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Garry was born in Sydney, Australia, then moved to New Zealand in 1973. Garry is father to Daniel (11) and Rebecca (14). They live in Devonport, Auckland. In 1998 Garry became a New Zealand citizen.
Garry began working with glass in 1978. He joined Sunbeam Glassworks in Auckand 1981 as a full-time glass artist and acquired ownership of Sunbeam seven years later.
Today he continues to operate the studio pursuing hi own personal exploration of the glass medium. He is an Honorary life member and past president of the New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass. Garry served as a local body politician as deputy chairman of Western Bays Community Board, Auckland 1989-92.
In 2001 Garry was made an Officer of The Royal New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Glass Art.
?My work is a result of nearly 2 decades of fervent exploration within the medium of molten glass.
The skills acquired during this uninterrupted period have allowed me to have at my fingertips techniques that were inconceivable when I started out.
Working in the relative isolation of New Zealand unencumbered by ridged parochial European traditions of glass style allowed me the freedom to develop a unique style reflecting the New Zealand environment.
I have an intense interest in the rich history of glass making and have drawn impartially from its long rich and varied past.
Being able to combine a technique from sixteenth century Venice and blow it in an eighteenth century English style is one of the great joys of being involved in the studio glass movement.
Colour is the corner stone of the studio glass movement. I combine colour and form in my work to invoke an emotional response.
I continually push the boundaries of hot glass in terms of scale to achieve an architectural presence with my work. This is one area of hot glass traditionally ignored that modern technology has made possible.
It is impossible to make works on this scale alone and all these pieces are made with the assistance of: Stephen Bradbourne, Phillipa Crane, and Bevan Taka.
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