Showing posts with label glassmaking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glassmaking. Show all posts

Friday, 11 March 2016

New Glass Museum to open on the Isle of Wight

New Glass Museum to open on the Isle of Wight on Saturday 19th March, 2016 at 11am.

You are invited to attend. It's free!
There is no need to register your attendance; just turn up on the day. Please put the date in your diary or calendar on your mobile.

Target for exhibits
700 items now in cabinets …. aiming for 1000!

The programme for the museum opening event on Saturday 19th March has been finalized. 
An excellent lineup of speakers has been assembled, including Mark Hill, an expert on the BBC Antiques Roadshow and co-presenter of Cracking Antiques, Uncovering Antiques and Collectaholics for BBC2;  Richard Harris, managing director of Isle of Wight Studio Glass;  Michael Rayner, founder of Island Glass and Alum Bay Glass;  Timothy Harris, master glass maker at IOWSG;  and Ron Wheeler, the foremost expert on IOWSG, having been the studio's appointed secondary market specialist for over 35 years.

Read more on the official museum website here: http://isleofwightglassmuseum.wikidot.com/blog:12

Monday, 3 November 2014

Help make glassmaking more eco-friendly

Just £500 to raise in the next 54 hours - can you help this pioneering eco-glass project? 

It's money well-spent - not only do you help Siddy achieve her goal, you also receive a piece of Siddy's glass as a thank you! 

What's not to like???  :)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/880030579/this-is-my-chance-to-make-glassblowing-more-eco-fr/posts/1038409

Friday, 1 March 2013

London Lampworkers by Angela Bowey

Some exciting news this week... my friend Angela has published the introductory volume to her London Lampworkers trilogy. This is such a fascinating area for glass collectors, and the intro book gives a oversight of lampworkers in London, explaining how what lampwork is, who made it and how they came to be in London. The trilogy will cover three main lampworkers: Bimini, Pirelli, and Komaromy.

The introductory volume is also now available in paperback format - see new link added below.

You can find Angela's introductory volume on sale in the Amazon Kindle store - click the link below to go straight there:

Friday, 9 December 2011

Sklo Union Glass Collection - Still some left...

http://www.sklo-union-glass.com

There are still some really nice pieces of Czech glass to be had here, plus some other glass, so check it out before you miss it!

Saturday, 2 April 2011

SE21 the Glass and Ceramics Fair Sunday 3rd April 2011

Text below copied from website to help promote the event:

SE21 (the Glass and Ceramics Fair) is to be held at Dulwich College, Dulwich Common, London in the light-filled modernist setting of the Christison Hall on Sunday 3rd April 2011.

This event represents a new concept in specialist fairs, bringing together antique and contemporary glass with ceramics from both the secondary market and directly from the artists themselves.

With a balanced mix of both disciplines, and with the emphasis on quality and design, SE21 will be the destination of choice for those interested in sourcing unusual and desirable items to complete their décor and collections.

Visitors will be able to browse all types of decorative and collectable glass and ceramics; from Powell to Poole, Mdina to Moorcroft and Lalique to Fat Lava.

You will find glass specialists exhibiting 18th century drinking glasses, stylish Scandinavian, Italian and British art glass, as well as antique continental glass by makers such as Gallé and Lalique. Ceramics will be well represented by trusted quality experts, offering items from the 18th century onwards and SE21 will also feature some of the most exciting contemporary glass and ceramics makers working in the UK.

In addition, there will be a glassblowing demonstration by Allister Malcolm, resident glass artist at Broadfield House Glass Museum, and for ceramics enthusiasts and anyone wanting to learn more about how it's done, a demonstration by potter Richard Baxter of Old Leigh Studios in Essex.

Refreshments will be available from Ned’s Café and the venue has ample free parking. The venue is well connected by both the bus and rail networks with West Dulwich station nearby.

Read more here: http://www.gcse21.com/

Saturday, 26 March 2011

Reflected Light - Adam Aaronson at Robert Phillips Gallery Walton on Thames

My friend Adam Aaronson is exhibiting some of his gorgeous glass as below. Adam's work is to die for! http://www.adamaaronson.com/adam.php?navID=17

Reflected Light - Adam Aaronson at Robert Phillips Gallery Walton on Thames
Wednesday 23rd March to Sunday 17th April 2011
11am to 4pm Wed-Sat,
2.30 to 4.30pm Sun

http://www.riverhousebarn.co.uk/index.php?page=visarts&cat=23

http://www.adamaaronson.com/adam.php?showExhibition=473&navID=17&subID=

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Scottish Glass Conference 1-4 October 2010

The conference is to be held at Edinburgh College of Art from the 1st to 4th October 2010. It is possible to register and book accommodation from Scotland's Glass website.

With up to 32 lectures in three parallel streams, Contemporary, Paperweights and Historical, this will be the UK's largest glass conference. Including demonstrations of paperweight making, hot glass work and engraving.

Follow them on Twitter, Scotland's Glass website
and the special 2010 anniversary website

Historical

Sat 2 October
10.00 h - 11.00 h Jill Turnbull - Four hundred years: The rise, shine and decline of the Scottish glass industry
11.30 h - 12.30 h Brian Blench - Helen Monro Turner, the Edinburgh College of Art and its students
14.00 h - 15.00 h Geoffrey Seddon - Jacobite Rebellion and Scottish Glass
15.30 h - 16.30 h Stephen Pollock-Hill - The Scottish Glass Industry in the latter part of the 20th century: A revival?

