{"id":1163,"date":"2012-10-13T19:33:54","date_gmt":"2012-10-14T02:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.californiastudioglass.org\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2012-10-14T18:01:57","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T01:01:57","slug":"peter-mollica-artist-bio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.californiastudioglass.org\/?p=1163","title":{"rendered":"Peter Mollica Artist Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Started working in glass in 1964 in Boston, MA. \u00a0Has been working in glass in California for 44 years.
\n<\/strong>www.petermollica.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

I was born in Newton, MA in 1941. In 1964, I apprenticed to Chris Rufo in Somerville, MA to learn all\u00a0aspects of stained glass craft. We made windows , mostly for churches in traditional Gothic style. We\u00a0occasionally made “modern” windows which meant in Mondrian style. Bored with cutting and glazing\u00a0these styles, I started looking around for more interesting possibilities. In 1965, I found a book by Robert\u00a0Sowers which opened my eyes to windows made in Germany since the end of the war. I knew then that\u00a0I had to learn to design. In 1968 I left Massachusetts and moved to Berkeley where I opened a studio to\u00a0make windows for homes and free-hanging panels for myself.<\/p>\n

In 1979, I moved my studio to my garage in Oakland. In 1988, I was commissioned to fabricate two\u00a0large clerestory windows, designed by Rowan LeCompte for the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.. I\u00a0needed a bigger studio so I moved to the studio I still have in Oakland where I continue to make windows\u00a0for libraries, churches, a synagogue, homes and free-hanging panels for myself and a handful of faithful\u00a0collectors.<\/p>\n

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“Catherine of Siena Chapel”
Peter Mollica”
2000
Traditional stained glass techniques using hand-blown glass from Fremont Antique Glass Co.
H 8′-6″ x W 2′-9″<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Untitled 1”
Peter Mollica
1993
Traditional stained glass techniques using hand-blown “Antique” glass & machine made “fluted” glass
H 19″ x W 26″<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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