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Patrick writes a montly Art column in The Cambrian, the local newspaper. Here's some of his past articles, as well as articles about him and articles of general interest.

Morro Bay artist Paula Radke finds harmony in glass

06/12/2018

We take glass for granted as if it’s always existed. In fact, the “common” use of glass dates from the early Roman Empire when molded glass was used to illuminate bathhouses. One of the earliest Venetian glass furnaces was excavated and dated from the 8th century. But it was in the 15th and 16th centuries that the processes for all types of glass making innovation flourished in Murano, Italy, where a factory remains to this day. Another glass-making milestone is associated with a familiar name:

Morro Bay artist Paula Radke finds harmony in glass