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In 1996 Tim graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a Bachelors degree in biology. Halfway through his senior year he bought a basic lampworking setup, which consisted of a torch, some glass, and a small annealer. By the time he graduated he was passionately consumed with this fascinating new medium. For the next five years he developed his own lampworking techniques by observing the work of other lampworkers. In the spring of 2000 he attended Pilchuck Glass School to take a lampworking class from the Venetian master Cesare Toffolo. More recently Tim took a class from Robert Mickelsen at The Eugene Glass School. Each of these experiences set Tim on new paths of creativity and reinvigorated his passion for glass. “Rather than incorporate obvious symbolism in my pieces I prefer to make them evoke a feeling in a more subtle way. For example, I often incorporate whimsy to make people smile or laugh.”