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Janet and Rick Nicholson
Auburn, CA
(530) 823-1631
Nicholson Blown Glass
Rick and Janet's dedication to glass blowing is evident in the excellent quality of their work. The emphasis in their small studio is on creativity and innovation. Each piece is a free-hand expression of the excitement and risk taking found in an experimental glassblowing studio. The study of metals has expanded their capabilities.
They have worked together as a successful team since 1979. Rick first studied glass with Don Hartman at the University of Southern California and was a TA at Pilchuck Glass School for Dale Chihuly and Fritz Dreisbach in 1981. He has continued to study at Pilchuck with such notables as Therman Statom, Richard Marquis and Dino Rosin.
Following his university education, Rick operated a pottery studio full time in southern California from 1974 to 1981. Janet left her photography position at the University of Southern California in 1979 to freelance and create designs on Rick's clay forms. They were married the same year, and their artistic collaboration began. By 1982, they were called to concentrate on glass alone and settled on nine acres in Auburn, California where they raised two daughters.
Their works involve figurative sculpture, sculptural lighting, and multiple piece wall and ceiling installations. Many works have been commissioned for hotels and residences internationally. Select recent projects include two wall installations for the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Shenzhen, China; a 21-piece wall installation for the lobby of Weil, Gotschal & Manges International Law Firm in Dallas, Texas; a 17-piece wall installation for Kaiser Permanente Medical Building in Roseville, California; a wall installation for a penthouse in Washington DC in time for the Presidential Inauguration and multiple wall installations and oversize glass and metal sculptures for the M Resort in Las Vegas. While Rick does the hand blown work, Janet is the color and design part of their successful collaboration. They are assisted by Matt Eaton....
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Styles: Commission Work, Glass, Public Art, Steel
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Rick and Janet Nicholson
Rick and Janet Nicholson
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Rick and Janet Nicholson with Point Reyes Wall Installation
Rick Nicholson
Rick Nicholson
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Rick Nicholson Spinning out a large Landscape platter at 1800 degrees
Africa Explored
Africa Explored
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blown glass and steel, 84"Lx60"Wx24"D. 35 pieces, price based on size and number of pieces,and complexity of structure. Color samples available. Installation provided. private residence
Ribbon Dance
Ribbon Dance
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17 piece wall installation for Kaiser Hospital 2nd floor lobby of Medical Building. freehand blown glass
26'Wx10'H
Pacheco Pass triptych
Pacheco Pass triptych
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Lobby of Hunton Williams, Dallas, TX 2008
Pele
Pele
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Pele 3 piece wall installation
freehand blown glass
40"Wx 40"H
private residence
Pele
Pele
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freehand blown glass wall installation
aqua,gold topaz,amethyst,red
120"W x 72"H
private residence
Delta - SMAC Art in Public Places
Delta - SMAC Art in Public Places
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SMAC Art in Public Places project for the Hart Center in Sacramento
Chandelier&sconce
Chandelier&sconce
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custom lighting ~ chandelier and sconce in the Twig Series
freehand blown glass and hand forged metal
private residence
Cielo
Cielo
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blown glass and steel
Lincoln Library Installation
96"H x 48"W
Pacheco Pass
Pacheco Pass
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blown glass wall installation
stee,bone,gold topaz,black
84"W x 44"H
Ride The Wave
Ride The Wave
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The RIDE THE WAVE Series lifts the Wave Bowls by embracing them in a unique, hand built steel sculptural stand. Together, the glass and steel make a strong statement. Each sculptural stand is created to fit the glass individually.
Uplift
Uplift
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freehand blown glass and steel
30"Hx24"W
Calabash
Calabash
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The CALABASH Series was created in the Nicholson Studio combining free hand blown glass with hand forged metal. The form for CALABASH brings to mind large bowls of tropical fruit from Rick's childhood home of Hawaii, presented on a table for a family gathering. In Hawaii, the Calabash not only refers to a bowl but also to the Aloha spirit. Calabash cousins are friends "pulled from the same bowl" or "kindred spirits".
fountain
Fire
Fire
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freehand blown and hot sculpted torso on glass pedestal
28"H
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Recent Work
- M Resort, Las Vegas, NV
- Kaiser Hospital, Roseville, CA
- Ritz Carlton, Shenzhen, China
- Weil, Gotschal & Manges, Dallas, TX
- Hunton Williams, Dallas, TX
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