Taonga Glass started in 2005, is the creation of glass artist Edward Clark. As a designer and gaffer, Clark produces glass sculpture, vases, cup sets, goblets, dishware, and architectural items such as sinks and lighting. As a dual citizen of New Zealand and the United States, he often visits members of his family still living in New Zealand, whose Maori culture and heritage is a source of inspiration. Taonga, in the Maori language, is the word for sacred objects and heirlooms that are passed down from generation to generation. This precious term has described countless artifacts and artworks throughout time.

Raised in New Jersey and influenced by his New Zealand roots to become a traveler, Clark has traveled the world and uses this inspiration in his work. After his time around the Atlantic and traveling around the world, he moved to the Pacific. Clark spent about eight years in Washington State and Seattle, the glass blowing capital of the world. In nearby Olympia, he received two undergraduate degrees: a bachelor of fine arts and a bachelor of science in marine biology and ecology from The Evergreen State College, while simultaneously studying glass blowing in Seattle. After graduating, he moved to Seattle to continue working as a glassblower for private artists and glass factories, and even as an educator in different facilities. In 2006, he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii. Now, in the center of the Pacific Ocean on a little piece of rock, he feels perfectly at home. Clarks current sculpture combines his love of the ocean life, and his passion for glass.

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