Michael Orr

Artist Michael Orr was born in 1954 in Burlingame, California. Early on he possessed an aptitude for art. He began his art career at the age of sixteen selling welded metal sculpture creations.

In 1972 he moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington where he earned a BS in Pharmacy. Throughout his career as a professional Pharmacist, Michael continued to produce artwork in many forms including oil painting, sculpture etc.

In 1995 Michaels’ creative path led him to study the art of glass blowing. After a few classes he discovered a real passion and talent for the art form. In 1998 he purchased the gallery/studio from his former teacher, John Walsh. Fully devoting his energies to glass he earned, in a short time, an excellent local reputation.  His work may be found in galleries in Washington, Oregon, California, Texas and the Hawaiian Islands, where his colorful, ocean inspired pieces are extremely popular.

Michael credits his love for the ocean and the organic forms, found in nature for his creations in glass. He is also an admirer of the clean lines and elegant ornamentation found in Japanese art.