The art of Jim Graper

Jim Graper was born in Hawaii in 1969, grew up in Kailua, Oahu and currently resides on the side of an active volcano on the Big Island. He was exposed to art as a kid when his Aunt Miriam bought him a little Fisher-Price electric wheel for throwing clay pots and was immediately hooked. Then at the University of Hawaii he experienced molten glass and it's been glass ever since. For seven years Jim worked in Maui at the Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center and at Hot Island Glass where he was majorly influenced by the expertise of the two owner glassblowers. He recently rebuilt his furnace on the Big Island under the guidance of Hugh Jenkins who has been designing glass furnaces since the 70s. Jim states, "... my studio is mostly scavenged parts, it's amazing what you can do with equipment that nobody wants anymore, ahhh, art is good."

Jim can create your pieces in a variety of colors, not all of them shown here. Call to specify and we will see if we have it in the galleries or if we need to order your color of choice.

Jim Graper - Slideshow

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Bud Vase
Hand Blown Glass
2½" x 4" - $44
HUB02

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Petro Paperweight
Hand Blown Glass
2½" - $39
HUB70

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Heart
Hand Blown Glass
2½" - $33 | 4½" - $49
HUB58 | HUB40

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Small Sea Urchin
Hand Blown Glass
2¾" - $28
HUB29

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Large Sea Urchin
Hand Blown Glass
3½" - $44
HUB31

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Fish
Hand Blown Glass
3½" x 3¼" - $49 | 5" x 4" - $65
HUB44 | HUB46

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Ocean Paperweight
Hand Blown Glass
3½" x 3" - $65
HUB51B

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Lava Paperweight
Hand Blown Glass
3½" x 3" - $65
HUB51A

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Lava Ocean Paperweight
Hand Blown Glass
3½" x 3" - $65
HUB51C

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Starfish
Hand Blown Glass
3¼" - $33 | 3¾" - $44 | 5½" - $62
HUB52 | HUB38 | HUB41