Sun 3 October
09.30 h - 10.30 h Simon Cottle - 18th Century Enamelled Glass: The Scottish Connection
11.00 h - 12.00 h John Smith - The Duke of Hamilton cabinet, James Tassie. and Collection of glass in Duff House
13.30 h - 14.30 h Graham Cooley - Loch, Heather & Peat: Domnhall O'Broin & Caithness Glass
15.00 h - 16.00 h Julie L. Sloan - The Rose and The Sumac: The Stained Glass of C.R. Mackintosh and Frank Lloyd Wright
16.00 h - 17.00 h Nigel Benson - Can Ysart Glass Be Considered An Early Exponent Of Studio Glass?
16.00 h - 17.00 h Gordon McFarlan - Glass Engraving in Victorian Edinburgh, the Bohemian Connection.

Stained glass

Sat 2 October
15.30 h - 16.30 h Susan Bradbury - A Contemporary Stained Glass Studio

Sun 3 October
15.00 h - 16.00 h Julie L. Sloan - The Rose and The Sumac: The Stained Glass of C.R. Mackintosh and Frank Lloyd Wright

Mon 4 October
09.00 h - 10.00 h John Clark - The difficulties created by the increasing use of enameling in flat glass...

Contemporary

Sat 2 October

10.00 h - 11.00 h Alison Kinnaird - Ancient and Modern - Scotland and Egypt
11.30 h - 12.30 h Siobhan Healy - Natural form in Design
14.00 h - 15.00 h Patricia Niemann - Glass in Body Adornment
15.30 h - 16.30 h Susan Bradbury - A Contemporary Stained Glass Studio

Sun 3 October
09.30 h - 10.30 h Jessamy Kelly - Full Circle
11.00 h - 12.00 h Louise Tait - North Lands Creative Glass - The Northern Light in the World of Glass
13.30 h - 14.30 h Denis Mann - Engraving demonstration with live video
15.00 h - 16.00 h Rachel Elliott - The 21st Century Glass Artist in Scotland
16.00 h - 17.00 h The Scottish Glass Society - Recent Projects

Mon 4 October
09.00 h - 10.00 h John Clark - The difficulties created by the increasing use of enameling in flat glass...
10.00 h - 11.00 h Eric Hilton - The Reciprocity Between Industrial and Personal Creativity
11.30 h - 12.30 h Mike Hunter - Demonstration using the Pastoralle pick-up technique.
13.30 h - 14.30 h 50 years of the British Society of Scientific Glassblowers
15.00 h - 16.00 h Scottish Glass Society Annual Conference

Paperweights

Sat 2 October
10.00 h - 11.00 h Derek Carter - Hawick to Wick - the evolution of Scottish paperweight making from the 19th century to the current day
11.30 h - 12.30 h Dave Moir - An Almost Forgotten Master: Jack Allan.
14.00 h - 15.00 h Alastair MacIntosh - Drop o' the Hard Stuff Paperweight Demonstration
15.30 h - 16.30 h Mike Hunter - 17th Century Venetian blown caneworking & 19th Century European caneworking including demonstration

Sun 3 October
09.30 h - 10.30 h Andy Nowson - Caithness Glass Paperweights: 1969-2009 - A 40 year Adventure Pushing the Boundaries..
11.00 h - 12.00 h Alastair MacIntosh - Of Ice and Fire
13.30 h - 14.30 h To be announced
15.00 h - 16.00 h Andy Nowson - Paperweights & Artglass - the creativity of Caithness Glass Designers explored

Saturday, 19 June 2010

Broadfield House Glass Museum


My dearly beloved and I finally managed to get to Broadfield House Glass Museum in May and it was well-worth the trip! What a fantastic collection of glass from through the ages right up to stunning contemporary work.

The current exhibition is Take 30 where thirty leading glass artists, all of whom have had connections with the Museum during its thirty-year history, have been invited to exhibit their work, including a great selection of contemporary pieces by our favourite glassmakers Adam Aaronson and Allister Malcolm.

Having explored Take 30, we set off round the rest of the displays and were just blown away by the glass we saw.

From everyday pressed-glass items like we own, to rare handmade pieces from the 18th and 19th centuries, we ooohed and ahhhed over them all.

The fabulous ewer above was one of my favourite pieces - how much would I like to have that in my possession?!

We spent a couple of happy hours exploring, enjoyed a cuppa and a chat with one of the Friends "manning" (or should that be "womanning"?) the tea bar, and another with the helpful friendly folks on the desk. All-in-all it was a great visit and we loved going.

My dearly beloved now says he realises why the glass community is so determined to keep the Museum open: it won't close whilst he lives, he said. I can just picture him lying in protest across the doors to prevent closure!!!

So, if you've not been then go, you won't regret it! And whilst you're at it, why not join the Friends of Broadfield House - every new member is more power to their elbow! :)

Sunday, 28 February 2010

Broadfield House - new video report

Well presented and clearly documented case for the future of the Broadfield House Glass Museum.

Monday, 28 December 2009

New book about Scotland's Glass


In 2010, 400 years of glassmaking is being celebrated in Scotland with a whole year of events. Just published is a new book celebrating those 400 years, written by Shiona Airlie and Brian Blench, and entitled Scotland's Glass 400 Years of Glassmaking, 1610-2010, it's published by Cortex Design and can be bought from their website for a very reasonable £14.99. The book is large-format (280mm x 210mm), approx. 77pp, full-colour, printed on quality art paper and is fully illustrated with over 200 full-colour photographs.