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Tuesday July 13, 2010 | by Lee Brooks

October conference to cap year-long celebration of 400 years of glassmaking in Scotland

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A new book by Shiona Airlie and Brian Blench provide a definitive history of four centuries of glassmaking in Scotland. (click image for more info)

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Wednesday July 7, 2010 | by Lee Brooks

Book Report: Is new coffeetable book on glass pipes really part of an ongoing bid for fine-art statu

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Wednesday June 30, 2010 | by Lee Brooks

Seen: Richard Marquis’ esoteric whimsy at Bullseye Gallery

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Richard Marquis, Razzle Dazzle Boat, 2010

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Tuesday June 29, 2010 | by Lee Brooks

3 Questions For … Philippa Beveridge

FILED UNDER: Artist Interviews, New Work

Philippa Beveridge at work in the studio.

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Wednesday June 23, 2010 | by Lee Brooks

Seen: Alison Williams’ Glasshouse #3 at prestigious MFA exhibition in NYC

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Alison Williams, Glasshouse #3 (detail), 2010. Wood, glass, flower juice.

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Tuesday June 15, 2010 | by Lee Brooks

Glass Curiosities: Cape Town Stadium’s 4,700-ton roof may be the largest glass ceiling in the world

FILED UNDER: Curiosities, Design, News

An aerial view of what some are calling the largest glass ceiling in the world.

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Monday June 14, 2010 | by Lee Brooks

In Memoriam: Thomas Buechner (1926-2010), founding director of The Corning Museum of Glass and mento

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A self-portrait of the late Thomas Buechner from his 2000 book on painting. He was a serious figurative painter who devoted the last decades of his life to portraiture.

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Tuesday June 8, 2010 | by Lee Brooks

Glass Curiosities: Apple’s new iPhone 4 encased in gleaming aluminosilicate glass armor

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Monday June 7, 2010 | by Lee Brooks

The 40th Annual Glass Art Society Conference, kicking off Wednesday in Louisville, to honor one of i

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Mark Peiser, one of the founders of GAS in 1970, will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 conference.

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