Bruce Freund

Bruce Freund has been blowing glass for over 20 years. His competitive spirit has been with him long before he began blowing glass and has served him well in his ongoing quest to stay ahead of many of his contemporaries. As an accomplished water polo player in college, he was one player removed from being chosen to the U.S. Olympic water polo team. He has also taught competitive water polo. Freund received his B.A. degree in ceramics from University of California, Irvine and went on to earn a Masters Degree in Glass and a teaching credential from California State University, Fullerton. He has also attended the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA and the Pratt Arts and Crafts School. He has won a string of awards for his work primarily from shows he has participated in. Some of these are the Mill Avenue Merchant Association Show (1988-1994 consecutively), Studio City Festival of Arts (1990-1993), Desert Art Show Indio (1993 & 1994) and the Sawdust Festival. Freund has made commissioned pieces for many celebrities from the entertainment world. A partial list of these people are: Barbara Streisand Elizabeth Taylor Jennifer Beals Madonna Justin Bateman Cher Lee Brevard Tommy Chong (of Cheech and Chong) Bruce maintains a low profile visibility and makes the majority of his glass pieces by himself with no assistance. He has mastered the art of blending a rainbow of colors in to the same piece but at the same time is very versatile in his designs and techniques.

 Indian Basket (Rainbow) Double Design Bowl (Rainbow)