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. A dual citizenship of New Zealand and the United States, he often visits members of his family still living in New Zealand, whose culture and heritage is a source of inspiration. When British explorer Captain James Cook landed at New Zealand, he found natives of Polynesian descent, the Maori. Taonga, in Maori, is the word for sacred objects, heirlooms that are passed down from generation to generation.

Growing up in New Jersey and influenced by his New Zealand roots, Clark was fascinated by the ocean. After growing up on the Atlantic and traveling around the world, he drifted toward the Pacific, first to 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. 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.

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