Art with Glass: 2016

26 Dec 2016

ROMAN CUP CALLED ACETABULUM ROMAN COBALT BLUE ACETABULUM ACETABULUM ROMAN GLASS CUP (ACETABULUM)

Acetabulum Romans often drank a mixture of vinegar and water and had a special container for this called an acetabulum. This is from the La...

ROMAN COBALT BLUE ACETABULUM of A Private Dutch Collection of Roman Glass ROMAN COBALT BLUE ACETABULUM Date: 1st Century AD (Isings f...

OPENING: NYC Sydney Cash retrospective uses optical properties of glass to engage passersby

The unique optical qualities of glass — its translucency, transparency, reflection, and refraction — have served as rich terrain for artist ...

You can’t talk about the late Ron Desmett, who died on December 7th from complications of cancer, without talking about his wife, Kathleen M...

The unique optical qualities of glass — its translucency, transparency, reflection, and refraction — have served as rich terrain for artist ...

BOOK REPORT: Toledo Museum of Art celebrates 10-year mark for iconic Glass Pavilion with new tome

With an unusual curved corner that echoes the rounded-glass-wall architecture of its subject, a new hardcover book entitled simply The Glass...

BOOK REPORT: A conversation with artist and author Paul Stankard on the publication of his 3rd book

GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet: You've already published an autobiography, No Green Berries and Leaves (McDonald & Woodward, 2007), and...

You can’t talk about the late Ron Desmett, who died on December 7th from complications of cancer, without talking about his wife, Kathleen M...

An improbable success story, Pittsburgh Glass Center’s 15th anniversary is indeed a celebration

Pittsburgh Glass Center will celebrate its 15th anniversary this month, marking an important milestone for a glass institution that seemed l...

GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet: You've already published an autobiography, No Green Berries and Leaves (McDonald & Woodward, 2007), and...

With an unusual curved corner that echoes the rounded-glass-wall architecture of its subject, a new hardcover book entitled simply The Glass...

No Green Berries or Leaves: The Creative Journey of an Artist in Glass Perfect Paperback – September 15, 2007

Studio Craft as Career: A Guide to Achieving Excellence in Art-making Paperback – December 28, 2016

Spark the Creative Flame: Making the Journey from Craft to Art Perfect Paperback – December 20, 2013

Edward Libbey

EGYPTIAN GLASS JAR – ROMAN PERIOD

Roman Glass Zig-Zag Jar This is a Roman jar __with zig-zag trailing between the top of the rim to the shoulder of the body. It was prob...

COPTIC GLASS BOWL MADE IN EGYPT

COPTIC BOWL FROM THE ROMAN PERIOD 39R COPTIC BOWL FROM THE ROMAN PERIOD Fourth Century A.D. D: 11 cm. H: 9 cm. This Coptic bowl fro...

Late Roman Glass Jar with Chain Decoration

Late Roman Glass Jar __with Chain Decoration This late Roman glass jar is light green in color and free-blown. The piriform body is conc...

AMPHORISKOS WITH “FLOATING HANDLES”

ROMAN GLASS AMPHORISKOS __with “FLOATING HANDLES” of Nico F. Bijnsdorp First half of 1st century AD. Syro-Palestinian, probably Sidonian...

Hexagonal Roman Bottle

Hexagonal Roman Bottle The olive-green color of this hexagonal bottle and its diminutive size make it an unusual example. Probably made in...

ROMAN GLASS TRULLA

ROMAN GLASS TRULLA of Nico F. Bijnsdorp Late 1st – early 2nd century AD. Western Empire. H= 6.1 cm. D rim= 11.1 cm. D base= 5.7 cm. ...

MEROVINGIAN GLASS BOWL

MEROVINGIAN GLASS BOWL 119E Allaire Collection H: 6.5 cm, Diameter 8.5 cm, Date 5 th Century Description : Free blown transparent light...

SHALLOW PEDESTAL DISH

ROMAN GLASS SHALLOW PEDESTAL DISH of Nico F. Bijnsdorp 4th century AD. Egypt, Karanis. H= 7.0 cm. D max= 19.2 cm. D rim= 19.2 cm. D base...

MusVerre, a new glass museum in Northern France

While the conversion of a former glass factory into a museum is not in itself unusual, the recently expanded MusVerre celebrates a peculiarl...

BOOKS: Laura Donefer’s 2016 Glass Fashion Show immortalized in print

If you missed Laura Donefer's 2016 Glass Fashion Show that brought the Glass Art Society conference in Corning, New York to a spectacula...

HOT OFF THE PRESSES: GLASS #145, Winter 2016-17

The Winter 2016-17 edition of GLASS (#145) is hitting newsstands and subscriber mailboxes this week. The four feature articles explore diff...

It’s Official: 2018 Glass Art Society Conference to be held in Murano, Italy

For it's 47th annual conference, the Glass Art Society is going overseas for the first time since the 2005 Adelaide, Australia, conferen...

HELP WANTED: Toyama glass department seeks associate professor of hot working for 2-year contract

The Toyama City Institute of Glass Art in Toyama, Japan, is seeking a hot work professor or associate professor for a contract position. App...

The Bergstrom-Mahler’s neon exhibition taps into the special allure of sculpture that glows

There's something magnetic about neon. An object emitting light attracts the eye, no doubt the main reason neon has been so popular for ...

The Toyama City Institute of Glass Art in Toyama, Japan, is seeking a hot work professor or associate professor for a contract position. App...

While the conversion of a former glass factory into a museum is not in itself unusual, the recently expanded MusVerre celebrates a peculiarl...

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