Thor started blowing glass in 1979 while growing up in southern California. Studying with Italo Scanga he received a BFA from University of California at San Diego and an MFA from Alfred University. As a founding member of The B Team, Thor received a “Tiffany” from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation and a “Bessie” from the New York Dance Theater Workshop. He has attended Pilchuck Glass School as a scholarship student, teaching assistant, artist assistant, visiting artist, staff member, and an instructor in 2006 when he taught a hot glass painting class. Thor's work ranges from functional decorative, object as sculpture, to installation and performance based artworks. Recently, Thor completed a three year residency at Penland School of Crafts.