2012 International Flameworking Conference to feature Jay Musler

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Jay Musler, Kiss Me. photo: jay musler.

Friday February 3, 2012 | by ktmo5678

Don’t Look Down: Scary glass tourist attractions test the strength of the material—and your st

FILED UNDER: Design, News

The booted feet of the author and her father feigning bravery on The Ledge of the Sears Tower: photo: katharine morales

Wednesday February 1, 2012 | by Familiar Studio

Toledo Museum of Art revives groundbreaking 1962 glass furnace for 2012 artist residency

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The state-of-the-art Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion hot shop will host a rebuilt 1962-style furnace during the Toledo Workshop Revisited residency in 2012. photo: floto+warner studio.

Monday January 30, 2012 | by Anna Tatelman

Opening: Disparate works brought together “In the Name of Love” at The Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung

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Tanya Lyons and Mathieu Grodet, Drift, 2010. Flameworked glass, leather straps, stainless steel. photo: hans-joachim becker. courtesy: alexander tutsek-stiftung.

Wednesday January 25, 2012 | by Ruth Reader

Executive director Michelle Bufano departs Pratt for Chihuly Center, hopes to find links between non

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Michelle Bufano makes her move from Pratt to the new Chihuly Center. Photo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lindes/224801469/) by David Lindes (http://photo.lindes.net/).

Thursday January 19, 2012 | by ktmo5678

Corning Museum plans $64 Million expansion into shuttered Steuben facility

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two glass artist demonstrate finesse and teamwork in the showroom; courtesy of Corning Museum of Glass

Monday January 9, 2012 | by Ruth Reader

OPENING: Hungarian artists hope to change perceptions with major exhibition

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Agnes Kerteszfi, Dancer Cube, 2011. Colored, fused, bent glass. H 7, W 12 1/4, D 12 1/4 in.

Wednesday January 4, 2012 | by Ruth Reader

OPENING: Bullseye Gallery turn its focus to the glass canvas

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Michael Janis, Seeking Clarity, 2011. Kiln-formed glass and steel. H 12 1/2, W 12 1/2, D 1 in.

Tuesday January 3, 2012 | by Andrew Page

Executive director Timothy Close resigns from Museum of Glass, Susan Warner named interim director

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Timothy Close has served as executive director of the Museum of Glass since 2006

Monday January 2, 2012 | by ktmo5678

A solar-powered, 3-D printing, glass-making machine blooms in the fierce heat of the Sahara desert

FILED UNDER: Curiosities, Design, New Work, News

The barren Sahara desert is an unlikely setting for the creation of cutting-edge artwork, but German artist Markus Kayser has found it the perfect place to make solar-powered glass from arid sand. image courtesy of the artist