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Why not buy a friend a subscription for The New Year. Please let us know your exact requirements .
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Submitted by kawazu on 4 April, 2013 - 13:55
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.
Submitted by Maurice on 31 March, 2013 - 22:21
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.
Submitted by Maurice on 27 December, 2012 - 20:49
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.
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Submitted by Maurice on 13 October, 2012 - 19:52
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.
Submitted by Maurice on 27 September, 2012 - 22:16
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.
Submitted by Maurice on 18 September, 2012 - 18:33
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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Submitted by kawazu on 30 August, 2012 - 20:09
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.
Submitted by Maurice on 20 August, 2012 - 16:52
Our next meeting & AGM open to non members will feature The Crystal Palace With a lecture by Charles Hadjamach , A talk by John Smith on the spectacular glass furniture made by Osler and a presentation on the palace designer Joseph Paxton by Kate Colquhoun. A visit to the site of The Palace & a visit to The Crystal Palace Museum round off the day.
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Submitted by Maurice on 16 August, 2012 - 11:31
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/
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The British Glass Biennale is a highlight of the International Festival of Glass and is the major exhibition of British contemporary glass that takes place once every two years. The exhibition runs from Friday 24 August to Saturday 15 September 2012. Read More
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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.
