{"product_id":"copy-of-quantum-by-dick-ditore-glass-sculpture-1","title":"\"Nobility- Scimitar\" by Dick Ditore, Glass Sculpture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6\" x 2\" x 17.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlass Sculpture\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Art Work\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE ARTIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDick Ditore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDick Ditore manipulates glass into remarkable structures.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHis mastery of glass is achieved through his primary use of a kiln, which gives him control over all aspects of the glass. He spends time in the studio going through multiple steps to perfect each and every process.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“My passion is cold working the glass – cutting, carving, polishing – to see what secrets and beauty the glass holds inside for us all to see.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDitore has become one of San Diego’s prominent contemporary glass artists. His passion to evolve and push his art forward was inspired by working with Klaus Moje, Fritz Dreisbach, Frantisek Janak and Matteo Seguso.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe has been TA and Cold Shop Coordinator at Pilchuck Glass School, and lectures locally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work has been shown in museums, galleries, private collections, several glass books, radio and news spots, and is widely published.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHis expertise is shared through consulting and design of Cold Working and Fusing Studios. Recently this brought him a contract to design and set up cold working and fusing studios in an Art Center in China where he worked for three months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstagram: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dick.ditore\/\"\u003e@dick.ditore\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWebsite:  \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"http:\/\/dickditore.com\/\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/dickditore.com\/\"\u003edickditore.com\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LagunaART.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39341304184897,"sku":"","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0008\/0219\/3473\/products\/f_kq6wzat51.jpg?v=1628280981","url":"https:\/\/lagunaart-com.myshopify.com\/products\/copy-of-quantum-by-dick-ditore-glass-sculpture-1","provider":"LagunaART.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}