Mark Hines was born and raised in Southern California. Although he is basically a self-taught artist, early in his career he studied glass design and ceramics at USC. In 1976 he began working with stained glass. From there he progressed to ceramics.
Mark currently produces a large and varied line of modern slump glass pieces. Sand molds give the glass an organic look and iron stands make the pieces very functional.
His collection includes large glass vases, bowls and candlestick holders.
Mark’s designs have been shown in Architectural Digest and his pieces are in collections worldwide.