Ann Morhauser
| Ann Morhauser | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 (age 68–69)[1] Camden, New Jersey, US[1] |
| 🎓 Alma mater | California College of the Arts (BFA) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Glass art |
| 🏅 Awards | Santa Cruz County Artist of the Year (2022)[2] |
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Ann Morhauser (also known as Annie Morhauser) is an American woman glass artist based in Watsonville, California, known for founding glassware and glass sculpture company, Annieglass, in 1983.[3][4][unreliable source?][5][6][1] The Smithsonian American Art Museum Luce collection includes nine of her works, two of which are on view (Coquina and Tiburon from the Shell Series).[1] Morhauser's collections are sold by Neiman Marcus, and over 400 other retailers across the United States.[4][7]
Early life and education
Morhauser grew up in New Jersey, the youngest of four. Her father died when she was 10 and she lived with her mother, an Italian immigrant, until moving in with an older brother in California at age 16, discovering glass blowing at a beach party roughly a year later.[8]
Morhauser enrolled in the California College of the Arts (then called California College of Arts and Crafts), where she had studied under renowned glass artist Marvin Lipofsky, and graduated in 1979.[4][6][8][7] She is currently a board member there.[9]
Career
After graduation, Morhauser made and sold glass plates in the style of the Memphis Group until 1981. Following that, she worked in a glass shop in Capitola, California and came up with the idea to develop gold-rimmed glassware in which the gold luster would not flake off or deteriorate in dishwashers. After subjecting the glassware to one high-temperature firing–instead of the customary two firings–Morhauser eventually landed on a recipe that was dishwasher-safe, which she subsequently patented, received FDA approval, and named Roman Antique.[4][8] After starting her company in 1983, sales rose within a couple years and Morhauser's collections were picked up by Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, and other luxury retailers.[4][6]
Morhauser moved the company to its current 17,000-square-foot facility in Watsonville in 1996, which includes a factory with approximately 30 kilns, over 20 employees, a retail space, wine and craft beer bar, and a space called the Craftbar devoted to workshops.[4][6][7]
Morhauser oversees design and prototyping of new collections which are introduced twice per year.[7] This includes innovating new techniques, such as developing a process to fuse recycled glass together and shape it with a waterjet (this became the Elements line) for which she applied for a patent.[4][8]
In 2022 she was recognized as the Santa Cruz County Artist of the Year.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ann Morhauser". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ↑ "Santa Cruz County: Artist of the Year, Annie Morhauser of Annieglass (film)" (Press release). Visit Santa Cruz County. October 22, 2022.
- ↑ Ramberg, J.J. (May 13, 2018). The founder of Annieglass took feedback about her company seriously. MSNBC (news segment video). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Philipkoski, Kristen. "How This Artist Went From Hippie to Haute Glass Maker". Forbes contributor. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ↑ Chanprasith, Manivanh (April 19, 2010). "California glass artist hosting recipe contest downtown". The Vicksburg Post. Vicksburg, Mississippi. p. 21. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Green, Alisha (September 5, 2019). "Annieglass stays on the cutting edge". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Ann Morhauser (June 3, 2018). "Designer Crush: Annie Morhauser". California Home+Design (Interview). Interviewed by Konstantinovsky, Michelle. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Townsend, Peggy (Winter 2018). "The Glass Builder - A Story of Craftsmanship and artisanal Success". Craftsmanship Quarterly. The Craftsmanship Initiative. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ↑ "Board of Trustees". California College of the Arts. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ↑ Colón, Brisa (October 23, 2022). Santa Cruz County recognizes a Watsonville glassblowing artist as its Artist of the Year. KSBW (news segment video and transcript).
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