Winner of the Best Museum Catalog from the American Association of MuseumsThis thought-provoking collection of essays and photographs gives us an inside look at the life, art, home, and collections of legendary glass artist Richared Marquis. This eclectic journey of the eye and mind takes the reader from Melville to Proust, math to physics, metaphor to fantasy, while exploring Marquis's way of life -- filled with creativity, lived in the present, and in tune with the rhythms of nature. Photographs capture his glass work and the collections of cast-off objects that fill his home -- bowling balls, oil cans, fishing poles. Artist Richard Marquis is a leader in the studio glass movement. He lives on an island in Puget Sound. Barry Behrstock is a physician, writer, photographer, and glass artist. He is the author of The Parent's When-Not-to-Worry Book and Lying As Still As I Can. He lives in Corona del Mar, California.