The Glass Association

I've been sent a copy of a photograph taken on the Glass Association's trip to Germany in 2011, and I'd like to share it with all the people who didn't go on the trip.

We regret to report that David Whitehouse, former director of The Corning Museum of Glass in New York State died in February 2013.

Obituary , David Whitehouse.

The whitefriars.com exhibition this time features '' Whitefriars Full Lead Crystal 1978-80 ''   Venue Linton Village College  CB 21 4JB, Sunday 24 th February 2013.

Harbridge Biscuit Barrel ~ 1955 ,Watford Vase '' Deep Water'' 1958

Harbridge Crystal & Watford Crystal probably mean very little to you when you read this  ............... They are the unrecognised names in English Crystal so come along to this the first exhibition of their work and see what they made .

The exhibition will be at The Cambridge Glass Fair on Sunday 24th February 2013.

There are two interesting sales of glass at auction. Halls of Shrewsbury are selling the extensive 18th Century glass collection of the late Mr E V Phillips on 6th November. An amen glass  included in this sale fetched £ 43000 hammer price . Highlights of the sale

Fieldings of Stourbridge have glass in their 'Decades of Design ' sale on 27th October,this will include some of the glass made by Allister Malcolm & Elliot Walker as part of the world's longest glassmaking marathon held during the August Biennale.    www.fieldingsauctioneers.co.uk    http://fieldingsauctioneers.co.uk/auctions/14

Update : The Glass in the  glassmaking marathon raised almost    

    £ 10000 for The British Glass Foundation.

At The National Glass Fair alongside the antique glass on offer, you will also find a very good selection of items by  some of the best contemporary glass artists working in the UK. The modern glass produced by these master craftsmen are works of art in their own right and the technical skill of modern glassmakers will ensure that their creations become antiques of the future. This craftsmanship will be celebrated at the November 2012 fair via an exhibition documenting the recent recreation of the Portland Vase by glassmakers Richard Golding, Steve Piper, lan Dury, Helen Knight and Terri Colledge. The exhibition will provide further information about the Stourbridge Twenty Twelve Portland Vase Project and the manufacturing process behind this fantastic achievement.  Image by courtesy Of John Levett.

The amazing glass furniture made by Oslers in the mid 19th century is featured in our ' Crystal Palace Day' which will be held in London on the 13th October 2012. Oslers also made the crystal fountain that was a prominent feature of The Crystal Palace.

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I've just spent four days at the International Festival of Glass - a marvellous time.  Highlights for me were the Biennale Exhibition, the 2012 Portland Vase, and several of the lectures, in particular Alison Kinnaird's talk about the commission she received from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.  I'm hoping to go to Edinburgh very soon, and am looking forward to seeing the work in place. 

The Guild of Glass Engravers have an exhibition in the Red House Cone that continues until early October.  This too is well worth a visit.  Many of the exhibits are for sale. 

On a lighter note, I saw some of the demonstrations of glassmaking both at Broadfield House and the Cone.  I didn't have the stamina of either Allister Malcolm or Elliot Walker - congratulations to both on their efforts.  A lot of money will have been raised for an excellent cause - the British Glass Foundation.

See this Whitefriars sherry glass designed by James Hogan & engraved by Edmond Hogan in the Whitefriars.com exhibition at The Cambridge Glass Fair in the new venue :Linton Village College, Cambridge Road, Linton CB21 4JD on Sunday 23rd September 2012.       http://www.cambridgeglassfair.com/