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I was born in Paonia Colorado in 1928. Graduated from Ventura Junior College, Ventura California, in 1947, taking innumerable art classes so as not to have to buckle down to the reality of making a living. I opened a welding shop in Baldwin Park California in 1957. With a wife, five small children and a $1,000.00 savings, I made the plunge. The welding business prospered and thus was the nascent for doing metal sculpture as a side line. Over the years some sizable metal sculptures were installed in places like Las Vegas, Fort Worth Texas and the Los Angeles area. About 28 years later I became acquainted with a fused glass artist, this changed my art direction. Then later I was fortunate to meet a glass blower who taught me to blow glass. I am still in the welding business (Halco Welding Inc.) which is located in Newport Oregon and is my king sized hobby shop. My wife, Joan, of more than 50 years, and I live on our 75 acre sheep farm and Warm Glass Studio and the Glass Anvil is attached to our home.
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