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for all who are interested in the fascinating world of glass and glass-making

whether you are interested in Victorian decorative glass, 18th century drinking glasses, pressed glass, carnival glass, Scandinavian and Italian Modernist glass, contemporary Art Glass or any other kind of glass,  you are sure to find something of interest

 

Upcoming Glass Events

'' A Window on Whitefriars '' 7th July 2012.

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We will be having a Whitefriars day meeting in Cambridge on Saturday 7th July.

 The meeting open to non-members highlights the glass that was made at Whitefriars and the people that made it.

Images of Exhibits from The Royal Commemoratives Exhibition at The National Glass Fair held on Sunday 6th May 2012 .

What's on in the world of glass ?

A monthly newsletter on the world of contemporary glass.                  

Compiled by Alan J Poole & reproduced here with his permission.

May 2012 Edition

                                                          

How did they make 18th Century wine glasses ?

 

 

If you want to know how English 18th Century Glasses were made then the Quarley workshop on 9th June is just for you.

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Glass Sundials

I've just received notification that the latest copy of Vidimus is now available.  For those who haven't heard of Vidimus, I should explain that it is an on-line magazine dedicated to the history of stained glass.  The heading on the homepage speaks of "mediaeval stained glass", but the editors quite rightly are interested in far more than this.  An article in issue 59 reports the death of Keith New, who painted some of the stained glass in Coventry Cathedral. http://vidimus.org/issues/issue-59

International Festival of Glass 2012

I've had another e-mail from the organisers of the Glass Festival.  The list of Exhibitors has been announced - 100 pieces by 70 artists have been selected.  It looks as if it is going to be another exciting exhibition!

English 18th Century Drinking Glasses

Location: 
Georgian Glassmakers, Project Workshops, Quarley, Hampshire SP11 8PX. Date 9th June 2012.

If you want to know how English 18th Century drinking glasses were made then this workshop is just for you. You will see practical demonstrations of Georgian glassmaking techniques . You will see bowls,stems & feet being made for both 2 & 3 part glasses. Fascinated by stems then see airtwist,double airtwist,opaque & other complex stems being made.

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The National Glass Fair, Sunday 6th May 2012

Location: 
The National Motorcycle Museum. B92 0EJ

 

 

The National Glass Fair has now been running bi-annually since it was first established in 1989. The first glass fair featured just twenty-eight exhibitors and has since enjoyed a great deal of success, with around one hundred dealers now exhibiting at each fair.

 

Glass in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery

I wasn't surprised to see a small selection of Jacobite drinking glasses - some with the most delicate decoration - in the gallery devoted to the history of the Jacobite cause, but I was delighted to come across a a small portrait by Alison Kinnaird.  http://www.alisonkinnaird.com/  Her portrait of Roy Dennis was commissioned by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in 2003. The Gallery has been completely refurbished since I was last there, and is well worth a visit if you are in Edinburgh.  

The new Glass Association website

A big hallo to all of our members; please enjoy the new website and request your members password to be able to login to use all of the facilities, including posting your own blogs, queries, information and photos.Brian Clarke,  Chairman

Glass in Edinburgh

I'm in Edinburgh to see the F C B Cadell exhibition in the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art  http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/exhibitions/the-scottish-colour..., but have taken the opportunity to visit both the National Museum of Scotland and the National Gallery of Scotland.  I was pleased to see the National Museum has the work of two Scottish glassmakers in the shop - Mike Hunter (Twists Glass)

International Festival of Glass 2012

It is now possible to register to receive information about the International Festival of Glass 2012. The web address is  http://www.ifg.org.uk/  The deadline for those wishing to submit work to the British Glass Biennale is 20th February 2012.  If the Festival is anywhere near as good as the two previous Festivals I attended, it should be great fun. 

Virtual tour of a Glass Museum

I've just come across the website of the Glass Museum at Passau - it took me a bit of searching, as the first page of entries were all for sites such as Trip Advisor....It's at www.glasmuseum.de - and well worth a visit.  Unfortunately it's in German only, as far as I can tell, but if you are interested in glass - particularly some of the fine glass of Central Europe, you can find your own way around.  It brought back memories of my visit with the GA last year; and made me want to go back for another visit.  

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