott
Glass as artist-in-residence. Some of his works are the largest, whole, unassembled pieces of
sculpted crystal known.
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