Their one-of-a-kind works of free-blown glass are created for you by Rick and Janet Nicholson, and their assistant, Calif Peat, in the Sierra Foothills of California. Each Wave Bowl from the Point Break Series, inspired by the Pacific Ocean, has a unique shape and blending of colors which cannot and will not be repeated. This form, which is one of the most difficult to achieve, requires tremendous strength and technical skill. Only the very best works are released from the studio. Bubbles are inherent in the blowing process and enhance the individual characteristics of each piece.

Trained in glass at the University of Southern California and the Pilchuck School, their dedication to glassblowing is evident in the excellent quality of their work. Their emphasis is on creativity and innovation. Each piece is a free-hand expression of the excitement and risk-taking found only in their small, experimental glass studio. The Nicholsons celebrated 25 years together as Nicholson Blown Glass in 2004.
 
Their glass is represented nationally and internationally in galleries and in private and corporate collections.
 
"…heat tolerance, muscle strength and a sense of rhythm are an integral part of glassblowing. Indeed, while shaping the molten glass at the work-bench by using multiple layers of wet newspaper as mitts, he nods his head as if listening to music, twirling the blowpipe, his face dripping with sweat as he peers grimly through the heat waves emanating from the hollow ball. .. 'You just have to follow the trail,' Rick says, 'and see where you go.’'' Sierra Heritage Magazine, 1992,