Lewis Wilson

Lewis C. Wilson was born in Roswell, New Mexico. He was part of a military family. He started teaching himself how to work with glass in 1972 using a handheld propane torch and sunglasses. He was an Air Force medic working in an emergency room on the night shift. All the 4mm boro stirring rods from the laboratory vanished while he was there. In October of 1973 he started to work with Miguel Bonilla at Walt Disney World in Orlando. The State of New Mexico used one of his limited edition Eagle dancers as an inaugural gift to President George Bush and a limited edition Red Tail Hawk dancer as an inaugural gift to President Bill Clinton. Lewis currently lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife, Barbara.