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PALADINO - HANSEN ART GLASS

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Nina Paladino & Michael Hansen

Micheal was born in 1947 in Oceanside, CA. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Metallurgy. After traveling through the United States and South America, Michael decided to settle California. There he found himself taking a glassblowing class at a local community college taught by a friend, Nina, with whom he would have a lifelong partnership in a hot glass studio.

Nina Paladino was born in 1949 in Sacramento, CA. She received a B.A. degree from California State University, Sacramento in 1972. While working on her Master of Arts degree, Nina started a glass program at Sierra Community College. In 1977, she opened her own glassblowing studio where Michael Hansen joined her. Paladino Hansen Art Glass celebrated its 28th anniversary in 2005.