DICHROIC GLASS ART
BY MICHAEL RAY
Meet the Artist
Michael Ray, creator and owner of Mod Marble Glass, is a flamework artist who specializes in Dichroic Vortex Marbles and Sculptures. A Bay Area native, but Oregon grown creator, Michael has been innovating with his glasswork since the early 2000s. He became immersed in the burgeoning, borosilicate glassblowing scene, that sprouted from his hometown of Eugene Oregon. An area now nationally recognized as the the epicenter and roots of the contemporary glass blowing movement. Michael took to glassblowing quite naturally and over the course of his career, he has perfected his craft and become set apart. Now a well known artist from the Pacific Northwest, Michael Ray is considered to be one of the most talented dichroic flameworking glass artists in the country. His colorful and expressive pieces can be found in galleries coast to coast. Today, Michael quite possibly makes and sells more sea turtle sculptures than any other glassblower in the country.
Marbles
With Michael’s online presence through his Etsy store, he has sold vortex marbles to marble collectors across the globe, in addition he is already considered one of the finer vortex marble makers in the country. Michael sells marbles along side his turtle pieces in all his galleries and the dichroic vortex marble was his first glass art passion before branching out into sea life sculptures. Marbles remain a staple in his ever-growing line of contemporary glassworks and his use of dichroic glass, tight stringer lines and symmetry set his vortex marbles apart as some of the very best in the country
Turtles
PRICING
Marbles
Small (2.00 in.) - $135
Medium (2.20 in.) - $150
Large (2.35 in.) - $185
Jumbo (2.50 in.) - $225
Mega (2.75 in.) - $350
Turtles
Small (5.00 in.) - $135
Large (6.00 in.) - $185
Jumbo (7.50 in.) - $300
In Florida
Over the last few years, Mod Marble Glass has gone nationwide, expanding beyond the West Coast into multiple states throughout the country with a heavy presence in Florida, he now retails his work in high end glass artisan galleries. He loves doing "Meet the Artist" events on his annual trip to the East Coast and getting to interact with collectors of his work, and establishing great relationships with gallery owners that showcase his glass.
Feature in
the Flow
This year began with a highly respected feature in the Spring issue of The Flow magazine for Mod Marble Glass. This is one of the most distinguished glass art magazines in the country.