Paul Counts

Paul Counts has been an accomplished glass artist since completing his formal arts education in 1985. He received his B.A. in Glass/Ceramics from Cal State Fullerton University in 1983 followed by his M.A. in glass in 1985 from the same university. After graduating with his degrees from Cal State Fullerton, he worked as a production glass blower for several studios in California. He has continued his studies over the years with several well known national and inernational glass artists including Dick Marquis at Haystack School of Crafts in 1990 and with Lino Tagliapietra in 1991 also at Haystack School of Crafts.

Paul Counts’ glass teaching experience consists of the following:

1985-1991 Glassblowing Instructor and Department Head, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
1992 Summer Workshop at Palomar Community College, San Marcos, CA
1989 Teaching Asst. at Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. Session 3 Instructors Clifford Rainey, Susan Stinsmulin-Amend, Amy Roberts, Pike Powers, and Henry Halem
1988 Teaching Asst. at Pilchuck Glass School,
Stanwood, WA. Session 3 Instructors Fritz Dreisbach and Marvin Lipofsky.

Currently in addition to producing quality hand blown glass art, he is a part time college instructor of freehand drawing in 2D Design.

Monet Vase  Murrini Vase