Christopher Ries
Christopher Ries (born 1952) is an American glass artist and sculptor. Ries is noted for applying classical sculptural reduction to cold optical crystal rather than using traditional hot techniques such as blowing or molding. He refined his skills during the height of American studio glass movement under the mentorship of its principal founder, Harvey Littleton.Ries's work includes the largest non-assembled glass forms in existence, and is collected in museums worldwide. Provided by Wikipedia