Glass exhibit reflects beauty of art, accuracy of science Mar 30, 2008
Leopold Blaschka and his son, Rudolph, were the last in a line of family jewelers and glassmakers dating to the 15th century in Venice. Beginning in 1863, Leopold began to create the marine invertebrate sculptures in his workshop near Dresden, Germany. (Boston Globe)
Orders keep Fenton open Dec 6, 2007
The Williamstown-based company, one of West Virginias last hand-blown glassmakers, had announced in August it would soon close, but Fenton Art Glass President George W. Fenton said Tuesday there has been a surge in orders and the company has made progress in restructuring its finances. Fenton Art Glass will accept orders for spring 2008, he said. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Business)
He's hoping his work won't be a smash Oct 19, 2007
IN THE old days Venetian glassmakers would kill any foreigner who discovered their secrets ... "Glassmakers get a bit blase about breakages," he says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Lessons for the Left on the Price of Civilization Oct 10, 2007
Beretta helped make it possible to protect the glassmakers of Murano, and businesses creating wealth made it possible to sustain the art and artists for which Venice is known. This is a useful dynamic to keep in mind as we go through the next few years' debates. (Human Events Online)
Fenton Glass to close this fall Aug 10, 2007
WILLIAMSTOWN Competition, natural gas prices and consumers with a lack of disposable income have dealt a fatal blow to one of West Virginias last glassmakers. Fenton Art Glass President George Fenton announced Thursday that the 102-year-old company will immediately lay off 25 of its 150 employees and will cease taking orders at the end of the month. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Artprice and ADAGP Sign an Agreement Strengthening the Digital Economy and Copyright Jun 25, 2007
It currently represents 48,000 visual artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, architects, master glassmakers, digital artists, etc. more than any other in this field. (PR Newswire)
Glass Worlds Paperweight Exhibit May 20, 2007
Upon closer inspection, this hyper-realistic reptile reveals itself to be contemporary American glass paperweight maker Victor Trabucco s tribute to glassmakers. Made with a stunning level of detail, every scale is visible on the salamander s body, which is twisted as if the creature were testing the air. (Suite101.com)
Burning bright Apr 18, 2007
"I also buy from local potters and glassmakers.". As well as local artisans, she buys merchandise from the United States and all over the world. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Glass museum mixes masterpieces with new creations Jan 9, 2007
It's expected that the studio will attract visiting artists and breed a new generation of glassmakers, further enhancing the museum's collection and the city's glass heritage. Putting a hot shop and its 2,400-degree ovens inside a building that houses fragile pieces of glass required elements found in few buildings. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
World's Largest Glass Paperweight Unveiled at The Corning Museum of Glass Nov 17, 2006
A team of seven glassmakers assisted Simpson in gathering layers of molten glass at the end of an iron blowpipe and inserting tiny details of the planet sculpted delicately out of glass. Because the 107-lb. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Uncovering secrets (Deborah K. Dietsch) Jun 24, 2006
Artists benefited from a larger color industry in Venice that provided glassmakers, potters and furniture painters with new, more varied shades and better pigments. Giorgione, for example, used top-quality azurite to create the striking blue garments in "Adoration of the Shepherds." Microscopic studies of tiny paint chips reveal that the artists sometimes mixed glass and sand into their paints and applied translucent glazes to create light-reflective surfaces. (Washington Times)
Bohemian vases worth a cool sum May 6, 2006
The Bohemian glassmakers have an impressive history of quality glassmaking and these certainly tell the tale. The plaques on your vases were separate pieces of white glass applied to the cranberry bodies and you're right, the portraits are hand-painted. (Toronto Star -- Life)
