Michael & Misato Mortara
Michael Mortara was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1960. He has been an independent glass artist since 1979. He received a B.S. in Architecture with a minor in Fine Art from University of Hawaii. From 1979-86 he was a technical assistant in the glass blowing program at Punahou School in Honolulu. He has been assisted by his wife, Misato since the early 1990’s. Misato was born in Shizuoka, Japan and is an accomplished artist as well.
“There is something both dramatic and dynamic about the manipulation of a molten mass of glass, such that the process has almost as much appeal for me as does the finished product. Hot glass is in constant motion - once you start, You can’t stop until the piece is finished. I’ve conceded that it’s the glass that is really in control as much as I would like to think otherwise.
My work centers around two basic types, simple forms with complex color and complex forms with simple colors… My work is successful for me if the people whose lives it becomes a part of derives some satisfaction from it’s beauty and sense of mystery as to how it evolved.”
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